AUSTRALIAN OPEN DAY TWO SNAPSHOT
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Andy Murray - the three-time runner-up stepped up his title quest with a merciless straight-sets mauling of Australian Marinko Matosevic.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It's a different sport. I feel like women's tennis is a different sport to men's tennis." - Matosevic maintaining he'd never follow Murray's lead by employing a female coach despite his hammering at the hands of the two-time grand slam champion.
STAT OF THE DAY: Roger Federer's win over Simone Bolelli propelled the Swiss superstar into the Open's third round for the 16th successive year.
KEY MOMENT: Maria Sharapova saves two match points with blazing forehand winners before grinding out the second-round win over Russian qualifier Alexandra Panova.
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY: Apart from big guns Federer and Murray, fellow title hopefuls Tomas Berdych and Grigor Dimitrov also moved on, while women's dark horses Ekaterina Makarova and Karolina Pliskova joined Sharapova in advancing.
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