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'Guga' crashes through
Wednesday, 21 January, 2004
Men's No.19 seed Gustavo Kuerten has finally won through to the third-round of
the Australian Open at the eighth attempt thanks to a tough four-set win over
Ivan Ljubicic on Vodafone Arena.
The three-time French Open champion from Brazil outlasted the Croatian 7-5 6-7
(5-7) 6-4 6-3 in 184 minutes in warm and sunny conditions at Melbourne Park.
Kuerten first played in Melbourne in 1997 and, of the four Grand Slams, the
Australian Open has always yielded his most disappointing results. The avowed
claycourter can even boast of a third round appearance on grass at Wimbledon
but not a place in the final 32 in Melbourne - until now.
His next opponent will be either Jerome Golmard or Paradorn Srichaphan.
Gustavo Kuerten
Vodafone Arena - Men's Singles - 2nd Round
Match Statistics
Draws
Gustavo Kuerten BRA (19) 7 65 6 6
Ivan Ljubicic CRO 5 77 4 3
Match Facts
‧ Ljubicic landed 17 aces, compared to eight
‧ The Croatian made 76 unforced errors
‧ Kuerten won the match despite hitting only 31 winners to 76
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