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Wawrinka Pushes Through Troicki Test

Fourth seed and 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka was pushed to the limit for his place in the second week at the Australian Open in Melbourne. The Swiss star overcame a determined No. 29 seed Viktor Troicki on Friday before prevailing 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(5) in their third-round clash. ”It was not always the best tennis, but I'm happy to have won the match,” said Wawrinka. “That's all that counts. In general, I had good momentum [and] in the second, third and fourth set, I was playing better. But [it was] tough conditions, quite windy, not easy to really play well or have good rhythm. I'm really happy just to get through.” The normally steady Wawrinka lost the timing on his...

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Murray Sails Into Second Week In Melbourne

On a Friday filled with marathon matches, top seed Andy Murray avoided a similar fate by breezing into fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over No. 29 seed Sam Querrey. "I thought I did pretty good today,” said Murray, who admitted his right ankle his right ankle felt better. “The start of the match was hard [as] Sam came out serving big. He was really going for his shots. The end of that first set was important. He had a break point at 3-4. When I saved that and broke the next game, the momentum was with me. I started to serve a bit better and put a lot more returns back...

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Tsonga Survives Sock In Melbourne; In-Form Evans Beats Tomic

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the No. 12 seed, passed a stern test from No. 23 seed Jack Sock on Friday with flying colours, moving into the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne with a 7-6(4), 5-7, 7-6(8), 6-3 win. Neither player faced a break point in the opening set, but Tsonga jumped out to a 4/1 lead in the tie-break and grabbed the early advantage on his first set point chance. Both players traded service holds throughout the second set, but the Frenchman finally earned the first break of the match to lead 6-5. He comfortably held to love in the next game to take a commanding two-sets lead. Very little separated Sock and Tsonga in the third set, ultimately...

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