Emma Raducanu beats Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-5

Miomir Kecmanovic beats Hubert Hurkacz (18) 6-4 6-4 6-2

Emma Raducanu is showing few signs of the injury concerns that called for a medical timeout at the start of the second set as she holds serve against Amanda Anisimova. The American pulled out three backhand winners to take the game to deuce but Raducanu holds her nerve with her agility around the court telling as the game edges towards the two-hour mark. Anisimova to, once again, serve to stay alive.

The 18th seed is on the ropes on John Cain Arena as Miomir Kecmanovic again breaks Hubert Hurkacz. The Pole is serving to try to find a way back into the contest at 6-4, 6-4, 4-2.

Emma Raducanu can’t quite seal the match as Amanda Anisimova has the Brit scurrying around the court at 40-30. Raducanu fights to stay in the point until Anisimova sends a forehand return long to give up an 18-shot rally that she controlled throughout. The game twice goes to deuce before the American blazes a forehand winner then Raducanu goes long off from well behind the baseline on a backhand return.

Ons Jabeur beats Camila Osorio 7-5 6-3

Emma Raducanu is improving as the match against Amanda Anisimova carries on and the American will now serve to stay alive. Raducanu leads 6-3, 5-4.

Iga Swiatek (2) beats Rebecca Sramkova 6-0 6-2

The topsy-turvy clash on Kia Arena keeps rolling with Amanda Anisimova breaking Emma Raducanu. This is turning into a battle between Anisimova’s impatience and Raducanu’s injury concerns.

Daria Kasatkina (9) beats Yafan Wang 6-2 6-0

Stirring work from Emma Raducanu as the Brit breaks back immediately after a medical timeout. She seals it with a sublime cross-court forehand that Amanda Anisimova doesn’t even bother chasing down. Raducanu then holds serve and is right back in the second set while trailing 2-3.

Ons Jabeur seems to be suffering from illness rather than injury and has had to head to the locker room a couple of times during her second round match against Camila Osorio. The three-time grand slam finalist is shaking off any ailments to open up a 7-5, 3-2 lead, but it looks like she’d ideally finish this quickly.

Emma Raducanu calls for a medical timeout and receives some assistance to stretch out the hip, groin and back regions. Hopefully the Brit is just a bit tight rather than suffering anything too serious but she has looked restricted in her movements through this second set. Amanda Anisimova serves while up 3-0.

An upset is well and truly brewing on John Cain Arena as Miomir Kecmanovic takes a two sets lead over 18th seed Hubert Hurkacz at 6-4, 6-4. Last year’s quarter-finalist has sent down nine aces as his serve looks in fine touch but the ground play is off the mark with 22 unforced errors to Kecmanovic’s eight critical at this stage.

Emma Raducanu is subtly grabbing at what appears to be a hip concern. No double faults this time but Amanda Anisimova breaks again and is up 3-0 in the second.

Iga Swiatek races through the first set to love against Rebecca Sramkova in 26 minutes as the Slovak can only claim 10 points. The second seed is in imperious form early in this tournament.

Amanda Anisimova starts the second set with a break as Emma Raducanu takes the game to deuce despite a pair of double faults. But the Brit pays the price for another double fault on break point. Anisimova then finishes with a couple of aces to hold serve and take a 2-0 lead.

Dayana Yastremska (32) beats Danka Kovinic 6-0 6-1

Emma Raducanu wins the first set against Amanda Anisimova 6-3 in 54 minutes. It has been an even tussle with the American making the early running before Raducanu slowly wrestled back the momentum. The Brit has benefited from having more patience and perhaps trust in her groundstrokes, while Anisimova has a significant lead for both winners (21-7) and unforced errors (20-9).

Emma Raducanu fights off a break point for Amanda Anisimova to hold serve and take a 5-3 lead. The American’s number of errors are climbing as she looks to rush through the rallies

Emma Raducanu breaks Amanda Anisimova to edge in front for the first time today. But neither player has the momentum with that the fourth game in a row to go to deuce.

Emma Raducanu is right back in the match against Amanda Anisimova under now sunny skies on Kia Arena. Once again the Brit is made to work hard to hold serve as the game goes to three deuce but Anisimova pays the price for her backhand weapon suddenly misfiring. It’s all square at 3-3.

Play is under way on Rod Laver Arena and second seed Iga Swiatek is off to a blistering start against Rebecca Sramkova. The clay court specialist is already up 2-0 after an immediate break.

On court 3, Ons Jabeur is fighting soreness as much as Camila Osorio as the three-time grand slam finalist attempts to crawl into the third round. Jabeur leads the first set 4-3 but is mostly hanging on at the moment.

Miomir Kecmanovic holds serve to take the first set against Hubert Hurkacz 6-4. The 18th seed didn’t give up on the set without a fight as he twice took the game to deuce but is still to set up a break point against the big-serving Serb.

Emma Raducanu breaks Amanda Anisimova as the American double faults twice. There is a bit of wind around that seems to be affecting the ball toss but that was still a lacklustre service game from Anisimova.

Hubert Hurkacz fights back to hold serve to 30 but Miomir Kecmanovic will now serve for the first set. The Pole needs to at least find a first break point against Kecmanovic.

Emma Raducanu is broken for a second time after fighting back in a service game that went to deuce five times across almost 14 minutes. Amanda Anisimova’s power on the backhand is proving the difference so far but the American is also looking to get to the net at any opportunity. She leads 3-1 in the first.

Early danger signs for 18th seed Hubert Hurkacz who is serving to stay in the first set against Miomir Kecmanovic at 3-5 and now down 0-30. The Pole reached the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park last year but is quickly in a spot of bother on John Cain Arena today.

Amanda Anisimova is the first to hold serve as a pair of powerful forehand winners are too much for Emma Raducanu. The American leads 2-1.

Over on John Cain Arena, Hubert Hurkacz (18) has been broken by Miomir Kecmanovic as the Serbian opens up an early 3-1 lead in the first.

Emma Raducanu gives up her early advantage with a limp service game as Amanda Anisimova breaks back. Both players are still finding their range from the baseline on the short rallies, but this time Raducanu nets on a pair of simple returns.

Amanda Anisimova takes the balls in hand but it is Emma Raducanu with the fast start. A pair of sloppy forehands from the American – the first across court, the second a simple return down the line – sail wide to set up two break points. Raducanu only needs one as Anisimova sends a backhand too long.

Emma Raducanu and Amanda Anisimova are just completing their warm-up and both should have little to hide ahead of their second-round clash after being regular practice partners and becoming good friends in recent times.

The former US Open winner told Tumaini Carayol what it will mean to play Anisimova for the first time.

I think we’re going to be playing each other many more times in the future. This is the first time. And it’s gonna be a good match. I think she’s a tough opponent. She took some time out, obviously, off the tour, for sort of mental health reasons and just to find herself again.

The Australian contingent has seen better days at their home grand slam, with Jordan Thompson and Ajla Tomljanović among the locals to exit the tournament along with Thanasi Kokkinakis.

If you missed out on the five-set thriller between 15th seed Jack Draper and Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis last night, fret not as we have you covered.

Tumaini Carayol was at Melbourne Park to cover the match of the tournament thus far.

While Jack Snape sat in an at times emotional press conference with Kokkinakis, who was one game away from progressing to the third round but in the end succumbed to injury and an equally determined opponent in Draper.

I know I don’t have forever left, so I don’t know how long I’m going to be out [injured], or what the future holds, even if I can get back to this point if I get [surgery] done. So I’m just [in] a lot of doubt and pretty upset. One thing’s for sure I can’t keep doing what I’m doing, it’s mental torture and physical torture.

Now for the weather. The clouds have returned after rain interrupted day four – at least on the outside courts – on a confusingly wintery summers day. The forecast is only slightly better for today but the eye-test tells us that we should get a lot more tennis in.

Preamble

Martin Pegan