Su-Wei inspires upset-spree

Su-Wei inspires upset-spree
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Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic fought back from a set down to beat a gallant Gael Monfils 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 in unforgiving heat on Thursday. Djokovic, untroubled by scorching conditions at Melbourne Park, beat the Frenchman -- taking his head-to-head count to 15-0 -- to move into the third round.

Melbourne: Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic fought back from a set down to beat a gallant Gael Monfils 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 in unforgiving heat on Thursday. Djokovic, untroubled by scorching conditions at Melbourne Park, beat the Frenchman -- taking his head-to-head count to 15-0 -- to move into the third round.

Hobbling former champion Stan Wawrinka was knocked out of the Australian Open by American Tennys Sandgren on Thursday, losing 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 on the Margaret Court Arena. The Swiss 32-year-old looked to be struggling with his movement against the world number 97, clutching his knee throughout the match, especially when forced wide. Sandgren, 26, played rock-solid tennis to claim only his second grand slam singles victory having opened his account against Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in the first round.

Lucky loser Bernarda Pera sent ninth seed Johanna Konta tumbling out of the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday with a 6-4, 7-5 upset in blazing sunshine on court two while Dark horse David Goffin's Australian Open hopes went up in smoke as he fell to a 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-1, 7-6(4) to French veteran Julien Benneteau Maria Sharapova suffered a late wobble in the blazing centre court heat before easing past 14th seed Anastasija Sevastova 6-1, 7-6(4) to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday.

Sharapova wavered when serving for the match at 5-4, allowing Sevastova to drag the match into a tiebreak, but the Russian doubled down on her baseline firepower to raise three match points quickly.

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