Australian Open 2012 Photos

Australian Open 2012 completes a week

January 22, 2012 22:46

An action-packed blockbuster unfolded itself a week back. 7 days later, Australian Open continues to serve both suprises and state the obvious. A look at Sunday's proceedings.

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An action-packed blockbuster unfolded itself a week back. 7 days later, Australian Open continues to serve both surprises and state the obvious. A look at Sunday's proceedings. (AFP and AP images)
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It began as a fun day for Jo Wilfred Tsonga. He enjoys his moment under the sun with a Cancan dancer.
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A few others though were hard at work as well. Juan del Potro reached his first grand slam quarter-final in three years with a straight-sets win over German Philipp Kohlschreiber.
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He defeated the unseeded German 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 to set up a rematch of his 2009 US Open final victory over Swiss third seed Roger Federer.
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Federer himself was having a good time. He handed out a masterclass to Australian teen Bernard Tomic as he reached the quarter-finals.
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Nineteen-year-old Tomic, the great hope of Australian tennis, could only shake his head in disbelief. But FedEx had a kind word or two. "I had to work extremely hard and Bernard showed why he is going to be a great player in the future."
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Disappointment extended to the Indians as well. Though Leander Paes moved on, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna crashed out of the Australian Open men's double.
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There also was a real show of spirit here. Down four match points and hobbling with an ankle injury, defending champion Kim Clijsters somehow rallied for a dramatic 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 victory over Li Na.
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Li Na showed good class taking the first set but eventually threw in the towel despite having an opponent who was almost on one leg.
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World Number 1 Caroline Wozniacki had no such problems. She defeated Jelena Jankovic in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals.

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