Defending champion Roger Federer is up against veteran Fabrice Santoro in his second-round match
Santoro plays his part in an enjoyable match and makes sure the crowd at the Rod Laver Arena are entertained
But Federer is in imperious mood and drops only three games as he sweeps the Frenchman aside
Number eight seed Venus Williams struggles with her serve but takes the first set 7-5 against France's Camille Pin
The tenacious Pin scurries around the court to keep Williams working hard in the second set
Venus has to steady herself before belatedly finding her feet and booking her place in round three
Number two seed Svetlana Kuznetsova also toils before taking the first set against Tsvetana Pironkova in a tie-break
Kuznetsova has an easier time of things in the second set and soon joins Venus in the third round
Number three seed Novak Djokovic gestures to the crowd after his crushing victory over Simone Bolelli
Australian fans get behind home hope Lleyton Hewitt in his match with Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan
Hewitt is at his fist-pumping best as he sees off the Uzbekistani 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 5-7 6-1
Fourth seed Ana Ivanovic is in blistering form as she thrashes Tathiana Garbin 6-0 6-3
It's a typical Marat Safin rollercoaster in the final match of the day at Rod Laver Arena
The Russian's racquet takes the blame as Marcos Baghdatis takes a two-set lead
Safin fights back to take it into a fifth set but crowd favourite Baghdatis eventually triumphs -4 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-2
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