Australian Open 2022 LIVE: Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty cruise to wins and Naomi Osaka match updates

Observe all of the motion because the second spherical of the Australian Open will get underway on the third day of the match in Melbourne. Match favorite Ashleigh Barty took simply 52 minutes to storm to a different emphatic victory, this time a 6-1 6-1 victory over Italian qualifier Lucia Bronzetti, to succeed in the third spherical. The ladies’s primary seed required even much less time than the 54 minutes she wanted for her spherical one win towards Lesia Tsurenko on Monday because the Australian cruised via. Rafael Nadal additionally stormed to a dominant 6-2 6-3 6-4 victory over German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann as he reached the third spherical with out dropping a set.

Defending champion Naomi Osaka, who opened her marketing campaign with a straight-sets win over Camila Osorio on Monday, now faces American Madison Brengle in a match that ought to get underway at round 8am GMT within the UK. The fifth seed Maria Sakkari will look to proceed her good type within the grand slams when she takes on Qinwnen Zheng on the Margaret Court docket Enviornment. Within the last match of the day on Rod Laver, third seed Alexander Zverev faces a house hopeful in Australian John Millman, with the world No 89 trying to pull off a shock towards the Olympic champion. Observe all the most recent updates under: