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Novak Djokovic holds off Frances Tiafoe to advance to Australian Open third round, Stan Wawrinka loses to Márton Fucsovics in five sets
World number one Novak Djokovic has survived a second-round scare from American Frances Tiafoe to keep his Australian Open title defence alive.
Key points:
- Novak Djokovic was pushed by American Frances Tiafoe, whose two time violations on serve proved costly
- Márton Fucsovics defeated Stan Wawrinka 7-5, 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 7-6 (11-9)
- Dominic Thiem beat Dominik Koepfer 6-4, 6-0, 6-2
The Serbian had to scramble to get past the talented the world number 64 and secure a 6-3, 6-7 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 win on Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday.
Tiafoe did himself no favours with two time violations on his serve, the second contributing to a crucial break in the fourth set.
In a pulsating match both players did plenty of damage with their serve — eight-time…
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