Australian Open: Federer defeats Tipsarevic
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Roger Federer just defeated Janko Tipsarevic in a cliff hanger 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-1) 5-7 6-1 10-8. In the fifth set, the first 16 games went to the server until Federer came back from 40-0 down to break the Serb's serve. Federer then served out the match. His next opponent will be either Juan Monaco or Tomas Berdych. James Blake (12) also advances, beating Sebastian Grosjean, whom he'd ...
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