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Players and punters are greeted by clear skies and a searing sun on the middle Sunday of the Australian Open

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Svetlana Kuznetsova is one of six Russians in action and is the first player at the tournament to reach the quarter-finals

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The tennis is not pretty but Kuznetsova eventually beats Vera Douchevina - so that's one less Russian to worry about

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As well as Russians there's a lot of doubles but Olympic gold medallists Li Ting and Sun Tian eye up the exit after defeat

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Roger Federer wins his fourth successive match in straight sets but it is far from his usual hair-rasing standards

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Andre Agassi is knocked off his feet by big-serving Swede Joachim Johansson in the best match of the day

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But he recovers from losing the first set and facing a world record 51 aces to set up a quarter-final against Federer

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Maria Sharapova is another high-profile player who has to bounce back from losing the first set to reach the last eight

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Serena Williams shows how much victory means to her after so many titles following a tense match against Nadia Petrova

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Russia's Marat Safin endures a tough battle against Belguim's Olivier Rochus but wins in four sets