MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Juan Martin del Potro suffered the first real upset and Victoria Azarenka had a big scare, but Serena Williams and Andy Murray eased through challenging ties to reach the last 16 of the Australian Open on Saturday. After five days at the year's first grand slam without any major shocks, two came along within minutes as Jeremy Chardy downed Argentine sixth seed Del Potro and Andreas Seppi showed 12th seed Marin Cilic the door at Melbourne Park. Del Potro, the 2009 U.S. … Te'o tells ESPN: Not involved in creating hoax
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former U.S. Open c hampion 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. … UPDATE 1-Tennis-Del Potro toppled by giant-killing Frenchman
* Del Potro stunned by plucky Frenchman * Chardy to meet Italy’s Seppi (Writes through with quotes, adds byline) MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (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. …
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