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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport

Tennis: day five of the Australian Open

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British hopeful Andy Murray faced Frenchman Florent Serra in the third round today
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Murray eased to a 3-0 lead in the first set but lacked conviction thereafter and struggled before finally taking the set with a 7-5 victory
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The Scot made light work of the second set, dropping just one game
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And took the third set 6-4 to book a place against the 6ft 9in American John Isner in the next round
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tennis: Tennis - 2010 Australian Open - Day Five - Melbourne Park
Laura Robson was back in doubles action with Sally Peers ... and the pair enjoyed a surpising win over 12th seeds Chia-Jung Chuang and Kveta Peschke
Photograph: Jon Buckle/PA
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However, Britain's Elena Baltacha produced a disappointing performance against Dinara Safina, losing 6-1, 6-2 to the second seed
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Rafael Nadal was drawn against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany
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Kohlschreiber fought valiantly, winning the third set, but eventually lost 6-4 6-2 2-6 7-5
Photograph: Joe Castro/EPA
tennis: Fur from the tennis balls sits on the court
Fur from the tennis balls sticks to the court as Ivo Karlovic of Croatia serves to his compatriot Ivan Ljubicic in their third round match. Karlovic won in four sets
Photograph: Paul Miller/EPA
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The biggest shock of the day was the exit of Kim Clijsters, who was beaten emphatically 6-0, 6-1 by Nadia Petrova of Russia
Photograph: Andy Wong/AP
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