Tennis: Williams, Osaka out, Federer survives as surprises rock Australian Open

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America's Serena Williams suffered a stunning third-round defeat to China's Wang Qiang at the Australian Open on Friday, pushing Margaret Court's ...

by the unlikely figure of China's Wang Qiang, who triumphed in three tough sets - after winning just one game when they played at the US Open in September.Gauff then stepped up her giant-killing Melbourne debut as she22, in dismissive style, winning 6-3, 6-4 in just 67 minutes to reach round four.

"Oh God, it was tough," said Federer."Thank God it was a super tie-breaker , otherwise I would have lost this one.With Williams now 38, 23 years older than Gauff, the two players are at opposite ends of their careers. And so it proved as the teenager broke once in the first set and twice in the second to floor a rattled Osaka and ramp up a rivalry that could run and run.6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the round of 16 at a canter.

 

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