Rainfall in Melbourne means day six of the Australian Open gets off to a delayed start and there is more disappointing news as Russian 20th seed Mikhail Youzhny pulls out of the tournament with a wrist injury
Unseeded Argentine Gisela Dulko looks in no mood for tennis as the drizzle arrives just before her match against Vera Zvonareva and, when play does start, she wins only one game in the opening set
Seventh seed Victoria Azarenka faces Tathiana Garbin under the roof on Hisense Arena and she quickly adapts, winning 10 straight games before wrapping up a thumping 6-0 6-2 victory to reach round four
Awaiting Azarenka in the last 16 is Zvonareva, who is made to fight by Dulko in the second set but eventually comes through for a 6-1 7-5 triumph
Australia's 13th seed Sam Stosur gives the locals reason to be cheerful after beating Alberta Brianti 6-4 6-1 to set up a fourth-round meeting with defending champion Serena Williams
Men's 11th seed Fernando Gonzalez uses a rest day ahead of his last-16 match against Andy Roddick to show his partner Daniela Castillo the sights and sounds of Melbourne by boat
Nothing can disguise Roger Federer's class as he takes only 30 minutes to wrap up the opening set of his third-round match against Albert Montanes on Rod Laver Arena
British doubles pair Ken Skupski and Colin Fleming take the first set of their second-round match against Michael Kohlmann and Jarkko Nieminen but can't finish the job and their opponents come back to win 3-6 6-4 6-3
Defending champion Serena Williams leaps into the last 16 with a thumping 6-0 6-3 win against Carla Suarez-Navarro that keeps her in contention for a fifth title at Melbourne Park
Federer plays some sublime tennis to secure one break of serve in both the second and third sets as he storms past Montanes in straight sets
World number six Venus Williams, chasing her first Australian Open title, is all smiles after withstanding the late challenge of Australia's Casey Dellacqua to win 6-1 7-6 (7-4)
Federer will now play home favourite Lleyton Hewitt as Marcos Baghdatis retires in the second set of their third-round match because of a shoulder injury with the Australian leading 6-0 4-2
In the late men's game, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats Tommy Haas 6-4 3-6 6-1 7-5 with on-court interviewer Jim Courier impersonating the Frenchman's trademark celebration
And as the sun sets over Melbourne, world number four Caroline Wozniacki completes the day's action with a comfortable 6-4 6-0 victory over Israel's Shahar Peer
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