Melbourne: Rafael Nadal continued his charge through the Australian Open on Thursday, crushing Croatian Roko Karanusic 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to comfortably reach the third round.
The Spanish top seed and world number one has lost just 11 games through two rounds with his hard-court form looking ominous.
"It was a good result today (Thursday)," he said. "The other guy played very irregular. Sometimes he played well, sometimes he had some mistakes. It was a tough match to get the rhythm, but the result is good."
Nadal is growing in confidence as he aims to lift his first Grand Slam title on the surface after a 2008 breakthrough.
"When you win in Toronto, you win in the Olympics, Montreal, Madrid, Indian Wells, all on this kind of surface, why you can't win a Grand Slam on hard court?" Nadal asked. "I always try. I'm trying to improve always on this surface."
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