HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Day two at the Australian Open

HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Day two at the Australian Open
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Highlights of the second day at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Tuesday (times AEST; GMT+11): 1537 THIEM TOO GOOD FOR MANNARINO AGAIN

Fifth seed Dominic Thiem maintained his 100% record against Adrian Mannarino, winning an eighth career meeting with the Frenchman 6-3 7-5 6-2 to move into the second round. 1510 ANISIMOVA BIG FAN OF LOCAL CANDY

American teenager Amanda Anisimova has had plenty of time to indulge her sweet tooth ahead of her first-round meeting with Kazakh Zarina Diyas. "Why is candy in Australia so good? So underrated," the 18-year-old tweeted before the match. READ MORE

Sharapova vanquished by Vekic in Australian Open first-round Pliskova gets a good workout to advance to the second round

'Next Gen' star Sinner makes successful Melbourne debut British number one Konta felled by Jabeur at first hurdle

Konta philosophical after early Melbourne exit Tsitsipas calls for "a little more respect" after the rowdy first round

'It's all good': Barty romps through after stuttering start Champion Djokovic digs deep to beat Struff in Melbourne opener

Rust-free Federer launches Melbourne campaign with sublime win Serena puts aside air quality concerns to clear first hurdle

Egyptian Safwat falls in Melbourne but eyes Olympic dream Osaka fires back at social media troll after Melbourne win

Gauff completes double eclipse of Venus at Australian Open Wozniacki battles "mixed emotions" in first round win at Australian Open

Shapovalov shocked in Australian Open first round Briton Evans pats stomach after fulfilling comeback win

Australian Open order of play on Tuesday 1445 BENCIC HAPPY TO LET SHAKY SERVE HELP BUSHFIRE RELIEF

Belinda Bencic, who has pledged to donate $200 for bushfire relief efforts with each double fault she serves at the Australian Open, said she could easily had more than the four in her win over Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. "It's great. I could have done more, but I didn't," a smiling Bencic told reporters before being reminded that she also hit four aces. "Yes, so I can maybe donate (for) both."

1421 KEYS MOVES INTO SECOND ROUND, SHARAPOVA CRASHES American Madison Keys, a semi-finalist here in 2015, blasted 29 winners in a 6-3 6-1 win over Russia's Daria Kasatkina, while 19th seed Donna Vekic fended off former champion Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-4.

1352 FOGNINI COMPLETES COMEBACK AGAINST OPELKA Italy's Fabio Fognini, the 12th seed, battled back from two sets down to beat unseeded American Reilly Opelka 3-6 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3 7-6(5) in a match lasting three hours and 38 minutes.

In other first-round matches carried over from a rain-hit opening day, Milos Raonic beat lucky loser Lorenzo Giustino 6-2 6-1 6-3 while Marin Cilic downed Corentin Moutet 6-3 6-2 6-4. 1257 PLISKOVA DOWNS MLADENOVIC

Brisbane International champion Karolina Pliskova maintained her unbeaten start to the year with a 6-1 7-5 win over France's Kristina Mladenovic while sixth seed Belinda Bencic advanced to the second round with a 6-3 7-5 victory over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. 1143 KONTA BUNDLED OUT BY TUNISIA'S JABEUR

British 12th seed Johanna Konta was the first big-name player to be knocked out on Tuesday when Tunisia's Ons Jabeur thrashed her 6-4 6-2 in just over an hour on 1573 Arena. The pair were one of the first matches to start on Tuesday after rain played havoc with the draw on the first day.

Konta has been troubled by a knee injury for more than a year and had not played in more than four months as she tried to regain her fitness ahead of the season opening Grand Slam. Jabeur sealed victory when Konta's defensive backhand sailed over the baseline and she now faces either Madison Brengle or Caroline Garcia in the next round.

1049 PLAY UNDERWAY EARLY Play got underway early on the second day on the outside courts after a number of matches were suspended on day one due to torrential rain in Melbourne.

The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast clearing weather with a high of just 22C (71.6°F). Smoke from bushfires that affected qualifying has dissipated and Victoria's Environmental Protection Agency rated the air quality as good.

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