Australian Open day two from Melbourne Park

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• 17 Jan 2015
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Sam Stosur has admitted to feeling the pressure in Australia. Source: News Corp Australia

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1.20pm — NISHIKORI BEGINS TOUGH ROAD

Japan's Kei Nishikori made short work of Spain's Nicolas Almagro. Source: AFP

US Open runner-up and men’s fifth seed Kei Nishikori brushed aside Spain’s Nicolas Almagro 6-4 7-6 6-2 this morning.

There are high hopes for the Japanese star after his impressive finish to 2014 but he faces one of the trickier draws in the men’s tournament.

If results go as expected Nishikori will have to defeat David Ferrer (fourth round) and Stan Wawrinka (quarters) just to reach a semi against tournament favourite Novak Djokovic.

But first he’ll play the winner of the Joao Souza-Ivan Dodig match which has just started on court 20.

12.30pm — STOSUR DEMOLISHES NICULESCU

Stosur dominated Niculescu’s serve in the second set. Source: Getty Images

SAM Stosur has become the second Australian woman through to the second round, crushing Romania’s Monica Niculescu 6-4 6-1.

Stosur cruised through the second set, breaking Niculescu’s serve four times to move on to an encounter with the winner of today’s game between Francesca Schiavone and Coco Vandeweghe.

She follows Aussie Jarmila Gajdosova into the second round.

Just watching Stosur playing awesome & also admiring her arms. Great set of guns right there 💪💪

— Sharni Layton (@Sharni_Layton)

12pm — STOSUR’S HOT START

Sam Stosur has settled any nerves she had entering the Australian Open. Source: Getty Images

SAM Stosur’s second serve and net game was rock solid in the first set of her match against Monica Niculescu this morning.

The Aussie women’s hope took the set 6-4, breaking Niculescu in the ninth game.

She hit 17 winners to five and only dropped four points on serve.

10am - SAM’S CHANCE TO ERASE UGLY STATISTIC

Sam Stosur has never made it past the fourth round of the Australian Open. Source: News Corp Australia

SAM Stosur has admitted it herself: the pressure of the Australian Open gets to her.

Today she battles the demons once more as she takes on Romania’s Monica Niculescu first up on Rod Laver Arena from 11am AEDT.

Stosur has never lived up to the higher expectations when playing in front of her home crowd, failing to make it beyond the fourth round in 12 attempts.

Three times she has been bundled out in the first round. On another three occasions, Stosur only made it as far as the second.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN DAY TWO SCHEDULE

(Aussies in italics, all times AEDT)

ROD LAVER ARENA

11am

20-Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Monica Niculescu (ROU)

4-Stan Wawrinka (SUI) v Marsel Ilhan (TUR)

1-Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Aljaz Bedene (SLO)

7pm Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) v Ze Zhang (CHN)

Shelby Rogers (USA) v Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)

MARGARET COURT ARENA

11am

Nicolas Almagro (ESP) v 5-Kei Nishikori (JPN)

Taylor Townsend (USA) v 8-Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)

Not Before 2:30pm

Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) v 29-Casey Dellacqua (AUS)

7pm

1-Serena Williams (USA) v Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL)

Lucas Pouille (FRA) v 17-Gael Monfils (FRA)

HISENSE ARENA

11am

Sloane Stephens (USA) v Victoria Azarenka (BLR)

Illya Marchenko (UKR) v 8-Milos Raonic (CAN)

4-Petra Kvitova (CZE) v Richel Hogenkamp (NED)

Not Before 5:00pm

Maria Torro-Flor (ESP) v 18-Venus Williams (USA)

SHOW COURT 2

11am

Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) v 16-Fabio Fognini (ITA)

Robin Haase (NED) v 18-Gilles Simon (FRA)

Olivia Rogowska (AUS) v Nicole Gibbs (USA)

Not Before 6pm

Kurumi Nara (JPN) v 6-Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)

Australian Open Day 2

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