http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/australian_open/2003/2673551.stm
Sunday, 19 January, 2003, 10:28 GMT
Grosjean comeback stuns Mantilla
S Grosjean bt F Mantilla 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-3 6-3
Twelfth seed Sebastien Grosjean produced a stirring comeback to beat Spain's
Felix Mantilla in the last 16 of the Australian Open.
Grosjean fell two sets down as he struggled to find his rhythm early on.
But he battled his way back into the match, winning a marathon sixth game to
earn a break in the third set.
That was enough to clinch the set, and he broke the Mantilla serve three
times as he took the fourth set 6-3 to set up the decider.
Having cut down on unforced errors, Grosjean looked in pole position heading
into the final set, particularly as Mantilla had mounting problems of his own.
As well as facing the fatigue of having to go the distance for a fourth
match in succession, the Spaniard had to take a break in the closing game
of the fourth set for treatment to his back.
As expected, Grosjean duly took the initiative at the start of the fifth set
with an early break.
But Mantilla found fresh inspiration to break back in the seventh game.
However, Grosjean regained his poise to power back in the next game, and
clinched the deciding break as tension mounted after a succession of deuces.
The Frenchman then calmly served out to set up a quarter-final clash with
Andre Agassi.
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