Novak Djokovic will continue his Australian Open campaign on Thursday with Andrey Kuznetsov on the other side of the net. Santiago Giraldo and Steve Johnson are also in second-round action.

(1) Novak Djokovic vs. Andrey Kuznetsov

Djokovic and Kuznetsov will be going head-to-head for the first time in their careers when they meet in round two of the Australian Open on Thursday. The season is not off to a dominant start for Djokovic, who had looked nothing short of invincible last fall. The top-ranked Serb was stunned in the Doha quarterfinals by Ivo Karlovic and he was not in scintillating form against Aljaz Bedene in his Melbourne opener. Still, Djokovic had more than enough to ease into the last 64 with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win.

Kuznetsov is a similar opponent who plays on top of the baseline, hits clean groundstrokes, moves well, but does not possess immense firepower. The…