In scorching heat, top seeds make cool progress
Associated Press : Melbourne, Fri Jan 18 2013, 00:47 hrs
Related
Top Stories
- Spot-fixing: Chandila was in touch with four sets of bookies, says Delhi Police
- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives, to hold talks with PM on boundary, water issues
- IPL 2013: Delhi Daredevils crash to defeat, finish last
- Jaganmohan's wife attacks CBI, accuses it of working at Congress behest
- Blast accused death: UP govt seeks CBI probe, FIR against 42 persons
Among the other men advancing were sixth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro, who beat Benjamin Becker 6-2, 6-4, 6-2, and 2008 Australian finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who pretended to do pushups to disguise a fall during his 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-3 win over Japan's Go Soeda. Australia's Bernard Tomic went through to the third round along with No. 9 Richard Gasquet, No. 13 and Milos Raonic of Canada. Tomic will face Federer in the third round on Sunday. Djokovic plays his third-round match on Friday against Radek Stepanek. Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek were knocked out 3-6, 5-7 by South African Kevin Anderson and Israeli Jonathan Erlich.
Please read our terms of use before posting comments
Live another day
Spot fixing: Defending IPL, Warner attacks Aus press
Bowlers drag Royal Challengers Bangalore into a Royal mess
Hyderabad, the rising: Sunrisers move into fourth place, ahead of Bangalore
TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s).
Editors’ Pick
- Quake-hit and shaken, Bhaderwah spends nights in the open
- UP blast accused dies on way to jail, govt wanted to drop case against him
- Former civil aviation secy changes mind, seeks airport security exemption as EC
- BCCI suspects Gujarat players in other teams were also approached
- Police on money trail, Sreesanth in fresh trouble
- Chhattisgarh 'encounter' leaves 8 villagers dead, no Maoist link yet
- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives today, PM to seek early revival of border talks
