Afro FM 105.3: Djokovic, Murray ease into Australian Open second round

Djokovic, Murray ease into Australian Open second round
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Henok  on 19/01/2012 08:33:00
 
World number one Djokovic ripped through Italian journeyman Paolo Lorenzi for
the loss of just two games, while fourth seed Murray needed over three hours and
four sets to douse young American Ryan Harrison. Djokovic oozed confidence in
disposing of the 109-ranked Lorenzi    6-2, 6-0, 6-0 in only 1hr 32min in high
temperatures on Rod Laver Arena and will play Colombia's 56th-ranked Santiago
Giraldo in the next round. But Murray was kept on court for 3hr 12min on Hisense
Arena before ousting the 77th-ranked Harrison, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Only four men
on five occasions have won three or more consecutive grand slams in the open era
-- Rod Laver, Pete Sampras, Nadal and Roger Federer twice. (AFP)