AO Crisis Center, Day 4, Part 2



MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 22:  Mario Ancic of Croatia plays a backhand in his second round match against Ivo Karlovic of Croatia during day four of the 2009 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 22, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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Hi all. Here's a new Crisis Center to keep you going during the rest of the day's tennis. Mario Ancic has pulled out a five-setter over Ivo Karlovic, Amelie Mauresmo got past Elena Baltacha in three sets, and seeds such as Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Gilles Simon, Rafael Nadal and Gael Monfils are also through. At the time of writing, Ivan Ljubic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are addicted to tiebreaks, with Tsonga having taken the third one, leading by two sets to one. Meanwhile Igor Andreev is serving for the second set against Ernests Gulbis, having taken the first.

Enjoy the rest of the tennis - and please stay on-topic until it's over for the day.

-- Rosangel Valenti