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SPORTSTuesday 26 January 2016
Murray Advances, Raonic Beats Wawrinka in Australia
Continued from page 17 Milos Raonic of Canada makes a forehand return to Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland during their Azarenka next faces No.
fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Mon- 7 Angelique Kerber, who
In the other quarter of the day, Jan. 25, 2016. beat fellow German An-
draw, Milos Raonic perse- nika Beck 6-4, 6-0.
vered with his serve-and- (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Two nights after her dra-
volley game plan and matic win over Ivanovic,
withstood a strong come- needing an injury timeout two-time Australian Open Strycova 6-2, 6-4. A grow- Madison Keys followed her
back from 2014 champion for treatment on his right champion Victoria Aza- ing favorite for the title in a out of the tournament.
Stan Wawrinka for a 6-4, hand. renka advanced with a strong comeback from two Keys needed medical at-
6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3 win. On the women’s side, 6-2, 6-4 win over Barbora injury-interrupted seasons, tention on her upper left
Wawrinka was the only leg while up a set against
man to beat top-ranked Chinese qualifier Zhang
Novak Djokovic in a Grand Shuai, and limped through
Slam match last year — the end of a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
the French Open final — defeat.
and the last man to beat Zhang, who was 0-14 in
him at Melbourne Park Grand Slam matches en-
since 2010. tering this tournament, will
Raonic lost to Djokovic in play Johanna Konta, who
the quarterfinals here last had a 4-6, 6-4, 8-6 win over
year. This time, he’ll be 2015 semifinalist Ekaterina
facing No. 23 Gael Monfils, Makarova and became
who reached the last eight the first British woman since
in Australia for the first time Jo Durie in 1983 to advance
in 11 trips with a 7-5, 3-6, to the quarterfinals in Aus-
6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Andrei tralia. He said he felt fitter,
Kuznetsov. faster and more confident
Monfils delighted the going to the net more fre-
crowd with his acrobatic quently, and all that com-
game, including a full- bined to produce his first
stretch dive onto the hard win in five matches against
court that resulted in him No. 4-ranked Wawrinka.q
