Britain's Elena Baltacha produces a gutsy first set to nose ahead of Amelie Mauresmo, but runs out of steam on Thursday in Melbourne

A perfectly poised Elena Dementieva, Russian fourth seed, sees off Czech opponent Iveta Benesova with ease

Towering Australian Chris Guccione congratulates French star Gilles Simon after the sixth seed clinches victory in four sets

Fernando Gonzalez strikes his best Guevara pose on his way to an easy victory over Guillermo Canas

A multi-coloured Rafael Nadal attempts to distinguish between his wristband and the ball during his match against Roko Karanusic

Nadal joins the list of players struggling to cope with the intense on-court heat, as he makes the most of a break with an ice pack

No, the wind isn't that strong - Nadal tries to shake off some sweat as he closes in on victory

The wind is, however, strong enough to claim one young spectator's flag, but Argentine Guillermo Canas is on hand to return it

In between matches, fans at the Margaret Court Arena create their own "Where's Wally" tribute using Barack Obama masks

Frenchman Gael Monfils wraps himself around a return on the way to victory over Austria's Stefan Koubek in four sets

French number one Alize Cornet tucks into a birthday cake as she celebrates her 19th in Melbourne

Jelena Dokic - back playing under the flag of Australia - celebrates being one of two Aussies left standing in the singles

James Blake goes for the spectacular in his second-round win over qualifier Sebastien de Chaunac

Last year's finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrates his four-set win over Ivan Ljubicic in typically understated style

Serena Williams tries camouflaging herself against the back wall as she struggles to victory over Gisela Dulko

But while Serena survives a tough test, her sister Venus tumbles to a shock defeat by Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro

Canary Islands resident Suarez Navarro - the world number 46 - celebrates the biggest win of her career

There is bad news for the Murray family as older brother Jamie and his partner Eric Butorac go out of the men's doubles in the first round

But that doesn't stop a small but noisy band of Scots heading to Rod Laver Arena to cheer on Andy Murray

They are rewarded with a professional performance from fourth seed Murray, who brushes past Marcel Granollers 6-4 6-2 6-2

Murray, who spent less than two hours on court, will face Austrian Jurgen Melzer in round three on Saturday