HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Australian Open day four
0110 GIORGI SWATS ASIDE SWIATEK
Italy's Camila Giorgi took less than an hour to move into the third round with a 6-2 6-0 victory over Polish qualifier Iga Swiatek.
The 27-year-old capitalised on a poor service game from Swiatek to sieze six of her 11 break opportunities and will next face either seventh seed Karolina Pliskova or Madison Brengle.
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Federer fends off British 'mirror' Evans to advance
Kerber wins battle of left-handers to progress to third round
Nadal spins way into third round with near flawless display
Rampaging Sharapova sets up mouth-watering Wozniacki clash
Novak, Rafa and I still Grand Slam favourites - Federer
Australia's top ranked players win through, salvaging local hopes
Tiafoe announces himself with Anderson upset
Bryan believes Murray could come back from hip surgery
Wozniacki sets up potential third-round showdown with Sharapova
Australia's Barty shines brightly as compatriots stumble
'Youth power' key to success for teenager Potapova
Back where it all began, Djokovic renews Tsonga rivalry
Australian Open order of play on Thursday
0010 PLAY UNDERWAY AT MELBOURNE PARK
Play got underway on schedule under cloudy skies at 11 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) with the temperature hovering just above the 25 degrees Celsius mark with an expected high of 37C and some rain forecast.
Former men's champion Stan Wawrinka should prove a dangerous opponent for 16th seed Milos Raonic when they are up second on Rod Laver Arena, while Serena Williams continues her quest for a 24th Grand Slam singles title against Canada's Eugenie Bouchard in the first match of the evening session.
Men's eighth seed Kei Nishikori, who was in danger of losing his first round match to Kamil Majchrzak before the Polish qualifier suffered severe cramping, faces Ivo Karlovic on Margaret Court Arena.
(Compiled by Greg Stutchbury; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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