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This is an archive article published on January 19, 2008
Federer survives Serbian scare
Roger Federer reckons the four-and-a-half hours that he spent struggling to survive at the Australian Open might turn a few of his hairs gray.
Roger Federer reckons the four-and-a-half hours that he spent struggling to survive at the Australian Open might turn a few of his hairs gray. There was never a letup in the tension as Federer was forced repeatedly to rally from behind before outlasting 49th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 5-7, 7-6 7-1, 5-7, 6-1, 10-8 today to advance to the fourth round of the tournament he has won the last two years.
James Blake, seeded 12th, came back from two sets down, then from a double break in the fourth before beating veteran French Sebastien Grosjean 4-6, 2-6, 6-0, 7-6 7-5, 6-2 to keep American hopes alive after Sam Querrey fell to No. 3 Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.
Seventh-seeded Fernando Gonzalez, who lost the final here last year to Federer, was ousted 6-2, 6-7 4-7, 6-3, 6-1 by Croatia8217;s Marin Cilic, who had never gone past the first round in three previous majors.
No. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova was beaten 6-3, 6-4 by 18-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland and No. 6 Anna Chakvetadze lost 6-7 6-8, 6-1, 6-2 to No. 27 Maria Kirilenko. Fourth-seeded Ana Ivanovic reached the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over No. 28 Katarina Srebotnik.
Home favourite Lleyton Hewitt survived a stunning collapse in the early hours of Sunday morning to beat Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 4-6 7-5 7-5 6-7 6-3 in a titanic third-round. The match ended at 4.33am, the latest finish at a Grand Slam.
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