Djokovic edges Wawrinka to reach Aus Open quarters
- Published: 20 Jan 2013 at 22.45
- Online news: World
Novak Djokovic lived on in the fight to defend his Australian Open crown with an extraordinary five-hour, five-set win over Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka to reach the quarter-finals early Monday.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic (R) embraces his opponent after victory in his men's singles match against Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka on the seventh day of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne early January 21, 2013.
The Serb world number one had to dig deep to see off 15th-seeded Wawrinka's brave challenge before prevailing 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 12-10 in a draining 5hr 2min match that finished at 1:41 am local time.
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