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As the weather cooled slightly in Melbourne the action on court was set to be quite the opposite but Friday was not such a high for British tennis.
20-year-old Heather Watson faced a testing challenge with world number four Agnieszka Radwanska her next opponent in a rematch of their Wimbledon tie.
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Radwanska serves and volleys at 15-30! Now two break points for Watson
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GSM Radwanska 6-3, 6-1. Heather fought the good fight but the Pole is a delightful and effective player. Superb movement
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Despite losing out to the Pole, Watson bows out on a high with many plaudits as the rising star continues to claim big name scalps in major tournaments.
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Radwanska advances to face Ana Ivanovic who enjoyed a straight-set victory to progress to the next stage.
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Good win for Ivanovic v Jankovic on Hisense 7-5 6-3. Through to play Radwanka in the fourth round. #ausopen ow.ly/i/1o4cz
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Meanwhile, Maria Sharapova arrived at the Rod Laver Arena having not lost a game all tournament with Venus Williams next in her path.
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The Russian continued to dominate before finally conceding her first game of the 2013 Australian Open but was not phased as she eased past Williams to make it into the fourth round in fine form.
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Maria Sharapova 32, Opposition 1
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6-1 6-3 Sharapova moves past Venus with the loudest shriek yet a huge amount of style
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It was also over in straight-sets for world number one Novak Djokovic who dismissed Radek Stepanek with relative ease as the Serbian looks aim to win three Australian Open titles in a row.
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Novak Djokovic beats Radek Stepanek 6-4 6-3 7-5 to reach last 16 of Australian Open – bbc.in/VsSSKx
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Djokovic marches on in Melbourne
Novak Djokovic came through a tricky encounter against sparky Czech veteran Radek Stepanek to book his place in the last 16 of the Austra… -
Spaniard David Ferrer made light work of Marcos Baghdatis as he surpassed compatriot Rafael Nadal to take the world number four ranking as well as take a slot in round four.
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Methodical win for David Ferrer 6-4 6-2 6-3 v Marcos Baghdatis. No.4 seed through to 4th rnd to play Nishikori. #ausopen…
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Classic grinding Ferrer just had way to much consistency for Baghdatis tonight. #ausopen
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Highlights of the day’s play as well as a selection of the best images can be found below.
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Day Session Highlights: Day Five – Australian Open 2013
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Sky Sports | Tennis News
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It could indeed be a ‘super Saturday’ for Britain at the Australian Open with both Andy Murray and Laura Robson looking to book a date in the last sixteen.
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Sat Schedule has both Murray and Robson in the UK early hours. AM 3rd on RLA after 2 WS matches, LR 3rd on Ct2 after 1 WS, 1 MS. 5 Live.
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Schedule of Play – Schedule – Australian Open Tennis Championships 2013 – Official Site by IBM
Daily order of play with match start times at the 2013 Australian Open Tennis Championships. -
As always there will be live pictures on Eurosport as well as commentary available via SkySports, BBC Sport and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Xtra.
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