The Spaniard,
playing his first tournament match since suffering a knee injury in
November, won 6-1 6-1 6-1 in 94 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
Nadal, who is aiming for a 17th Grand Slam title and a second in Australia, said his knee was "feeling good".
"If I did not feel ready I would not be here. I'm happy to be back," he said.
"I always have doubts, but at the same time I have confidence that I was ready to start the tournament and that was the case."
The
injury forced Nadal to miss this month's Brisbane International, and he
only had a one-match workout at the exhibition Kooyong Classic before
heading into the first Grand Slam event of the year.
But the
Spaniard, who was beaten by Roger Federer in last year's final, got off
to a perfect start and raced to victory over the 37-year-old.
The world number one will play Leonardo Mayer of Argentina next.
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