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Tuesday 26 January 2016

Upping the Andy

Andy Murray of Britain celebrates after defeating Bernard Tomic of Australia during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Mel-
bourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016.

(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Murray Advances, Raonic Beats Wawrinka in Australia

JOHN PYE style before advancing any time if she went into la- bulance and was admitted tired,” he said. “As the day
AP Sports Writer to the quarterfinals with a bor — even if it meant miss- overnight. went on and I decided to
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) scrappy 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4) win. ing a chance at a drought- “I just can’t believe some- play, I started to focus a
— In the darker moments, “The last few days were breaking fifth Australian fi- thing like that happened little better. Certainly I was
when the medical needs of very, very tough. A lot of nal. The two-time major win- a few days ago. It’s shock- trying to just concentrate
his family were becoming emotions, things sort of ner was playing in the third ing,” Murray said. “Nige on the match when I was
more urgent, Andy Murray changing all of the time in round on Saturday when is an unbelievably fit guy. out there, but, like I said,
thought about leaving the my head,” Murray said. “It’s his father-in-law, Nick Sears, Very, very scary.” it’s been a hard, hard few
Australian Open before the been a stressful few days, who was in Melbourne as Murray reported that his days.”
fourth round. but I’ll try to rest up the next Ana Ivanovic’s coach, father-in-law had been re- Next up for Murray will be
The stress was obvious Mon- few days to get ready for needed sudden medical leased from the hospital, No. 8 David Ferrer, a two-
day, when an agitated the next one.” in a nearby stadium. Sears was feeling OK and was time semifinalist, who held
Murray yelled and berated Murray’s wife, Kim, is due had to be taken from Rod heading home. Murray was off No. 10-seeded John Is-
himself repeatedly and to have their first baby next Laver Arena, where he was staying, for now. ner 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.
had trouble dealing with month and he promised watching Ivanovic play, to “To be honest, when I woke
Bernard Tomic’s unusual he’d fly back to Britain at a nearby hospital by am- up I felt quite drained, quite Continued on page 20