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NOVAK Djokovic eased into the Australian Open fourth round with a comfortable victory over Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan on Friday night.
Djokovic, seeking his fourth Australian Open title in a row and fifth overall, won 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 in front of a lively crowd at Rod Laver Arena.
Once Djokovic cruised to a 3-1 lead in the opening set, there was no stopping him.
He grabbed an early break again and and hit 13 winners to Istomin's three to claim the second.
Another break had Djokovic ahead at the start of the third set before Istomin began pressing on his own service game.
STOSUR BEATEN IN THREE SETS
The world No.49 thrilled the crowd with some great retrievals but he was unable to reach break point against his No.2-seeded opponent.
That was until Djokovic, serving for the match at 5-4, committed a double-fault, apparently distracted by someone shouting from the stands.
Istomin converted when Djokovic netted a forehand but the Serbian broke back immediately, prompting a huge roar from the man who would again serve for victory.
This time he made no mistake, claiming the match after a fraction under two hours.
Djokovic will next play Italian No.15 seed Fabio Fognini, who defeated Sam Querrey of the United States 7-5, 6-4, 6-4.
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Meanwhile, after conceding the first set, Tommy Robredo upset ninth-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
The Spanish world No.18 won 2-6, 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) after three hours and 18 minutes to advance to the fourth round, where he will face eighth seed Stanislas Wawrinka.
The Pole secured his place with a walkover after Canadian Vasek Pospisil was forced out with the back injury he had overcome to knock Australian Matthew Ebden out in the second round.
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