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Casper Ruud on Thursday joined Rafael Nadal in making a stunning second-round exit from the Australian Open, another boost to Novak Djokovic's bid for a 22nd Grand Slam title.
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#UPDATE Novak Djokovic defied rowdy fans and hamstring trouble to haul himself into the Australian Open third round with a drama-filled win over qualifier Enzo Couacaud on Thursday.
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#BREAKING Second seed Ons Jabeur knocked out of Australian Open in second round #AFPSports #AusOpen

#UPDATE Tunisian number two seed Ons Jabeur suffered a shock second-round exit at the #AustralianOpen on Thursday, becoming the latest big name to fall at Melbourne Park in a 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 loss to Czech world no. 86 Marketa Vondrousova ▶️ u.afp.com/iAej

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