Djokovic cruises to last 32 at Australian Open

Novak Djokovic has eased into the third round of the Australian Open, defeating Frenchman Quentin Halys in straight sets to continue assault on a sixth title at Melbourne Park.

For two sets, Djokovic was in relentless form against the teenager, winning 6-1 6-2 7-6 (7-3) in 100 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.

It was only in the third set that the wildcard made it a contest.

Djokovic breezed through the first two sets in under an hour without facing a break point.

Halys finally earned one early in the second set, taking advantage to race to a 2-0 lead.

But the Serb wore him down, breaking back and then claiming a third-set tiebreaker set to seal his berth in the last 32.

Without a win against a player ranked in the top 80, the 19-year-old Frenchman was on a hiding to nothing against the dominant world No.1.

Djokovic's defence wore down his younger opponent.

Across more than an hour and a half, he hit just 14 unforced errors, denying Halys a way into the match.

The world No.187 produced the shot of the match in the tiebreaker - curling a shot around the net post from a wide position - but could not match Djokovic's legendary consistency.

Djokovic's reward is a third-round meeting with Denis Kudla or Andreas Seppi, most likely back on Rod Laver Arena.