Melbourne: Rafael Nadal shrugged off some heckling from a spectator before beating American qualifier Michael Mmoh 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of the Australian Open.
Nadal was serving for the second set at 5-4 when a woman yelled out and made hand gestures as he prepared to serve. She yelled again at 30-0 and stadium security escorted her out of Rod Laver Arena.
He went back to work after the brief delay and hit two aces to finish off the set.
The 20-time major champion completed the match against the 177th-ranked Mmoh in 1 hour, 47 minutes.
Meanwhile, top-seeded Ashleigh Barty dropped a few more points in her second-round match at the Australian Open than her first - but the result was still the same.
After dropping just 10 points against Kovinic in her first round, Barty was far less consistent against Gavrilova, racking up 34 unforced errors.
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The 2019 French Open champion had her upper left thigh heavily taped during the match, though she played it down afterwards with a laugh.
In the tiebreaker, Barty lost several ugly points. Gavrilova, a wild card, failed to convert two set points.
But it was the top seed who eventually progressed into the next round of the tournament.
Sofia Kenin bows out
Defending champion Sofia Kenin is out of the Australian Open after a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Kaia Kanepi.
After her first-round win, Kenin talked about how nervous she was as the defending champion at a major for the first time.
And against Kanepi, she looked it.
She was near to tears during a changeover toward the end of the match.
The fourth-seeded Kenin only had 10 winners, while committing 22 unforced errors - Kanepi will face Donna Vekic next.
