Federer eases through

World number one Roger Federer and home hope Lleyton Hewitt led the march of the seeds on day two of the Australian Open in Melbourne as British aspirations were ended by Andy Murray’s defeat.

Top-seeded Federer signalled his intentions with a 6-2 6-3 6-2 demolition of Denis Istomin, while British hope Murray fell 6-1 6-3 6-3 to Argentinian Juan Ignacio Chela.