Mott crushed in Open debut

Richard Gasquet has got the better of Australian wildcard Blake Mott in the local's grand slam debut at Melbourne Park.

Blake Mott has had a tough introduction to grand slam tennis, crushed by 18th seed Richard Gasquet in straight sets at the Australian Open.

Mott, 20, lost 6-4 6-4 6-2 against the experienced Frenchman in one hour and 53 minutes on Tuesday at Melbourne Park.

The Australian wildcard saved two match points but was eventually overhauled by the consistent baseliner.