MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of the second day of the Australian Open on Monday (all times GMT):
0125 BRITON BURRAGE FIRST WINNER ON DAY TWO
Britain’s Jodie Burrage was the first winner on day two when she romped into the second round with a 6-2 6-4 victory over French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean on court 13.
The world number 173 will next face either third seed Coco Gauff or former champion Sofia Kenin, who were playing their first-round match on Rod Laver Arena.
0005 PLAY GETS UNDERWAY AS SCHEDULED ON DAY TWO
Play got underway as scheduled on day two of the championships with no sign of the wet weather that washed out a good chunk of play on day one.
The temperature was hovering around the 24 degrees Celsius (75F) mark with blue skies and bright sunshine at the Melbourne Park precinct.
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(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Peter Rutherford)
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