Serena Williams & Novak Djokovic into third round at Australian Open

The American, 33, came through a tight first set to win 7-5 6-0 as the temperature reached 33C in Melbourne.

Top seed Novak Djokovic thrashed Andrey Kuznetsov 6-0 6-1 6-4 and defending champion Stan Wawrinka beat Marius Copil 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3.

Former world number ones Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Wozniacki meet later on Thursday.

(BBC)