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Good morning/evening depending on your time zone... Welcome to our live coverage of the Third Round of the Australian Open. I'm just about to pour myself a coffee as we wait for the first matches to get underway

Jen Offord
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Jen Offord
Updated 23/01/2016 at 13:34 GMT
J. Sousa
A. Murray
Sousa 1-1 Murray: Murray finding his feet here, lurking behind the baseline, and Sousa holding to love.
J. Sousa
A. Murray
Murray grabs a drink of water, and is met with some somewhat tuneless serenading from the stands.
J. Sousa
A. Murray
Sousa 0-1 Murray: With a bit of luck from the net, Murray holds from the start.
J. Sousa
A. Murray
Murray to serve.
J. Sousa
A. Murray
Sousa's baseball cap is turned backwards, and his shirt is a fetching green. Murray is in a grey shirt and black shorts.
J. Sousa
A. Murray
Murray and Sousa are on court - the world number two is welcomed with whoops.
J. Sousa
A. Murray
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J. Sousa
A. Murray
Andy Murray takes on Joao Sousa on the Margaret Court Arena in the first game of the evening session. They're familiar foes, of course, and the Portuguese is seeded 32nd in this Slam.
Time for a nap. We'll be back in an hour with more live commentary of the afternoon games, including Andy Murray's 4th Round clash against Joao Sousa.
G. Monfils
S. Robert
G. Monfils
S. Robert
Monfils 7-5 6-3 6-2 Robert. He probably thought he was going to get an ace there, as Robert extended wide to return the serve, he gets a touch to it but the return is out. Game, set, match to Monfils, who goes on to the next round.
G. Monfils
S. Robert
Monfils 7-5 6-3 5-2 Robert. Apparently he will, and Monfils will have to wait it out for his serve
G. Monfils
S. Robert
Monfils 7-5 6-3 5-1 Robert. That's how you do it. Monfils blasts a couple of aces past Robert, finishes off with a drop shot, will Robert put up a fight here?
G. Monfils
S. Robert
Monfils 7-5 6-3 3-0 Robert. Monfils taps the ball over the net to take another game. Robert is looking tired from the ground he's having to cover on the court, I'd be surprised if his point scoring took an upward trajectory at this stage.
G. Monfils
S. Robert
Monfils 7-5 6-3 Robert. Monfils wins the second set in 34 minutes - 10 minutes quicker than the first set.
G. Monfils
S. Robert
Monfils 7-5 4-3 Robert. Stephane Robert making this look more like the hokey-cokey than a grand slam, securing a point from behind his own back, through the legs then on to a passing shot. Mofils still has the edge.
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D. Ferrer
S. Johnson
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D. Ferrer
S. Johnson
Ferrer 6-1 6-4 6-4 Johnson. But it's all ok, because Johnson can't break his serve. Ferrer wins game, set and match and goes through to the final 16.
D. Ferrer
S. Johnson
Ferrer 6-1 6-4 5-4 Johnson. All starting to get a bit scrappy over on Court 2. Ferrer just two points from the next round, gave the game away with some faults that just made him look a bit like he was on the ropes. He's serving for the match now.
G. Monfils
S. Robert
Monfils 5-5 Robert. That was exciting. A cracking rally between the two men covering the whole court, both hoping to outwit the other with some well-deployed drop shots and spin. Robert just sends it wide of Monfils' left service court.