HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Australian Open day two

MELBOURNE, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Highlights of day two of the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park on Tuesday. Times local (GMT +11):

MUGURUZA MARCHES INTO SECOND ROUND

Garbine Muguruza's bid for a first Australian Open title began with a bang as she trounced Russian lucky loser Margarita Gasparyan 6-4 6-0 in the opening match at Margaret Court.

Twice Grand Slam champion Muguruza reached the final in Melbourne Park last year but lost to surprise package Sofia Kenin.

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1110 PLAY GETS UNDERWAY

Play got underway under brilliant sunshine at Melbourne Park with the temperature hovering around 19 degrees Celsius (66.2°F).

There were no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 reported in the state of Victoria on Monday. (Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Himani Sarkar & Shri Navaratnam)