1.02.2018 Marathon matches in Melbourne, Karlovic slapped 52 aces but dropped out

Italian player Andreas Seppi qualified for Australian Open`s 1/8-finals after a marathon match with 38-year-old veteran Ivo Karlovic. Seppi broke the 211-cm Croat with 6:3, 7:6 (4), 6:7 (3), 6:7 (5), 9:7. The duel lasted for 3 hours and 51 minutes, and Karlovic recorded the 52-aces, but they were not enough to win. Sepi will argue for a place on the 1/4-finals with Briton Kyle Edmund, who also had a very heavy five-game match today. Edmond overcame Georgi Nikoloz Bazililashvili with 7:6 (0), 3:6, 4:6, 6:0, 7:5, and the match lasted for 3 hours and 34 minutes. The Spanish Spaniard Pablo Carenio Busha is also ahead. He won in the third round over Luxembourg leftist Gill Mueller (No. 23 in the chart) with 7:6 (4), 4:6, 7:5, 7:5. Karenio Busta is expecting the 1/8-finals placed under No. 6 Marin Cilic (Croatia) or American Ryan Harrison. Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, who was placed under No. 24, also secured a place on the 1/8-finals. He defeated the Ukrainian Alexander Dolpopolov with 6:7 (1), 6:2, 6:3, 6:3 and is waiting for the next round of World No. 1 Rafael Nadal (Spain) or Bosnian Damir Gumhur (No28 in the Schedule).