Novak Djokovic brushed aside Italian qualifier Francesco Maestrelli 6-3 6-2 6-2 on Thursday to reach the Australian Open third round, as women's champion Madison Keys overcame a second-set wobble against Ashlyn Krueger to also advance.

Novak Djokovic has advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a victory over Francesco Maestrelli, his 399th Grand Slam singles match win. Djokovic dropped serve for the first time in the tournament and then won the next eight points to finish off the second-round match in straight sets.

Defending champions Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys will hope to avoid being on the end of a major upset as the second round of the Australian Open concludes on Thursday.

Men’s No 4 seed faces Italian qualifier in the second round on day five at Melbourne Park. Join Jonathan Howcroft for updates

Defending champion Madison Keys survived a tough second-set challenge on Thursday but overcame fellow American Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 7-5 to reach the third round of the Australian Open. After sweeping through the first set,