Multiple Grand Slam champions Serena and Venus Williams withdrew from women's doubles competition at the Australian Open on Wednesday before first round action got underway.
Irina Falconi and Petra Martic took the Williams sisters' place in the draw, though were beaten 6-3, 6-3 by the Spanish/Kazakh pairing.
Medina Garrigues and Shvedova will now face either the pairing of Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson or Mirajana Lucic-Baroni and Lisa Raymond.
Both Serena and Venus play their second round singles matches on Thursday.
Image: Serena Williams (left) and Venus Williams of the United States
Photograph: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
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