Robertson sets up O'Sullivan clash

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The Australian, the only man to have captured two ranking titles this season, was always in command having opened a 4-0 lead and comfortably disposed of the world number 17 from Wales.

A run of 68 that completed his success was the 25-year-old's second highest of the match and Robertson insisted the lack of high breaks had been due to the conditions in the Crucible arena.

"I don't think it could have been any worse," he said. "It was boiling hot and almost impossible to play well. Neither Ryan or I could control the cue ball and there were a lot of kicks. It was just incredible.

"Hopefully the tables will play a lot better for my match against Ronnie. I think regardless of that I'll really be up for it and that I will play a lot better. I've beaten Ronnie twice this season so far and that gives me a lot of confidence. They were shorter matches but over the best of 25 it gives you a lot more freedom."

Day agreed it had been a low-quality encounter and the table had not been conducive to producing the desired standard.

"It was quite a poor game all day," said the 27-year-old from Bridgend. "We can both play a lot better than we did. It was a struggle.

"I hope they re-cloth the table for Neil's next match otherwise he could struggle again. We were chatting between frames and saying the cushions were an absolute joke - you didn't know where you were with them."

A run of eight consecutive frames enabled Mark Selby to turn around his first-round match against 10th seed Stephen Lee and complete a 10-7 victory.

Stephen Hendry, meanwhile, averted a second consecutive first-round exit from this event as he fought back for a 10-7 victory against David Gilbert.