Top seed Rafael Nadal produced another brilliant display at the Australian Open, defeating Croat Roko Karanusic 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round on Thursday in Melbourne.
The Spaniard, looking to win his first Australian Open title, finished Karanusic in just one hour and 37 minutes.
The 22-year-old has a 3-0 record against his third round opponent, former World No. 2 Tommy Haas.
The German, a three-time Australian Open semifinalist, dominated Italian Flavio Cipolla 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 as he hit 36 winners and converted eight of his 20 break point chances.
Rafael Nadal of Spain serves during the second round match of men's singles against Roko Karanusic of Croatia at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Jan. 22, 2009. Rafael Nadal won 3-0 (6-2,6-3,6-2).
"Going to be the first big opponent, I think. It's gonna be a very good test to see how I am. I'm going to have to play very well if I want to have chances to win. I think he won today very easy. It seems he's playing well," Nadal said about Haas.
World No. 8 Gilles Simon of France dismissed the last Australian standing in the 2009 men's draw, overcoming an early challenge to defeat Chris Guccione 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.
He next faces Croatian Mario Ancic, who battled past countryman Ivo Karlovic 5-7, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in three hours and 34 minutes.
With Guccione's exit, it marks the first time since 2002 that no Aussie has reached the third round. Wild cards Brydan Klein and Bernard Tomic lost their second matches on Wednesday, while 2005 finalist Lleyton Hewitt bowed out in his opening match to Chilean Fernando Gonzalez.
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