Rafael Nadal advanced with ease while Kim Clijsters had to battle back to defeat Li Na. Roger Federer defeated Bernard Tomic in straight sets, as did Caroline Wozniacki over Jelena Jankovic.
Australian Open 2012: Tomas Berdych Advances With Four-Set Win
Tomas Berdych dropped the first set of his fourth round match with Nicolas Almagro, but rallied back to win the next three sets, all in tiebreakers, to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2012 Australian Open. Berdych struggled early, falling behind by a set after Almagro’s 6-4 win in the opener, but handled himself well over the course of the rest of the match, coming up big in each subsequent tiebreaker.
In the second set, Berdych pushed Almagro to 6-6, then barely put him away in the tiebreak, 7-5. The same story repeated itself in the third as Berdych and Almagro again fought to a stalemate at 6-6. Again, Berdych powered through the tiebreak, this time taking the set 7-6 (7-3).
Read Article >Australian Open 2012 Results: Kim Clijsters Rallies Back To Down Li Na
Defending Aussie Open champion Kim Clijsters had never lost a tiebreaker at the Grand Slam down under. And she wasn’t about to start.
Fighting off four match points, Clijsters won a second set tiebreaker 8-6.
Read Article >Australian Open 2012, Day 7: Rafael Nadal Downs Feliciano Lopez In Straight Sets
Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2012 Australian Open on Sunday, defeating Feliciano Lopez in straight sets. Nadal played with a heavily taped left ankle and right knee, but seemed to have no trouble against the 18th-ranked Spaniard, winning 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
Lopez served up 10 aces on the night, averaging 124.4 MPH on his first serves compared to just 108.8 for Nadal. Unsurprisingly, Nadal was much more technically sound throughout the match. Lopez had 50 unforced errors through three sets, compared to just 13 for Nadal. Lopez also hurt himself with six double faults on the night.
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