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Victory for third seed Osaka will open up the
possibility of a third-round showdown with teenager Coco Gauff,
who sent fellow American Venus Williams packing. The 15-year-old
faces Romania's Sorana Cirstea next.
Federer, who looked in ominous form in his 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over
American Steve Johnson, takes on Serbia's Filip Krajinovic in
the evening session on Rod Laver Arena, while Djokovic will meet
unheralded Japanese Tatsuma Ito.
The defending champion was forced to work hard by Germany's Jan-Lennard
Struff in his opening round match before he sealed a 7-6(5) 6-2
2-6 6-1 victory.
Serena Williams, fresh from lifting the Auckland Classic title
and dismissing Anastasia Potapova 6-0 6-3 in her first match,
takes on Slovenia's Tamara Zidansek.
Women's top seed Ash Barty will resume her quest to become the
first homegrown winner of an Australian Open singles title since
1978 when she plays Polona Hercog in her first career meeting
with the Slovenian.
Double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova faces Spain's Paula
Badosa while Caroline Wozniacki, who announced she will retire
at the end of the tournament, meets Dayana Yastremska.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark
Trevelyan)
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