Federer marches into third round in Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Defending champion Roger Federer advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jonas Bjorkman on Wednesday.

It was Federer's second lopsided win over Bjorkman in the last three Grand Slam tournaments. He beat the 34-year-old Swede in straight sets in the Wimbledon semifinals last year as a warmup to beating Rafael Nadal in the final.

The heat that forced dozens of matches to be delayed until after sundown on Tuesday, had relented by Wednesday morning, with matches on all courts starting on time in temperatures around 90 degrees.

-- AP