Canadians Shapovalov, Diallo both bounced from Australian Open in 2nd round

Canada's Denis Shapovalov has been eliminated from the Australian Open after falling to Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in second-round play in Melbourne.

Musetti, the tournament's No. 16 seed, beat the 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., 7(7)-6, 7(8)-6, 6-2.

Shapovalov struggled with unforced errors, committing 62 across the two-hour 42-minute match.

Montreal's Gabriel Diallo was also ousted from the tournament with a 7(7)-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 second-round loss to No. 19-seed Karen Khachanov.

The 23-year-old Diallo fired 15 aces across the three-hour 14-minute match but struggled to break Khachanov, converting on 1 of 5 chances.

Leylah Fernandez, of Laval, Que., remains in the mix in the women's singles draw and will face third-seeded American Coco Gauff in the third round.

Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe, the second seeds in Melbourne, face Anna Siskova of Czechia and Maia Lumsden of Great Britain in the women's doubles second round.

Iga Swiatek rushed through the first set in 26 minutes and completed her 6-0, 6-2 second-round win over Rebecca Sramkova in an hour.

The five-time Grand Slam champion makes a habit of advancing quickly through the early rounds at the majors. She's won almost 12 per cent of her sets in Grand Slams by 6-0, which puts her in exclusive company.

So when No. 49-ranked Sramkova ended a seven-game losing run by holding serve on Thursday, she raised her arm to acknowledge the applause from the Rod Laver Arena crowd. It was one of the few chances she had to celebrate.

"It was good to play in such an efficient way and just finish it quick," Swiatek said. "Also, you know, just feel the court and how it is in RLA."

Second-seeded Swiatek next faces 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma