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• Tomic downs Querrey in Aussie Open

  thewall.com.au | 11:02 am Jan 18, 2012

  The brain of Bernard Tomic overcame the brawn of American Sam Querrey as Australia's teenage tennis genius booked an Australian Open third round berth for the second straight year.

  It was not quite of the magnitude of the 19-year-old's first-round fightback from two sets down against Spain's Fernando Verdasco.

  But Tomic still needed plenty of nerve to withstand power-serving Querrey's early heroics and triumph 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.

  Tomic last year fell to then world No.1 Rafael Nadal in the third round.

  This time he will take on Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov, who had to survive a five-set thriller against Tobias Kamke on Wednesday, his second five-setter of the tournament.

  Querrey, 24, stands an imposing 198cm and serves with a venom to match his physique.

  He made full use of that weapon and his powerful forehand in the opening set in a packed Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday night.

  Querrey gave up just four points on serve for the set, closing it out with two aces.

  He needed just one break, handed to him in fortunate style when Tomic fell over mid-point, the only time for the set he was down a break point.

  But the 19-year-old showed typical composure to mix up his pace and shot style and work his bigger opponent around the court, as well as varying his position on return.

  The tactics worked well, as Querrey gradually lost his early rhythm.

  A Querrey double-fault gave Tomic the pivotal break of serve in the sixth game.

  But serving out the set was a huge struggle, Tomic needing six set points to clinch it, with Querrey producing some dazzling shots to deny the Australian on some earlier opportunities.

  While former top 20 player Querrey, whose ranking has slumped to its current No.95 after an injury-hampered 2011, had the experience edge, it was Tomic who showed far more composure and poise as he raced through the pivotal third-set tiebreak.

  From that point, he always looked the likely winner and he took the fourth set in less than half an hour, serving it out to love.

  Tomic said it was a relief not to have been forced into another five-setter, after his tough Monday clash with Verdasco.

  He said he was pleased with the way he had recovered after that match and with the way he weathered the early storm against Querrey.

  "I did a good job to counter-punch in the second set and win it," Tomic said.

  He said his clash with Dolgopolov would be a huge challenge.

  "Me an Alex always have tough matches," he said. "He's a very good player and I'll have to play well to win."

• Marcos Baghdatis smashes four racquets in Australian Open clash with Stanislas Wawrinka

  foxsports.com.au | 3:02 am Jan 19, 2012

  Crowd favourite Marcos Baghdatis turned bad boy in Wednesday night's Australian Open action after smashing four racquets during an extraordinary outburst at a change of ends. A frustrated Baghdatis vented his anger on his equipment after falling two sets…

• ANZ AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN

  anz.com | 1:57 pm Jan 18, 2012

  Australian Open 2012, the Grand Slam of Asia Pacific, is kicking off and we'd like to welcome all the players and fans from both Australia and around the world. As the Official Bank of this iconic event we're involved in a wide range of activities that we…

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• Baghdatis...I know how you feel.

  @mattricho0 - Matthew Richardson
  

  11:55 am Jan 18, 2012
• I like that Baghdatis was very calm about his racket destruction :)

  @shanewest_1 - Shane West
  

  2:03 am Jan 19, 2012
• @rdhinds last night baghdatis found out that tomic and dellacqua had flags w/score. I think his response was quite reasonable #flagsforall

  @ChrisBenno13 - Chris Bennetts
  

  11:37 pm Jan 18, 2012
• Marcos Baghdatis breaks 4 tennis racquets in a row Australian Open 2012: http://t.co/F7vfGP0S via @youtube just priceless..

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  3:47 pm Jan 18, 2012
• Marcos Baghdatis breaks 4 tennis racquets in a row - Australian Open 2012: http://t.co/M1MlT72M via @youtube

  @zacalexander89 - zac alexander
  

  3:23 pm Jan 18, 2012
• "Wish I could be as chilled out as that dude" - Matthew Newton (watching the Marcos Baghdatis match).

  @joelcreasey - Joel Creasey
  

  1:17 pm Jan 18, 2012
• Marcos Baghdatis what a legend haha #newracquets

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  12:49 pm Jan 18, 2012
• Still some work to do for #Baghdatis to be taken seriously by Marat #Safin. He broke a record 1,055 racquets during his career. #TheDaddy

  @DavidLawTennis - DavidLaw
  

  12:28 pm Jan 18, 2012
• M.Baghdatis just broke 4 rackets in his match vs Wawrinka... Bad day at the office for Marcos... and for his rackets

  @rolandgarros - Roland Garros
  

  11:35 am Jan 18, 2012
• Have the tennis on in the background and keep having too double check it hasnt flicked to a porno. Azarenkos screaming is epic

  @AliceKunek - Alice Kunek
  

  11:05 am Jan 18, 2012
• Yes azarenka's grunting is annoying. Now watching tennis on mute! #7sport #AusOpen

  @mwinterbottom - Mark Winterbottom
  

  11:02 am Jan 18, 2012
• turning up the volume on Dellacqua V Azarenka so the neighbours think I'm getting laid #AusOpen

  @rachsmith4 - Rachel Smith
  

  10:55 am Jan 18, 2012
• To many sound effects at the tennis!!

  @jackziebell - Jack Ziebell
  

  10:53 am Jan 18, 2012
• Don't tweet too much on women's tennis .. But .. Azarenka's outfit A1.

  @StevoHeraldSun - Mark Stevens
  

  10:52 am Jan 18, 2012
• Tomic has a hot girlfriend..

  @nvards36 - Nathan Vardy
  

  10:31 am Jan 18, 2012
• Well done to Bernard Tomic, great win. Shattered for @MelbourneHeart deserved to win, very upset with the result

  @harry_o - Harry O'Brien
  

  10:30 am Jan 18, 2012
• Look on channel 7, it's jim and tomic! @adamhillscomedy

  @Holly_11991 - Holly
  

  10:27 am Jan 18, 2012
• Thinking of cracking open a bottle of Stoli to celebrate the result at the Australian Open. I shall call my night "Vodka and Tomic"

  @adamhillscomedy - Adam Hills
  

  10:23 am Jan 18, 2012
• If there's one thing I'm not good at it's rugby, cricket, tennis, and narrowing stuff down.

  @sickipediabot - sickipediabot
  

  10:20 am Jan 18, 2012
• Front row seats watching Tomic.. Kid can play!!! http://t.co/VwgkA16n

  @JamesOConnor832 - James O'Connor
  

  9:08 am Jan 18, 2012
• come on tomic! you can do it!

  @shimmyajessica - shaun.
  

  8:36 am Jan 18, 2012
• Wow Tomic you need to get your head in the game! You have a hot girlfriend by the way..

  @JessieHuynhh - JessieHuynh
  

  8:31 am Jan 18, 2012
• Just uploaded "Mladen Tomic - Live @ Soul Tech Festival, Mexico, 01.10.2011." as a Cloudcast to @mixcloud http://t.co/6YRQGmMg Listen up!

  @MladenTomic - Mladen Tomic
  

  7:57 am Jan 18, 2012
• Channel 7 and Working Dog launching their new partnership tonight at the tennis, first show Sports Fever #ausopen

  @LukeDennehy - Luke Dennehy
  

  7:36 am Jan 18, 2012