HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Australian Open day two

MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Highlights of the second day at the Australian Open on Monday(times GMT):

1238 DJOKOVIC THROUGH TO SECOND ROUND

Fourth seed Novak Djokovic started his bid for a 25th Grand Slam title with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Spain's Pedro Martinez. The Serbian will play Italian qualifier Francesco Maestrelli in the second round.

1212 RUUD BREEZES PAST BELLUCCI

Three-times Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud beat Italian Mattia Bellucci 6-1 6-2 6-4. The Norwegian 12th seed will take on Spaniard Jaume Munar in the second round.

1016 SWIATEK BATTLES PAST YUAN

Six-times Grand Slam winner and Polish world number two Iga Swiatek dug deep to beat Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue 7-6(5) 6-3 and set up a second-round clash with Czech Marie Bouzkova.

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1007 ANDREEVA BEATS VEKIC, SETS UP SAKKARI CLASH

Russian world number seven Mirra Andreeva overcame a first-set stumble to beat Croatia's Donna Vekic 4-6 6-3 6-0. The 18-year-old eighth seed faces Greece's former world number three Maria Sakkari in the second round.

0716 TEENAGER MBOKO ADVANCES IN STRAIGHT SETS

Two days after finishing runner-up in Adelaide, Canadian 19-year-old Victoria Mboko beat Australian wildcard Emerson Jones 6-4 6-1 to move into the second round.

0708 CILIC WINS 13 STRAIGHT GAMES AGAINST ALTMAIER

Croatian 37-year-old Marin Cilic beat Daniel Altmaier 6-0 6-0 7-6(3), winning 13 straight games before the German could get on the board.

Having also lost 12 games in a row in a 6-3 6-0 loss to Jaume Munar in Adelaide, it means the 27-year-old Altmaier has lost 25 straight games.

0645 TIEN OUTLASTS GIRON IN FIVE-SETTER

Learner Tien beat fellow American Marcos Giron 7-6(2) 4-6 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 in a match lasting three hours and 39 minutes, serving 21 aces and firing 68 winners to advance.

0459 ANISIMOVA BEGINS QUEST FOR FIRST MAJOR WITH EASY WIN

American fourth seed Amanda Anisimova strolled into the second round with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Switzerland's Simona Waltert in exactly an hour.

Anisimova, who reached the finals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open last year, is looking to win her first Grand Slam title.

0437 DOMINANT DE MINAUR STORMS INTO SECOND ROUND

Australian sixth seed Alex de Minaur played fast and efficient tennis to beat lucky loser Mackenzie McDonald 6-2 6-2 6-3, firing 32 winners to entertain the home crowd at Rod Laver Arena.

World number six De Minaur is looking to improve on his quarter-final run last year -- and to climb the rankings.

"Hopefully, six isn't my career-high ranking," he said.

0420 PEGULA THRASHES ZAKHAROVA

American sixth seed Jessica Pegula needed just 66 minutes at John Cain Arena to beat Russian Anastasia Zakharova 6-2 6-1 in the first round.

0400 CLINICAL RUBLEV ADVANCES

Russian 13th seed Andrey Rublev marched into the second round with a 6-4 6-2 6-3 victory over Italian Matteo Arnaldi.

0335 MEDVEDEV MOVES INTO SECOND ROUND

Three-times finalist and former world number one Daniil Medvedev beat Jesper de Jong 7-5 6-2 7-6(2) to advance.

0320 BIG-SERVING AMERICANS THROUGH IN STRAIGHT SETS

American Tommy Paul, the 19th seed, sent down 20 aces and fired 38 winners as he powered past compatriot Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-3 6-3.

Reilly Opelka had 23 aces and 45 winners in his 6-4 6-3 6-4 victory over Norway's Nicolai Budkov Kjaer.

0237 LINETTE KNOCKS OUT NAVARRO

Poland's Magda Linette fought back from a set down to upset American 15th seed Emma Navarro 3-6 6-3 6-3. Linette will play another American in the second round after Ann Li beat Camila Osorio 6-4 6-7(5) 7-5.

0224 AUGER-ALIASSIME RETIRES WITH INJURY

Portugal's Nuno Borges moved into the second round after Felix Auger-Aliassime retired from their match with what seemed like a thigh injury.

Borges was leading 3-6 6-4 6-4 when the seventh-seeded Canadian retired.

0223 GAUFF EASES INTO SECOND ROUND

American third seed Coco Gauff beat Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2 6-3 at Rod Laver Arena to move into the second round with her 75th Grand Slam main draw win.

She will next face Olga Danilovic, who eliminated Venus Williams with a stunning third-set comeback.

0145 KENIN OUSTED IN FIRST ROUND, HUNTER THROUGH

Former champion Sofia Kenin was knocked out by fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-3 6-2.

Australian qualifier Storm Hunter beat Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4 6-4 to move into the second round.

0043 PLAY UNDERWAY

Play got under way on the main showcourts at Melbourne Park with American third seed Coco Gauff beginning her bid for a third Grand Slam title against Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova on Rod Laver Arena.

On adjacent Margaret Court Arena, 11th seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia was in first-round action against Dutch Jesper de Jong.

Other top seeds, including Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek, are also scheduled across the show courts as the opening round continues in warm, sunny conditions.

ORDER OF PLAY ON MONDAY(Prefix number denotes seeding)

ROD LAVER ARENA (play begins at 0030 GMT/1130 AEDT)

3-Coco Gauff (U.S.) v Kamila Rakhimova (Uzbekistan)

Mackenzie McDonald (U.S.) v 6-Alex de Minaur (Australia)

Yuan Yue (China) v 2-Iga Swiatek (Poland)

Pedro Martinez (Spain) v 4-Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

MARGARET COURT ARENA (0030 GMT/1130 AEDT)

11-Daniil Medvedev (Russia) v Jasper de Jong (Netherlands)

Simona Waltert (Switzerland) v 4-Amanda Anisimova (U.S.)

Donna Vekic (Croatia) v 8-Mirra Andreeva (Russia)

Mattia Bellucci (Italy) v 12-Casper Ruud (Norway)

JOHN CAIN ARENA (0000 GMT/1100 AEDT)

Nuno Borges (Portugal) v 7-Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada)

6-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) v Anastasia Zakharova (Russia)

Yuliia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) v Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia)

Alexei Popyrin (Australia) v Alexandre Muller (France)