Australian Open Heroes

World No. 1 Roger Federer had to work hard to play with world 203 Japan's Takeo Suzuki. Federer finally beat Suzuki 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in 113 minutes which is much longer than people predicted before.

World No. 2 Amelie Mauresmo beat World No. 44 Dinara Safina 2-6, 6-1, 6-0. Safina is younger sister of men's fourth seed Marat Safin.

Four-time champion Andre Agassi outclassed German Rainer Schuettler 6-3, 6-1, 6-0 in 87 minutes in what was a re-match of their 2003 final that Agassi won.

Fourth-seeded Sharapova cast aside Lindsay Lee-Waters of the United States 4-6, 6-0, 6-3. In the third round, the fourth seed will play with China's Li Na who outclassed Japanese 28th seed Shinobu Asagoe 6-3, 6-4 and became the third Chinese woman player to advance into the third round of the Australian Open.

Fifth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova, the reigning US Open champion,beat Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-3 and will play either 29th seed Gisela Dulko or Mariana Diaz-Oliva in the next round.

Seventh seeded Serena Williams outclassed Madagascan Dally Randriantefy in a 6-3, 6-0 win which only last 48 minutes.

China's Li Na reaches for a backhand during her 6-3, 6-4 victory over Japan's Shinobu Asagoe, 28th seed, in their second round match at the Australian Open at a court in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia Wednesday, Jan.19, 2005.