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Summary
Roger Federer and the Williams' sisters cruised to straight-set wins over foes Saturday at the Australian Open. Federer, the top seed on the men's side, ripped No. 31 Albert Montanes 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. R-Fed was his usual dominant self, not having his serve broken the entire match. No. 3 Novak Djokovic defeated Denis Istomin 6-1, 6-1, 6-2, while No. 6 Nikolay Davydenko toppled Juan Monaco 6-0, 6-3, 6-4. Djokovic needed just over 1 1-2 hours to dispatch Istomin, meaning he should be well-rested for No. 86 Lukasz Kubot, a walkover winner vs. injured 20th seed Mikhail Youzhny.Davydenko has lost just 15 games thus far, and could be a threat to win it all.On the women's side, No. 1 Serena took care of No. 32 Carla Suarez Navarro 6-0, 6-3, while No. 6 Venus handled Dellacqua 6-1, 7-6 (4).
