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Tennis: Ferrer beats Simon to reach fourth round

Published: 24 Jan 2015 - 06:01 pm | Last Updated: 18 Jan 2022 - 12:23 am

In hot, muggy conditions, Gilles Simon took out David Ferrer in four sets to reach the round of 16


Melbourne - Spain's ninth seed David Ferrer grafted out a four-sets win over Frenchman Gilles Simon to reach the fourth round at the Australian Open on Saturday.

Ferrer, a two-time semi-finalist, downed the 18th seeded Simon 6-2, 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) in 3hr 37min and will play Japan's Kei Nishikori in the round of 16.

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