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Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his Dutch partner Jean-Julien Rojer moved into the third round of the mens doubles event at the Australian Open, while Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray had time for jokes and smiles as they breezed into the mens singles fourth round.
Despite being given a tough time by their unseeded opponents Canadas Adeel Shamsuddin and Germanys Philip Mars in the first set, Aisam and Rojer recovered well to register a 7-6, 6-4 win.
The eighth-seeded pair will now meet Americas Eric Butorac and Brazils Bruno Soares, who are ranked 10th.
Djokovic, Murray entertain at Open
Meanwhile, world number one Djokovic destroyed injury-hit Nicolas Mahut 6-0, 6-1, 6-1, but he did his best to cheer up the Frenchman on his 30th birthday as he played to the crowd.
Credit to Nicolas, said Djokovic. He had some strapping around his knee and I felt sorry for him. Evidently he wasnt moving well, he wasnt able to perform his best, but he didnt want to retire and wanted to stay all the way. I wish him happy birthday.
Later, Murray won an entertaining match with Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-2, 6-0, which included many crowd-pleasing rallies and volleys.
Coach Ivan Lendl wouldve preferred more bread and butter points, serve and forehand finishes, but that was my style tonight and I hope everyone enjoyed it, said Murray.
Tsonga marches on
Meanwhile, Frances Jo-Wilfried Tsonga said not having a coach had done him no harm after taking just 90 minutes to power into the fourth round, blasting Portuguese Frederico Gil 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.
After putting Gil to the sword, Tsonga saw no pressing need to recruit a coach. Its not the first tournament Ive played without a coach, so I feel good, he said.
Meanwhile, Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man to reach the Australian Open fourth-round when he beat Frances Julien Benneteau 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-3.
Williams says Americans set to rise again
Serena Williams said she was unconcerned at being the last American standing at the event. Williams, who beat Hungarys Greta Arn 6-1, 6-1, said players like John Isner and Sloane Stephens showed that the US had a bright future.
I think Stephens played really well, said Williams, referring to the 18-year-olds loss to Svetlana Kuznetsova. I think she just played tough players. Isner played well in some marathon matches, so that was tough. I think were all doing pretty well.
Petra Kvitova won 6-0, 1-0 against Maria Kirilenko, who retired due to injury. Maria Sharapova beat Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-2. Chinas Zheng Jie shocked ninth-seed Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-3, while Vera Zvonareva departed in tears after she was shocked by 56th-ranked Ekaterina Makarova 7-6, 6-1.
Andy Murray
There were a lot of fun rallies, especially towards the end of the second set and beginning of the third set. Every point seemed to be a fun point. He was coming up with some unbelievable gets on the volleys.
Kim Clijsters
When youre older youre capable of setting your mind to what its like to play a match again after a layoff. Even after two years off, I know what my game is and I dont need to play a lot to find that again.
Petra Kvitova
Sometimes a time-out can be very tough because when you are playing really well and you have a little time off, even if its just for five minutes, it can be very tough to get back and play as before.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Its not the first tournament Ive played without a coach. You can also improve your game by yourself. Im here because I had a coach, but now I feel Ive to follow my opinion. If I still improve my game why do I need a coach?
Australian Open: Aisam, Rojer march into 3rd round – The Express Tribune
Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his Dutch partner Jean-Julien Rojer moved into the third round of the mens doubles event at the Australian Open, while Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray had time for jokes and smiles as they breezed into the mens singles fourth round.
Despite being given a tough time by their unseeded opponents Canadas Adeel Shamsuddin and Germanys Philip Mars in the first set, Aisam and Rojer recovered well to register a 7-6, 6-4 win.
The eighth-seeded pair will now meet Americas Eric Butorac and Brazils Bruno Soares, who are ranked 10th.
Djokovic, Murray entertain at Open
Meanwhile, world number one Djokovic destroyed injury-hit Nicolas Mahut 6-0, 6-1, 6-1, but he did his best to cheer up the Frenchman on his 30th birthday as he played to the crowd.
Credit to Nicolas, said Djokovic. He had some strapping around his knee and I felt sorry for him. Evidently he wasnt moving well, he wasnt able to perform his best, but he didnt want to retire and wanted to stay all the way. I wish him happy birthday.
Later, Murray won an entertaining match with Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-2, 6-0, which included many crowd-pleasing rallies and volleys.
Coach Ivan Lendl wouldve preferred more bread and butter points, serve and forehand finishes, but that was my style tonight and I hope everyone enjoyed it, said Murray.
Tsonga marches on
Meanwhile, Frances Jo-Wilfried Tsonga said not having a coach had done him no harm after taking just 90 minutes to power into the fourth round, blasting Portuguese Frederico Gil 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.
After putting Gil to the sword, Tsonga saw no pressing need to recruit a coach. Its not the first tournament Ive played without a coach, so I feel good, he said.
Meanwhile, Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man to reach the Australian Open fourth-round when he beat Frances Julien Benneteau 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-3.
Williams says Americans set to rise again
Serena Williams said she was unconcerned at being the last American standing at the event. Williams, who beat Hungarys Greta Arn 6-1, 6-1, said players like John Isner and Sloane Stephens showed that the US had a bright future.
I think Stephens played really well, said Williams, referring to the 18-year-olds loss to Svetlana Kuznetsova. I think she just played tough players. Isner played well in some marathon matches, so that was tough. I think were all doing pretty well.
Petra Kvitova won 6-0, 1-0 against Maria Kirilenko, who retired due to injury. Maria Sharapova beat Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-2. Chinas Zheng Jie shocked ninth-seed Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-3, while Vera Zvonareva departed in tears after she was shocked by 56th-ranked Ekaterina Makarova 7-6, 6-1.
Andy Murray
There were a lot of fun rallies, especially towards the end of the second set and beginning of the third set. Every point seemed to be a fun point. He was coming up with some unbelievable gets on the volleys.
Kim Clijsters
When youre older youre capable of setting your mind to what its like to play a match again after a layoff. Even after two years off, I know what my game is and I dont need to play a lot to find that again.
Petra Kvitova
Sometimes a time-out can be very tough because when you are playing really well and you have a little time off, even if its just for five minutes, it can be very tough to get back and play as before.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Its not the first tournament Ive played without a coach. You can also improve your game by yourself. Im here because I had a coach, but now I feel Ive to follow my opinion. If I still improve my game why do I need a coach?
Australian Open: Aisam, Rojer march into 3rd round – The Express Tribune