World No. 1 Rafael Nadal’s bid for a ‘Rafa Slam’ gained steam Thursday at the Australian Open as he dismissed American Ryan Sweeting 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 in second-round action.
World No. 5 and 2010 runner-up Andy Murray continued to impress in Melbourne as he dismissed Ukrainian Illya Marchenko 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday evening to reach the Australian Open third round.
World No. 4 Robin Soderling broke new ground in Melbourne as he reached the third round for the first time with a 6-3, 7-6(1), 6-1 victory over Luxembourg qualifier Gilles Muller.
2006 finalist Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis curtailed the comeback of Juan Martin del Potro with a 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory.
World No. 11 seed Jurgen Melzer, who was a comfortable 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 winner over Spaniard Pere Riba.
David Nalbandian was unable to build on his exhilarating win over Lleyton Hewitt in the first round. The Argentine No. 27 seed was forced to retire due to illness when trailing 6-1, 6-0, 2-0 against Lithuanian Richard Berankis.
18-year-old Bernard Tomic surprised another Spanish lefty, No. 31 seed Feliciano Lopez, 7-6(4), 7-6(3), 6-3 in two hours and nine minutes
World No. 20 American John Isner overcame a slow start to defeat Czech Radek Stepanek, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1.
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