Drop shot from Federer and Gasquet gets to it, but he overcooks his backhand in response.

An audible "ooh!" of surprise from the crowd as Federer double faults, before an attempted volley ends up nestling in the net.

A better drop-shot winner helps him on his way to a hold, though.

There's some real elegance in Richard Gasquet, as another glorious, spinny backhand goes firing past Roger Federer.

A swipe from Federer finds the net, before a return from the Swiss goes sailing out.

A shake of the head from Federer as he makes a meal of an overhead, slamming the ball into the foot of the net with Gasquet rooted behind the baseline.

Gasquet puts a bit of frustration into a whippy forehand winner, before he drifts wide on the backhand. As you were.

A double fault from Gasquet, and the first set is Federer's!

Just the 27 minutes needed for him to close that one out.

Backhand to backhand reigns for a while, before Federer opens his chest and spins a glorious shot down the line to go 0-30 up.

Another backhand winner from Federer! Three set points come rattling along in no time.

Again, Federer hurries Gasquet at the net and again, Gasquet sends his backhand over the baseline.

A dinky volley doesn't go Federer's way though, Gasquet movnig his feet well to flick a forehand beyond the defending champion, before Federer clatters down an ace. He's a game away from taking the first set.

A couple of holds of serve each for Novak Djokovic and Albert Ramos-Vinolas over on Margaret Court Arena. Djokovic is closing in. He's two games away from round four.

Hawkeye goes Richard Gasquet's way as an out call is overturned on a second serve.

He's trying to push Federer out wide to his left and it works, as back-to-back backhands from Fed find the net.

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A beauty! Richard Gasquet is struggling as Federer sends ball after ball into the corner, but a lovely slice goes spiralling past Federer.

An ace takes us to 30-30, before he tidies up with a nice forehand.

Federer swipes a forehand into the net cord and comes off worst, but a loopy return from Gasquet drags the game back to deuce.

Break point number two comes up, as a lovely backhand hurries Gasquet. And there's the break! A thunderous forehand secures the game for Federer, followed by a "come on!"

An angled backhand from Federer doesn't quite find the line, but he looks better when he's forcing Gasquet to move around, as a forehand finds the net.

Oh, that's nice! Federer nails a shot cross court, both feet off the air as he swipes the ball right into the corner, and that's break point.

Saved in style by Gasquet! Deuce.

Novak Djokovic strikes what may well be the killer blow. It's another lengthy game that could go either way, like many others in this match, but Djokovic breaks Albert Ramos-Vinolas' serve with the help of the net cord.

With a two-set lead and a break in the third it's hard to see past the six-time champion now, injury or not.

The backhand is not quite firing for Roger Federer yet, as another swipe finds the net.

That's nice, though, Federer approaching the next and rushing Richard Gasquet through a forehand. He nets, and Federer holds..

Successive backhands from Roger Federer finds the net, before Richard Gasquet pushes him wide with the serve.

Another love hold to get us going.

A nice little rally first up, one that Roger Federer wins with a little dab forehand at the net.

Long goes Richard Gasquet, and Federer holds his serve in a minute-long game.

Time for some more tennis, I reckon.

It'll be Roger Federer to serve first.

Gasquet has won just two of his previous 18 meetings with Federer - his last victory came in 2011 in Rome.

The world number 31 has reached the last 16 on four occasions in Melbourne. He fell in the third round last year to Grigor Dimitrov.

Victory today would see him end a seven-mtach losing streak against top five players on the ATP Tour.

Gasquet hasn't beaten a top five player since he knocked Stan Wawrinka out of Wimbledon in 2015.

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