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Australian Open: Third Seed Simona Halep Limps Into Fourth Round
The 23-year-old, a quarter-finalist at Melbourne Park last year, prevailed 6-4, 7-5 to set up a fourth-round showdown with Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer.
Simona Halep in action during Aus Open© AFP
Romanian third seed Simona Halep limped into the Australian Open fourth round on Friday, struggling to overcome American world number 258 Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
The 23-year-old, a quarter-finalist at Melbourne Park last year, eventually prevailed 6-4, 7-5 to set up a fourth-round showdown with Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer.
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