Day 5 of the 2018 Australian Open has concluded and everything went as per plan with no real shock exits in either the men’s or women’s tournaments. Star player Grigor Dimitrov got through in four sets while the local boy Nick Kyrgios won in four sets as well, as both progressed to the 4th Round of the tournament.
It was another breeze through for the men’s top seed Rafael Nadal, who beat Damir Dzumhur in straight sets to progress, while #2 women’s seed Caroline Wozniacki had a straight sets victory as well. Doubles actions has also been on in full swing and the Indian brigade is doing well in Australia thus far.
This is unwatchable. Karlovic struggling with a stomach ailment and he's literally pounding serves down to survive (like he usually does) I can't deal with another 2 sets of this. #ausopen
— Jake Davies (@jakedavi5) January 19, 2018
One of the best games of the day, however, has to be the Andreas Seppi-Ivo Karlovic one, where only one of the five sets was decided before the tie breaker. Ultimately, the 38-year old Croatian Karlovic was unable to hold on and was eliminated from the Australian Grand Slam. He fought an illness while battling in out on court.
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Important results from Day 5:
- M. Kostyuk 2-6, 2-6 E. Svitolina
- G. Dimitrov 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 A. Rublev
- N. Kyrgios 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 J. Tsonga
- K. Bertens 4-6, 3-6 C. Wozniacki
- P. Carreno Busta 7-6, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 G. Muller
- R. Nadal 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 D. Dzumhur
- J. Ostapenko 3-6, 6-1, 3-6 A. Kontaveit
- A. Seppi 6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 I. Karlovic
- R. Harrison 6-7, 3-6, 6-7 M. Cilic
- Bopanna/Vasselin 6-2, 7-6 Mayer/Sousa
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We’ve brought to you the results of all the big games of Day 5 and will be doing a small roundup like this daily. We will also be covering individual big games towards the latter parts of the tournament. Keep following our Tennis Scoops section for full updates on the 2018 Australian Open. Don’t forget to leave your comments!
