French 14th seed Gilles Simon battles cramps and a resurgent Gael Monfils to win a marathon third-round match in five sets that lasted nearly five hours on Saturday.
Women’s 10th seed Caroline Wozniacki capitalises on the inconsistency of opponent Lesia Tsurenko, advancing into the fourth round with a straight-sets victory.
Italian Andreas Seppi advanced to his first Australian Open fourth round with a five-set victory over big-serving Croatian Marin Cilic in five tough sets on Saturday.
Frenchman Jeremy Chardy advances to the fourth round in Melbourne for the first time, upsetting Juan Martin del Potro in five sets on Saturday afternoon.
He gritted, he groaned and he grumbled. But Andy Murray was also gutsy, and late Saturday afternoon he managed to score a third round victory over Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis.
Roaring through the first set 6-1, and then producing a virtual bagel to recover from a 0-3 deficit in the second, Serena Williams has ambled through 6-1 6-3 in an hour and six minutes against Ayumi Morita.
Top seed Victoria Azarenka has held off an inspired Jamie Hampton to move through to the fourth round of Australian Open 2013 with a 6-4 4-6 6-2 win on Rod Laver Arena Saturday.
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The Australian Open Junior Championships kick off today, with the world’s most promising junior talent embarking on Melbourne Park for the next eight days.
If you’re never sure what you’re going to get from Gael Monfils, you’re not alone – the elastically talented Frenchman plays like he doesn’t quite know himself.
On Saturday night, the tennis world will discover how much Bernard Tomic has improved in the last 12 months against the barometer that is Roger Federer.
Tonight Swiss maestro Roger Federer takes on a young man who believes he has served his apprenticeship - exciting Australian contender Bernard Tomic - for a place in the fourth round.
German Philipp Kohlschreiber always seems to fire in Melbourne and is a popular contender in the men's draw. He spoke candidly to australianopen.com about what makes him so special.