Defending champion Roger Federer is up against veteran Fabrice Santoro in his second-round match

Santoro plays his part in an enjoyable match and makes sure the crowd at the Rod Laver Arena are entertained

But Federer is in imperious mood and drops only three games as he sweeps the Frenchman aside

Number eight seed Venus Williams struggles with her serve but takes the first set 7-5 against France's Camille Pin

The tenacious Pin scurries around the court to keep Williams working hard in the second set

Venus has to steady herself before belatedly finding her feet and booking her place in round three

Number two seed Svetlana Kuznetsova also toils before taking the first set against Tsvetana Pironkova in a tie-break

Kuznetsova has an easier time of things in the second set and soon joins Venus in the third round

Number three seed Novak Djokovic gestures to the crowd after his crushing victory over Simone Bolelli

Australian fans get behind home hope Lleyton Hewitt in his match with Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan

Hewitt is at his fist-pumping best as he sees off the Uzbekistani 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 5-7 6-1

Fourth seed Ana Ivanovic is in blistering form as she thrashes Tathiana Garbin 6-0 6-3

It's a typical Marat Safin rollercoaster in the final match of the day at Rod Laver Arena

The Russian's racquet takes the blame as Marcos Baghdatis takes a two-set lead

Safin fights back to take it into a fifth set but crowd favourite Baghdatis eventually triumphs -4 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-2