Title favourites Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams shrugged off a second day of intense heat to reach the Australian Open third round Wednesday alongside China's Li Na.

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Li Na beat was made to work hard before beating 16-year-old Belinda Bencic 6-0, 7-6 (5). (All AP and AFP images)

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Ice-cool top seed Serena Williams stayed on track for her sixth Australian Open title with a straight-sets demolition of Serbia's Vesna Dolonc. The world number one raced through the match in oven-like conditions on Rod Laver Arena to make the third round with a dominant 6-1, 6-2.

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Ana Ivanovic advanced to third round with a straight-sets win over German Annika Beck.

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Novak Djokovic stayed on track for a fourth consecutive Australian Open singles title with a 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 win over Leonardo Mayer of Argentina.

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Veteran Indian Mahesh Bhupathi and his American partner Rajeev Ram came from behind to beat Santiago Giraldo from Columbia and Joao Sousa from Portugal 4-6 6-3 6-4 in two hours and two minutes. They will now meet the second-seeded pair of Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares.

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Yuki Bhambri and his New Zealand partner Michael Venus recorded a straight-set win in their Grand Slam debut but Divij Sharan's Australian Open campaign ended in the first round. The 21-year-old Yuki and Venus defeated Spaniards Roberto Bautista Agut and Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-2 7-5 in their opening round contest.

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Eighth seed Stanislas Wawrinka battled past Alejandro Falla in four sets. The Swiss registered a 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4 victory.

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Pat Rafter's Grand Slam comeback lasted just one match after he and Lleyton Hewitt lost in the first round of the Australian Open men's doubles. The Australian pair went down 6-4, 7-5 to American Eric Butorac and South African Raven Klaasen.

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Ivan DodigDodig became the tournament's 10th withdrawal or retirement, after a Grand Slam record-equalling nine players pulled out during the first round. "I was thinking I could maybe even die here," said Dodig.

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Australian Open, Day 3: Djokovic, Serena advance to third round

Title favourites Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams shrugged off a second day of intense heat to reach the Australian Open third round Wednesday alongside China's Li Na.