Summary

  • Day two of Australian Open from Melbourne Park

  • Use play icon at top of page to listen to BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentary (UK only)

  • Emma Raducanu beats Sloane Stephens 6-0 2-6 6-1

  • Andy Murray beats Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-4

  • Dan Evans knocks out David Goffin 6-4 6-3 6-0

  • Heather Watson defeats Mayar Sherif 6-3 5-7 6-2

  • Liam Broady beaten 6-4 6-4 6-3 by Nick Kyrgios

  • Harriet Dart loses 6-3 6-0 to Iga Swiatek

  1. Watson set uppublished at 05:07 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    Watson 6-3 1-0* Sherif

    It continues to go well for Heather Watson who has the first set in the bag against Egypt's Mayar Sherif on court eight.

    The 29-year-old Brit broke in the first game and another break at the end of the set sealed the deal.

    She's just held at the start of the second too.

  2. Murray retrieves a breakpublished at 05:05 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    *Murray 6-1 2-4 Basilashvili

    Oh, ouch.

    Big double fault from Basliashvili, seemingly out of nowhere, and Murray rescues one of the breaks.

    Can he keep the pressure on?

  3. Break point to Murraypublished at 05:04 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    Murray 6-1 1-4 Basilashvili*

    Murray's going to get another go, though, as Basilashvili snatches a backhand into the net.

  4. Deuce on Basilashvili servepublished at 05:03 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    Murray 6-1 1-4 Basilashvili*

    Ace out wide!

    Deuce.

  5. Postpublished at 05:03 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    Murray 6-1 1-4 Basilashvili*

    Great one-two punch from Basilashvili.

    30-40. Another chance for Murray.

  6. Postpublished at 05:02 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    Murray 6-1 1-4 Basilashvili*

    What a shot! Murray scampers to meet a Basilashvili drop shot and, with a whirl of the wrists, drops his own response smack on the baseline. Lovely.

    Murray then absorbs all of Basilashvili's pace, clinging on in a rally, and he's rewarded as the Georgian larrups the ball long to gift him two break back points.

  7. 'Murray needs to adjust to keep in the set'published at 05:01 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    Murray 6-1 1-4 Basilashvili*

    Chanda Rubin
    American former world number six on BBC Radio 5 Live

    At what point do you change? That's where Andy Murray is right now. He's got to work out what to adjust to keep himself in the second set.

  8. Basilashvili breaks againpublished at 04:59 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    Murray 6-1 1-4 Basilashvili*

    Up to the net comes Murray - and into the tape goes the ball!

    Four games in a row for Basilasvhili.

  9. Postpublished at 04:58 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    *Murray 6-1 1-3 Basilashvili

    Ouch. Andy Murray double faults to slip 15-30 down.

    Basilashvili is back in the groove with his backhand, though, and it earns him another break point.

  10. Basilashvili holdspublished at 04:54 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    *Murray 6-1 1-3 Basilashvili

    A couple of longer rallies seem to have helped Basilashvili relocate his rhythm as he finally gets Murray on the run.

    Murray then drags a cross-court attempt of his own wide to help Basilashvili hold.

  11. 'Basilashvili backhands were so impressive'published at 04:52 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    Murray 6-1 1-2 Basilashvili*

    Chanda Rubin
    American former world number six on BBC Radio 5 Live

    This is why it is so important to stay in a match - you can turn things around so quickly at the start of the set.

    Basilashvili is right back in that match - those last backhands were so impressive.

  12. Basilashvili breakspublished at 04:49 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    Murray 6-1 1-2 Basilashvili*

    Murray has a mini-chunter to himself after missing a first serve...

    ...And he sends the ball low into the net in a missed attempt at a counterpunch to hand Basilashvili his first break.

  13. Break points to Basilashvilipublished at 04:48 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    *Murray 6-1 1-1 Basilashvili

    Basilashvili produces his best forehand for a while to kill off another long rally.

    This is a bit more like it now, the ball coming a little sweeter off Basilashvili's racquet, and he earns himelf three break points with a bruising backhand winner...

  14. Watson in frontpublished at 04:46 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    *Watson 3-2 Sherif

    Meanwhile, Heather Watson is a break up on Mayar Sherif out on court eight.

    There are five more Brits in action today after Harriet Dart lost to 2020 French Open champ Iga Swiatek earlier this morning.

  15. Basilashvili on the boardpublished at 04:44 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    *Murray 6-1 1-1 Basilashvili

    A 25-shot rally, the longest since the first point of the match, goes the way of Nikoloz Basilashvili.

    Basilashvili still can't buy a first serve but he gets himself to game point and finally ends Murray's streak of seven games in a row with a much-needed ace.

  16. 'Basilashvili's head has dropped'published at 04:41 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    Murray 6-1 1-0 Basilashvili*

    Gigi Salmon
    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra tennis commentator at Melbourne Park

    Murray has said he would like to get to 50 career titles and another good deep run at a Grand Slam, but to do that he needs to get through early matches easily.

    He has hot to take advantage that Basilashvili's head has dropped.

  17. Murray holdspublished at 04:41 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    Murray 6-1 1-0 Basilashvili*

    A grunt of frustration from Basilashvili as he drags yet another strike down the line out, and a nasty slip at the net by the Georgian hurries Murray along to a hold.

    Basilashvili's left foot just slid out from underneath him. He seems OK for the time being.

  18. Postpublished at 04:40 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    *Murray 6-1 Basilashvili

    Andy Murray will serve to get the second set under way.

  19. 'Being a teenage Grand Slam champion interrupted growing up'published at 04:39 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Melbourne Park

    Iga SwiatekImage source, Iga Swiatek column

    The Grand Slams present the opportunity for us to work with some of the world's biggest WTA stars, providing you with insight into their careers and lives through regular player columns.

    At Melbourne, 2020 French Open Iga Swiatek - who beat Britain's Harriet Dart earlier today - will be our subject.

    In her opening column, the 20-year-old discusses what it was like unexpectedly winning a Grand Slam title as a teenager, coping with the attention of being such a young major champion and dealing with her own expectations.

    "Winning a Grand Slam is great but I think at my age it interrupted the peaceful process of growing up and developing my game," she says.

    Read Iga's first column here.

  20. Game and first set - Murraypublished at 04:36 Greenwich Mean Time 18 January 2022

    Murray 6-1 Basilashvili

    But Murray only needs one!

    Six games in a row for Muzza as he wins his first set at Melbourne Park for three years.