Novak Djokovic has eased into the third round of the Australian Open, defeating Frenchman Quentin Halys in straight sets to continue assault on a sixth title at Melbourne Park.
For two sets, Djokovic was in relentless form against the teenager, winning 6-1 6-2 7-6 (7-3) in 100 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.
It was only in the third set that the wildcard made it a contest.
Djokovic breezed through the first two sets in under an hour without facing a break point.
Halys finally earned one early in the second set, taking advantage to race to a 2-0 lead.
But the Serb wore him down, breaking back and then claiming a third-set tiebreaker set to seal his berth in the last 32.
Without a win against a player ranked in the top 80, the 19-year-old Frenchman was on a hiding to nothing against the dominant world No.1.
Djokovic's defence wore down his younger opponent.
Across more than an hour and a half, he hit just 14 unforced errors, denying Halys a way into the match.
The world No.187 produced the shot of the match in the tiebreaker - curling a shot around the net post from a wide position - but could not match Djokovic's legendary consistency.
Djokovic's reward is a third-round meeting with Denis Kudla or Andreas Seppi, most likely back on Rod Laver Arena.
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