Nadal, Federer Reach Australian Open Third Round

World number one Rafael Nadal beat 17-year-old home hope Thanasi Kokkinakis in straight sets to reach the Australian Open third round on Thursday.

Nadal was kept on court for one hour and 53 minutes before winning 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 against the 570th-ranked Australian.

Swiss sixth seed Roger Federer also stormed into the third round of the Australian Open with a straight sets win over Slovenia's Blaz Kavcic on Thursday.

The 17-time Grand Slam champion played brilliantly in the opening two sets before winning 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) in one hour 47 minutes.