The world No. 1 and the top-ranked German faced little resistance en route to the second week of the Australian Open.
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Counting down the Australian Open men’s thrillers of the last two days, some with unlikely heroes.
Both halves of the sport’s greatest rivalry dominated opponents en route to the third round of the Australian Open.
Agnieszka Radwanska and Dominika Cibulkova cruised, while Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep fought hard to advance.
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga cruised, but the best match of the day came from Donald Young and Andreas Seppi.
The 2008 champion refused to fold against world No. 72 Karin Knapp, who threw everything in her arsenal at her.
Two of the leading Americans solved the heat smoothly, while Gasquet survived until he thrived.
Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber impressed on Wednesday, while Sabine Lisicki fell short.
Two top-10 men joined the American No. 2 among those who flourished in the Australian Open heat.
Lleyton Hewitt, Juan Martin Del Potro, Jerzy Janowicz, and several young stars feature in this countdown.
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