Watch highlights as David Ferrer, the No. 21 seed, books his place in the third round for the 11th time with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 victory over American Ernesto Escobedo. Photo: Getty Images. Video Courtesy Tennis Australia.
Watch highlights as top seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut advance to the second round at the Australian Open on Thursday in Melbourne. Photo: Getty Images. Video Courtesy Tennis Australia.
Watch highlights as Milos Raonic eases past recent Sydney champion Gilles Muller in straight sets at the Australian Open on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images. Video Courtesy Tennis Australia.
Watch highlights as Denis Istomin beats six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in five sets on Thursday in Melbourne. Photo: Getty Images. Video Courtesy Tennis Australia.
Ninth seed and 2009 champion Rafael Nadal dominated 2006 finalist Marcos Baghdatis in a superb performance of attacking tennis on Thursday night at the Australian Open. Nadal improved to 9-1 lifetime against Baghdatis with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 win on Rod Laver Arena over two hours and 12 minutes. He opened up a 5-1 lead in the first set and won the first four games in the second set, then finished with a cross-court forehand winner to improve to a 47-10 mark at Melbourne Park. "I haven't played during the night here yet,” Nadal said during an on-court interview with fellow former World No. 1 Jim Courier. “So the conditions are different. The ball is lower so I had to...