Overnight at the Australian Open - Classy Jo Konta through, Edmund and Watson crash out

ByEurosport

Updated 19/01/2017 at 08:32 GMT

Everything you need to know from the overnight action from Melbourne Park with mixed fortunes for Britain's stars.

Heather Watson reacts to defeat

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Jo Konta sealed her place in the third round of the Australian Open with a comfortable win over 19-year-old Japanese prospect Naomi Osaka in just under 90 minutes.

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The British No 1 was dominant on the big points and easily saw of her opponent who had never failed to reach the third round of a Grand Slam.

As for her compatriot Kyle Edmund, it was much harder going. The 22-year-old, who has risen to No 46 in the world rankings, appeared to struggle with a foot injury in the first set, eventually calling the trainer at 5-2.

But his serve let him down against the much more consistent Pablo Carreno Busta and he eventually lost 6-2 6-4 6-2.

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There were no such problems for Grigor Dimitrov, however, with the Bulgarian easing through in four sets against Hyeon Chung, despite losing the opener. After his 1-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 victory, he will now face Richard Gasquet, after the Frenchman's 6-1 6-1 6-1 victory over Carlos Berlocq.

Thursday's highlights

Karolina Pliskova handed out a lesson to Russian teenager Anna Blinkova in another impressive display. REPORT.
Milos Raonic provided further proof that he has a real chance of taking the title with a demolition of Gilles Muller. REPORT.
Dominika Cibulkova and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki both safely advanced to the third round with comfortable wins. REPORT.
David Ferrer recovered from a set down to beat unheralded American Ernesto Escobedo.

Britwatch

Aside from Konta and Edmund, Heather Watson suffered an agonising defeat to American qualifier Jennifer Brady. The 24-year-old blew five match points after winning the first set convincingly.

In better news for British fans, Andy Murray, who turned his ankle against 19-year-old starlet Andrey Rublev of Russia in their second-round clash, was seen practising on court without any apparent discomfort.

Murray: I rolled my ankle, but it's not too serious

Dan Evans will not be frustrated though after Australian partner Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the doubles.

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