MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Ekaterina Makarova sprung a second successive fourth round upset at the Australian Open when the Russian completed a 7-5 6-4 victory over fifth seed Angelique Kerber on Sunday.

The 19th seed started brightly and survived a wobble to close out the first set before going on to defeat her injury-hampered German opponent, the highest seed so far to lose in the women’s draw, in one hour and 32 minutes with an ace.

MELBOURNE, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Ekaterina Makarova sprung a second successive fourth round upset at the Australian Open when the Russian completed a 7-5 6-4 victory over fifth seed Angelique Kerber on Sunday.

The 19th seed started brightly and survived a wobble to close out the first set before going on to defeat her injury-hampered German opponent, the highest seed so far to lose in the women’s draw, in one hour and 32 minutes with an ace.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Andy Murray’s breakthrough win at the U.S. Open was reward for having the courage to leave his comfort zone, but the player he beat in the final still has the edge over the Briton, according to seven-times grand slam champion Mats Wilander.

Wilander said little could be read into Murray’s five-set victory over Novak Djokovic at a gusty Flushing Meadows last September, given the Serb appeared to have had a bad day in the office.

MELBOURNE, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Andy Murray’s breakthrough win at the U.S. Open was reward for having the courage to leave his comfort zone, but the player he beat in the final still has the edge over the Briton, according to seven-times grand slam champion Mats Wilander.

Wilander said little could be read into Murray’s five-set victory over Novak Djokovic at a gusty Flushing Meadows last September, given the Serb appeared to have had a bad day in the office.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Roger Federer humbled local favourite Bernard Tomic 6-4 7-6 6-1 to sail into the last 16 of the Australian Open and then apologised to a packed centre court crowd for “beating up” on the home players.

Saturday’s anticipated clash between master and apprentice briefly caught fire in the middle stages but fizzled out as the Swiss dispatched the last Australian from the tournament.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Bernard Tomic had raised the stakes ahead of his third-round match against Roger Federer at the Australian Open, declaring himself full of the belief needed to topple the Swiss great in front of a packed center court crowd.

But in a matter of minutes on Saturday, and before a single point was played, his veneer of confidence had crumbled.

MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Bernard Tomic had raised the stakes ahead of his third-round match against Roger Federer at the Australian Open, declaring himself full of the belief needed to topple the Swiss great in front of a packed centre court crowd.

But in a matter of minutes on Saturday, and before a single point was played, his veneer of confidence had crumbled.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Roger Federer crushed the hopes of a nation by dismantling local favorite Bernard Tomic 6-4 7-6 6-1 to sail into the last 16 of the Australian Open on Saturday and leave a packed center court crowd stunned.

The much-hyped clash between the Swiss maestro and his 20-year-old opponent briefly caught fire in the middle stages but ultimately fizzled out under the lights of Rod Laver Arena, as Federer marched to a clinical 118-minute victory.

MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Roger Federer crushed the hopes of a nation by dismantling local favourite Bernard Tomic 6-4 7-6 6-1 to sail into the last 16 of the Australian Open on Saturday and leave a packed centre court crowd stunned.

The much-hyped clash between the Swiss maestro and his 20-year-old opponent briefly caught fire in the middle stages but ultimately fizzled out under the lights of Rod Laver Arena, as Federer marched to a clinical 118-minute victory.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro became the highest seed dumped out of the Australian Open on Saturday when he was stunned 6-3 6-3 6-7 3-6 6-3 by France’s Jeremy Chardy in their third-round clash.

The sixth-seeded Argentine, the only player outside of the ‘Big Four’ of men’s tennis to have won a grand slam in the last eight years, had come into the match in ominous form, conceding only 13 games to his first two opponents, the lowest in the men’s draw.