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Sania Mirza registers easy win at Australian Open
Last updated on Jan 19, 2017, 12:10 am
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India's Sania Mirza along with her doubles partner Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova started their campaign at the 2017 Australian Open with a win in the first round.
They defeated Jocelyn Rae and Anna Smith of the United Kingdom in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 in just an hour.
Seeded fourth at the tournament, the Indo-Czech pair had won Apia International tennis tournament last week.
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Bopanna, Cuevas fight their way into round two
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Rohan Bopanna and his Uruguay's partner Pablo Cuevas went past Argentine-Brazilian pair of Maximo Gonzalez and Thomaz Bellucci in the first round of men's doubles event. They registered a 6-4, 7-6(7-4) victory in one hour and 24 minutes.
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Cilic, Kyrgois crash out in second round
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World number seven Marin Cilic was sent packing by Dan Evans in second round of the men's singles event. Evans won 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the next round.
Australian number one Nick Kyrgios lost to Andreas Seppi after taking a two set lead. Seppi won the match 1-6, 6-7(7-1), 6-4, 6-2, 10-8 to give one of the major upsets of tournament.
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Men's singles
Federer, Nishikori, Murray advance into next rounds
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Roger Federer advanced into the third round of men's singles after defeating Noah Rubin 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(7-3) in just over two hours.
Andy Murray overcame an ankle injury and defeated Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-0, 6-2 in straight sets.
Fifth seeded Kei Nishikori also had a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 win over France's Jeremy Chardy to reach the third round of the tournament.
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Women's singles
Angelique Kerber celebrates birthday in style; Venus advances too
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Top seeded women's singles player Angelique Kerber celebrated her 29th birthday with a win over fellow German Carina Witthoeft in the second round of the tournament. She won 6-2, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2 and will now face Kristyna Pliskova.
Venus Williams defeated Stefanie Voegele 6-3 6-2 in straight sets to reach the third round of Australian Open for the 13th time.
