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Sport: Australian Open 2009

Gallery aussie open day 3: Australian Open 2009 Day 3
A Swiss fan shows her support for Roger Federer with face paint Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images
Gallery aussie open day 3: 2009 Australian Open: Day 3
Roger Federer feels the heat during his second-round straight-sets victory 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 against Evgeny Korolev Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
Gallery aussie open day 3: Australian Open 2009 Day 3
A pensive Korolev, right, waits for the service of Federer Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery aussie open day 3: Australian Open 2009 Day 3
A general view of the action on one of the outside courts as night draws in Photograph: Jason O'Brien/Action Images
Gallery aussie open day 3: Australian Open 2009 Day 3
Jelena Dokic watches the ball as she plays a backhand in her 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 victory over Anna Chakvetadze Photograph: Lucas Dawson/Getty Images
Gallery aussie open day 3: Australian Open 2009 Day 3
David Nalbandian is silhouetted against the crowd during his 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 defeat to Lu Yen-Hsun Photograph: Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery aussie open day 3: Australian Open 2009 Day 3
Unseeded Lu Yen-Hsun from Taiwan plays a backhand return during his victory over the No10 seed David Nalbadian Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA
Gallery aussie open day 3: Australian Open 2009 Day 3
Serbia's Novak Djokovic watches the ball as he serves to Jeremy Chardy during his straight-sets victory Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters
Gallery aussie open day 3: Australian Open 2009 Day 3
Djokovic stretches to play a backhand shot down the line during his 7-5, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Chardy Photograph: Lucas Dawson/Getty Images
Gallery aussie open day 3: Australian Open 2009 Day 3
No1 seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia watches the ball as she serves in her 6-4, 7-5 second-round victory over Kirsten Flipkens Photograph: Mark Dadswell/Getty Images
Gallery aussie open day 3: Australian Open 2009 Day 3
Ana Ivanovic plays a backhand during her 6-3, 6-2 victory over Alberta Brianti Photograph: Jason O'Brien/Action Images
Gallery aussie open day 3: Australian Open 2009 Day 3
Serena Williams, left, and her sister Venus whisper to each other during their doubles match against Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova Photograph: Darren Whiteside/Reuters
Gallery aussie open day 3: Australian Open 2009 Day 3
Russia's Marat Safin keeps his eye on the ball during his victory over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Photograph: Mick Tsikas/Reuters
Gallery aussie open day 3: Australian Open 2009 Day 3
Safin signs autographs for fans after winning his second-round match in straight sets Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
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