Big guns ... Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga into the third round. Source: David Crosling / AAP
Super-fit Andy Murray kept his cool on a brutally hot Melbourne Day to ease through to the third round of the Australian Open.
Ivan Dodig (CRO) bt Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1
6-Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) bt Benjamin Becker (GER) 6-2 6-4 6-2
Gael Monfils (FRA) bt Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) 7-6(5) 4-6 0-6 6-1 8-6
14-Gilles Simon (FRA) bt Jesse Levine (CAN) 2-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) bt 30-Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2
12-Marin Cilic (CRO) bt Q-Rajeev Ram (USA) 7-5 6-2 6-4
Blaz Kavcic (SLO) bt WC-James Duckworth (AUS) 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 10-8
Bernard Tomic (AUS) bt Q-Daniel Brands (GER) 6-7(4) 7-5 7-6(3) 7-6(8)
21-Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-6(4) 5-7 6-7(3) 7-6(3) 6-2
3-Andy Murray (GBR) bt Joao Sousa (POR) 6-2 6-2 6-4
13-Milos Raonic (CAN) bt Lukas Rosol (CZE) 7-6(2) 6-2 6-3
7-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) bt Go Soeda (JPN) 6-3 7-6(1) 6-3
17-Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) bt Q-Amir Weintraub (ISR) 6-2 7-6(4) 6-4
Q-Ricardas Berankis (LTU) bt 25-Florian Mayer (GER) 6-2 6-3 6-1
2-Roger Federer (SUI) bt Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) 6-3 6-4 6-4
Murray, who undergoes a tough off-season training program every year in Miami, proved far too good for Portugal's Joao Sousa, winning 6-2 6-4 6-4.
"You need to be the one that's trying to dictate the points in these conditions,'' said Murray, the No.3 seed and reigning US Open champion.
"Miami is the perfect preparation.
"It's hot and humid there, although it certainly doesn't get up to 37 degrees.''
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Murray advanced to a third-round clash with regular practice partner Ricardas Berankis.
The Lithuanian qualifier needed only 77 minutes to send No.25 seed Florian Mayer tumbling out of the Open.
Mayer - who hammered an out-of-sorts Bernard Tomic in the pivotal match of last year's Davis Cup playoff tie against Germany - was trounced 6-2 6-3 6-1 by Berankis.
Australian James Duckworth has bowed out of the Australian Open in the second round to Slovenian Blaz Kavcic in another marathon match.
Playing in searing heat at Melbourne Park, the 20-year-old Sydneysider courageously saved five match points in the final set before going down to the world No.93 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-7 (3-7) 10-8.
Duckworth had already battled through a four-and-a-half-hour, five-set encounter to topple his great mate and compatriot Ben Mitchell in the opening round.
But Thursday's clash with Kavcic was an even more gruelling affair.
At four hours and 52 minutes, it was the longest match of the tournament on the hottest day so far.
French crowd pleaser Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also moved into the third round with a minimum of fuss.
Tsonga - whose best grand slam result came when he reached the final at Melbourne Park in 2008 - proved too good for Japan's Go Soeda, winning 6-3 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 in two hours and three minutes.
The No.7 seed was broken early in the second set, but was able to get back on level terms and then breeze through the tiebreaker.
While the top three seeds are capturing more attention, 2009 US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro has moved through his first two rounds in even more dominant fashion.
Del Potro conceded just five games in his opening round win over French qualifier Adrian Mannarino and a further eight in eliminating German Benjamin Becker 6-2 6-4 6-2 in the second round on Thursday night.
It means the sixth seed has conceded fewer games than any of the top three seeds over the opening two rounds.
"I served well and I made a lot of winners with my forehand. When I'm 100 per cent I have a good chance to keep winning matches," del Potro said after the match.
No.13 seed Milos Raonic from Canada beat Czech Lukas Rosol 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 6-3 to set up a third-round clash with German No.17 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber, who beat Israel's Amir Weintraub 6-2 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.
The stated aim for both player and coach is for the world No.7 to fulfil his immense promise and join the list of major winners.
"My career was always about taking the next step, always trying to improve something in your game,'' Tsonga, 27, said on Thursday after beating Japan's Go Soeda 6-3 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.
"Sometimes you have a coach and sometimes you need to be alone.
"To think about your game, all you want, all your expectation.
"So for me it was good to be alone at this time and then I did another step and I decided to come back to a coach.''
Tsonga wants to be best remembered for winning majors.
The Frenchman's best grand slam result to date came at Melbourne Park back in 2008, when he advanced to the final only to be beaten by Novak Djokovic as the Serb won the first of his five major titles.
Tsonga has also reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon in each of the last two years, famously beating Roger Federer in 2011 after dropping the opening two sets.
"I've had some good results (at the grand slams) but I want to take the next step and it's maybe to win one,'' he said.
"Today I'm working for that and I'm doing everything to achieve these things.
"I don't have too many goals.
"The only goal is to play well in that kind of tournament.''
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