Day four of the Australian Open and third seed/bookies' favourite Kim Clijsters is in action first up on Rod Laver Arena against Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro - and the Belgian dominates from the start
Spaniard Suarez Navarro loses eight successive games as her opponent's impressive baseline game sends her running to all corners of the court attempting to retrieve precise forehand and backhand winners
Clijsters' fluid game suffers an interruption as Suarez Navarro breaks the Belgian's serve for the first time in the tournament - but the 27-year-old soon wraps up the match in just over an hour to book her third-round spot
Over on the Hinsense Arena, seventh seed Jelena Jankovic squanders a 5-2 lead against Shuai Peng as the Chinese world number 54 claims the first-set tie-break in their second-round match
Numerous unforced errors frustrate Jankovic and she loses her service game in the sixth game of the second set, allowing Peng to hold out for the match and seal an impressive victory
World number one Rafael Nadal is in imperious form on Rod Laver Arena against American qualifier Ryan Sweeting, taking a 2-0 lead after just 64 minutes
The Spaniard is looking to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time - and he will take some stopping judging by his current form after thrashing Sweeting
While the show courts are rammed full of spectators eager to watch world number one Nadal in action, some of the smaller venues offer slightly more choice in seating, as this lady discovers
Meanwhile, women's 18th seed Maria Kirilenko's Melbourne campaign comes to an abrupt end as she is beaten by Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic in straight sets
Highly rated Canadian Milos Raonic sees his stock rise further as he secures the biggest scalp of his professional career when he beats France's 22nd seed Michael Llodra in straight sets
The support from the home crowd is increased by several decibels as teenager Bernard Tomic, another name to watch out for in 2011, beats Spain's 31st seed Feliciano Lopez in straight sets
Perennial crowd favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga provides a lighter moment during his hard-fought 6-3 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-1) victory over Italy's Andreas Seppi - as well as an urgent need for new balls
Fourth seed Robin Soderling looks hot but he's not flustered as he defeats Gilles Muller in straight sets to reach the third round at Melbourne Park for the first time
With Australia reeling from the floods which have devastated Queensland, Sam Stosur provides some cheer for the home fans with a straight sets defeat of Vera Dushevina
Britain's number five seed Andy Murray has plenty of support on Margaret Court Arena for his second-round match against Ukrainian Illya Marchenko, who has promised the Scot "trouble"
Marchenko, the world number 79, loses the first set 6-1 but shows plenty of spirit to break early in the second. However, Murray has too much class as he races into a 2-0 lead
Murray stays on course for his second successive Australian Open final with a regulation straight sets victory and will now play Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the next round
Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, a finalist at Melbourne Park in 2006, is last on Rod Laver Arena against Juan Martin del Potro - the 21st seed has too much for the former world number four
Former US Open champion Del Potro has dropped to 236th in the world after a year out with a wrist injury and has to call for the trainer during his 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-3 defeat
For Baghdatis, who is cheered throughout by a vociferous set of compatriot fans, 11th seed Jurgen Melzer awaits in the fourth round
Meanwhile, in the men's doubles, Andy's brother Murray and new partner Xavier Malisse of Belgium secure their first Grand Slam victory when they knock out ninth seeds Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman
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