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Steven Bloor

Australian Open 2013 Day 2 - in pictures

aussie oepn day 2: Andy Murray
Andy Murray crushed Robin Haase 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 during an entertaining game of tennis. "It was a good start," Murray said. "Nice to win in straight sets. It took a little while to get used to the breeze. I've come close here a few times, so to finally get a slam [in New York] was great and I'll try to focus on the second part of my career now." Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
aussie oepn day 2: Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki, here sending a backhand towards Sabine Lisicki, took three sets (2-6, 6-3, 6-3) to see off the unseeded German Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images
aussie oepn day 2: Defending champion Victoria Azarenka signs autographs for fans
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka is all smiles as she signs autographs for fans after easing past Monica Niculescu 6-1, 6-4 Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
aussie oepn day 2: Roger Federer
Roger Federer showed no signs of rustiness in his first match of the year as he breezed past France's Benoît Paire 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters
aussie oepn day 2: Serena Williams
There was an injury scare for Serena Williams in the fifth game of the first set, when stretching for a forehand, her right ankle gave way on her and she tumbled hard to the court, where she lay in pain for two minutes. After treatment she continued her 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Edina Gallovits-Hall which only took 54 minutes Photograph: Robert Prezioso/Getty Images
aussie oepn day 2: Spectators cool off
Spectators can cool off in front of water vapour fans as temperatures creep up Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA
aussie oepn day 2: Karolina Pliskova tattoos
These tattoos belong to Karolina Pliskova who lost 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 to Eleni Daniilidou Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA
aussie oepn day 2: Petra Kvitova plays a delicate backhand
Petra Kvitova plays a delicate backhand during her 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 win over Francesca Schiavone Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images
aussie oepn day 2: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrates
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrates his straight sets (6-4, 7-5, 6-2) victory over Michael Llodra Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
aussie oepn day 2: Donna Vekic attempts to cool down
Donna Vekic attempts to cool down between games in her 6-1, 6-2 victory over Andrea Hlavackova Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
aussie oepn day 2: Tennis fans
What would make this headdresses even more impressive is if they've used their own hair Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA
aussie oepn day 2: Benjamin Becker
Benjamin Becker focuses all his attention on the ball during his 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 victory over Aljaz Bedene Photograph: Dennis Sabangan/EPA
aussie oepn day 2: Laura Robson plays a backhand
Laura Robson plays a backhand during her 6-2, 6-3 victory over Melanie Oudin Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images
aussie oepn day 2: Daria Gavrilova
It was this sort of determination which saw Daria Gavrilova through to the second round courtesy of a 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 victory over Lauren Davis Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images
aussie oepn day 2: Ivan Dodig's tennis shoe
Ivan Dodig's tennis shoe lies on the court as Dodig argues with the umpire after losing a point - the shoe came off during his match against China's Wu Di. Dodig argued that play should have been stopped when his shoe came off but the umpire ruled against him. The incident didn't seem to affect Dodig as he triumphed 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Photograph: Rob Griffith/AP
aussie oepn day 2: Jarkko Nieminen celebrates
Jarkko Nieminen celebrates his five set victory over Tommy Haas. It was a momentous effort by the unseeded Finn to beat the 19th seed 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6 Photograph: Dita Alangkara/AP
aussie oepn day 2: The Melbourne skyline
The Melbourne skyline looms in the background as Gael Monfils dispatches Alexandr Dolgopolov in four sets - 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images
aussie oepn day 2: Melbourne Park at night
Melbourne Park at night as day two draws to a close Photograph: Marianna Massey/Getty Images
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