MELBOURNE, Australia — Andy Murray moved another step closer to consecutive Australian Open finals, routing Guillermo Garcia Lopez 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday in the third round of the year's first major.
Fifth-seeded Murray, who lost the 2010 final to Roger Federer, has lost just 17 games through three rounds.
Another former finalist was ousted, with 2008 runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France losing 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 to Alexandr Dolgopolov, who will meet No. 4 Robin Soderling in the fourth round.
Big serving Milos Raonic, a 20-year-old Canadian qualifier, knocked No. 10 Mikhail Youzhny out of the tournament with a 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Second-seeded Vera Zvonareva kept alive her bid for a third consecutive Grand Slam final, beating Lucie Safarova 6-3, 7-6 (9) on Saturday to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
Zvonareva served for the match twice but was extended to the tiebreaker. Safarova led 4-2 and 5-3 in the tiebreaker before Zvonareva finally sealed it on her fourth match point.
She lost the Wimbledon and U.S. Open finals last year. If she goes one better and wins the Australian title, Zvonareva can move into the No. 1 ranking.
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