Updated 14.00
Hotter than hell (and Termonfeckin)
In the men’s
- The Fed Express keeps chugging along as men’s number two Roger Federer beat Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
- Andy Murray spent as little time as possible in the searing Melbourne heat, beating Joao Sousa 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 in 101 minutes.
- 2008 runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France beat Japan’s Go Soeda in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3.
- In one of this year’s first thrillers, Gael Monfils came from two sets to one down to beat Lu Yen-hsun in five, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 0-6, 6-1, 8-6.
In the women’s
- Easy peasy for top seed Victoria Azarenka who dropped just one game against Eleni Daniilidou winning 6-1, 6-0.
- After rolling her ankle on Tuesday, Serena Williams hit herself in the face with her racquet today but still beat Spanish teenager Garbine Muguruza 6-2, 6-0.
- The tennis-playing half of Team Wozzilroy, Caroline Wozniacki, beat Donna Vekic 6-1, 6-4 to move through to the third round.
- Laura Robson served up a late-night thriller as she shocked eighth seed Petra Kvitova 2-6, 6-3, 11-9.
Your GB update from the Daily Mail
A good tennis player playing well against the man ranked 100th in the world isn’t really news to anybody.
We can’t find anything snarky to say about this — great win for Robson.
Seed shocks
Nothing major although the second-seeded pair in the men’s doubles, Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek, are out.
Best of the pics
Spectators watch Venus and Serena Williams in doubles action (Aaron Favila/AP/Press Association Images)
Daria Gavrilova thinks on her defeat (Andy Wong/AP/Press Association Images)
Gael Monfils prepares to serve to Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsu (Rob Griffith/AP/Press Association Images)
Andy Murray’s fans find their voice (Rob Griffith/AP/Press Association Images)
In conclusion
You think, Bressie?
*retweets*
