Players fight tough games at sweltering Australian Open

Extreme heat takes roll on players at the Australian Open as the temperature topped 43 degrees in Melbourne Park on Wednesday. Tennis is not only hot, but also tough for opponents of big names such as Serena,louis vuitton monogram canvas bags Djokovic and Li Na.Three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the third round after beating Argentine Leonardo Mayer in straight sets. The second seed stayed on track for his fifth Australian Open title and extended his winning streak at the Melbourne Park to 23 matches with a 6-0, 6-4 and 6-4 victory.The second round match was also the Serb's 26th consecutive win but Djokovic got a brief scare while serving at 3-0 in the first set when he turned over on his left ankle and tumbled to the court. But it appeared not so serious as he took the opening set in 22 minutes, just conceding eight points. 

Women's singles event top seed Serena Williams of United States took just 63 minutes to ease to a straight-sets victory against her Serb opponent Vesna Dolonc at 6-1, 6-2.As the oldest player to ever rank No.1,Custom USB Wired Gaming Keyboard Williams went 78-4 and won 11 titles in 2013. She also beat Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka back-to-back the week before last to win in Brisbane without dropping a single set.Paper Tissue Honeycomb BallsFourth Seed Li Na won 7-5 in the tiebreak of the second set to beat Swiss qualifier Belinda Bencic 6-0, 7-6(5). The two-time runner-up dominated the first set, playing only 22 minutes to win without dropping a game and conceding only 10 points.louis vuitton men handbags prices 

But Bencic put up more of a challenge in the second set and broke Li twice to force a tiebreak. But Li prevailed to win 7-5. It was Li's second straight match against a 16-year-old. She beat Croatian Ana Konjuh, the youngest player in the women's draw, in the first round.In men's event, third-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer overcame a slow start to beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino.Custom Teemo hat Ferrer trailed 0-3 in the opening set but managed to force a tiebreak, in which he won by 7-2. He then lost the second set 5-7 before taking control back in the final two sets at 6-0, 6-3.