Djokovic given third set fright by French wildcard

“I was really shaking, because the sound of the lady falling was really loud”, she said. You don’t want these kind of subjects or speculations going around.

Federer said he wasn’t about to get ahead of himself, after the all-time great fell to Italian Andreas Seppi at the third-round hurdle of last year’s Australian Open.

Federer was almost as dominant in his match earlier in the day, defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 7-5, 6-1.

The report follows an investigation carried out by the BBC and Buzzfeed, which claimed 16 players who have ranked in the top 50 were repeatedly flagged up to the sport’s authorities over suspicion of match-fixing but no further action was taken.

Roger Federer extended his streak by reaching the third round for the 17th straight Australian Open.

Sharapova, the 2008 champion and four-time finalist at Melbourne Park, dropped two service games in the first set, including once when serving at 5-1, but was otherwise consistent except for some over-hit ground strokes.

The image of the twins seemingly uninterested in the ongoing match was shared on Twitter and, as expected, went viral with several users poking fun at Federer.

Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was sent tumbling out of the Australian Open in the second round by Daria Gavrilova, stunned 6-4 6-4 by the 21-year-old local.

Kateryna Bondarenko notched one of her biggest wins since coming out of retirement after having a baby in 2013, beating two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 7-5 in the second round at Melbourne Park. “I obviously will ask Venus what she thought of the match, and I’m sure Patrick (coach Patrick Mouratoglou) will know everything about her match and stuff”.

“So I’m pumped up, I’m playing well, I’m feeling good”.

Bouchard, who had a long layoff late a year ago after sustaining a concussion when she slipped and fell in a dressing room at the U.S. Open, was a finalist at last week’s Hobart International after making the quarterfinals the previous week in Shenzhen, China.

Federer will next play Grigor Dimitrov, who beat Marco Trungelliti 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. “I think every sport needs to take that incredibly seriously”.

Serena Williams set a record when she played her 79th main draw match at the Australian Open, and beat No. 90-ranked Hsieh Su-wei 6-1, 6-2.

Women’s fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska, still searching for a first grand slam title, faces Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig while Japan’s Ken Nishikori, seeded seventh, starts things off on the Margaret Court Arena against Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.