We've had a glimpse there of what Veronika Kudermetova is capable of.

She will pounce on any Katie Boulter mistakes.

But, here comes Boulter. Kudermetova slams into the net and that takes us to deuce.

Katie Boulter struggling on that second serve and her forehand is floaty and doesn't have much power on it. Veronika Kudermetova takes full advantage to seal the break at her first opportunity.

Leon Smith
GB Davis Cup captain on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds

We are seeing Katie Boulter finishing at the net here which is something she is definitely looking to do more of which is important.

She's hitting the ground stroke with such pace and speed that she is going to have opportunities to come forward so it's a big part of her game that she can improve further.

Woops. Katie Boulter gets out to 30-0 on her serve but a couple of backhands into the net are followed by a double fault and suddenly Veronika Kudermetova has an opening at break point.

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Fourth seed Taylor Fritz has said he will donate his first-round prize money from the Australian Open to support victims from the Los Angeles wildfires.

The fires, which began on 7 January, have killed at least 25 people and are being marked as the most destructive in the city's history.

After beating Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin to reach the third round on Thursday, American Fritz pledged his 132,000 Australian dollars (£67,000) first-round prize.

"It's the least I can do. Southern California is my home and LA was my home for a very long time, so I'm just doing what I can possibly do to help," the 27-year-old said.

Full story.

Veronika Kudermetova matches that hold to 15 from Katie Boulter to get her first service game hold on the board.

Not much between these two at the moment.

Daniela Hantuchova
Former world number five on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

We are going to see wonderful ball striking from both players, their technique there is really nothing that can go wrong and it's a really tough one to call.

These two have never faced each other before.

Veronika Kudermetova has beaten top-30 players nearly 50 times in her career but just three times at Grand Slam level (3-6), most recently at 2022 Roland-Garros.

Katie Boulter is hoping to make the third round in Melbourne for the first time.

Good start from Katie Boulter.

She seals a hold to 15 with an ace. Confident statement from the British number one.

Away we go then in this second-round match.

Katie Boulter gets us under way.

When Katie Boulter beat Canada's Rebecca Marino on day two she helped to set a new British record. She became the sixth British player to win their first-round singles match at this year's Australian Open - the most in the nation's history during the Open era.

But it was a gritty performance from the 28-year-old British number one, who was nowhere near her best against 98th-ranked Marino and needed all of her competitive spirit to get over the line.

She faces another tough challenge in Veronika Kudermetova, who has had an inconsistent start to the year but, as a former top-10 player, could present Boulter with some problems.

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Daniela Hantuchova
Former world number five on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

You could just see Emma Raducanu moving into gear and funnily enough I was watching the end of the match with Katie Boulter's mum and she whispered in my ear that this is where Emma comes through and she has the strong mentality and has that fitness belief to lean into that's going to see her through this, she called it and she said in straight sets, she was right!

Raducanu handled it very well at the end when there was danger of it going to a decider.

Emma Raducanu's preparations for the opening Grand Slam of the season were hampered by a back injury and she needed treatment twice during her second-round match against Amanda Anisimova.

But she managed to find a way to beat Anisimova - a friend who is ranked 35th - in a tussle where there were 13 breaks of serve.

"To make it past the second round means a lot to me," said Raducanu.

"I thought I played really well in some big moments in that match.

"I was able to push past some pain."

Raducanu will play five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek in the last 32 on Saturday.

The good news is that play on the outside courts is also full steam ahead after rain disrupted play yesterday.

It looks like a lovely evening in Melbourne.

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Norwegian sixth seed Casper Ruud became the biggest casualty in the men's draw, losing 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 to 19-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik.

Carlos Alcaraz needed just 81 minutes to book his spot in the third round, while Novak Djokovic continued his pursuit of a record 25th major by beating Portuguese 21-year-old Jaime Faria in four sets.

We're expecting Katie Boulter to appear pretty soon at Melbourne Park.

American Alex Michelson has just beaten Australian James McCabe in straight sets on Court Three, where Boulter is due to take on Veronika Kudermetova next.

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Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca captured our attention by knocking out ninth seed Andrey Rublev in the first round on Tuesday, and he's off to a great start again today.

The 18-year-old qualifier, ranked 112th, has just won the opening set against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego.

Carlos Alcaraz said Fonseca will be on the "list of the best players in the world" very soon, so he's definitely one to keep an eye on.

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There were shocks aplenty in Melbourne yesterday, with high profile exits in both the men's and women's draw.

Last year's runner-up Zheng Qinwen was beaten in the second round by Laura Siegemund in the biggest shock of the tournament so far.

Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka avoided the same fate against Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, while fellow two-time winner Naomi Osaka also won, coming from a set down to beat Karolina Muchova 1-6 6-1 6-3.

BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Coverage from Melbourne Park has just started on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.

You can listen along to Tennis Breakfast at the top of this page.

British number one Katie Boulter will be in action shortly against Veronika Kudermetova.

Italian fourth seed Jasmine Paolini takes on Renata Zarazua in the last match on Rod Laver while 10th seed Danielle Collins faces Australian qualifier Destanee Aiava.

In the men's singles draw, Italian top seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner takes on Australian wildcard Tristan Schoolkate while compatriot Matteo Berrettini has just lost the first set to Danish 13th seed Holger Rune in a tie-break.

And last up on John Cain fifth seed Daniil Medvedev will face American qualifier Learner Tien.

We'll keep you up to date with all the latest scores and updates from across Melbourne Park as the day goes on!