World number six Stefanos Tsitsipas was pushed to a marathon five sets by wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis Thursday before making the Australian Open third round. The popular Greek star dropped only four games in his first-round match, but faced a far sterner challenge from the 267th-ranked Australian.

Tsitsipas survives five-set marathon to reach last 32 in Melbourne

Even a 14-day quarantine before the Australian Open could not dampen Belarusian ace Victoria Azarenka's excitement for the game. ALSO READ: Out then in, Djokovic plays a set in Adelaide exhibition Former world number one, who won both her Grand Slams in Australia (2012, 2013), earned her first title since 2016 at the Western & Southern Open in August when Naomi Osaka withdrew from the final with injury.

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Tsitsipas survives five-set marathon to reach last 32 in Melbourne

'The excitement level is rising': Victoria Azarenka on her form ahead of Australian Open