Murray and Federer put on a masterclass at the Australian Open
Melbourne — Andy Murray and Roger Federer put on a masterclass on Friday as they swept into the last 16 of the Australian Open, hoping to take advantage of Novak Djokovic’s shock exit. Murray swamped Sam Querrey 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 and Federer humbled Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 in just 90 minutes, maintaining his 100% record over his old rival at Melbourne Park. Women’s world number one Angelique Kerber also hit form as she dropped only four games against Kristyna Pliskova to race into a fourth-round meeting with America’s Coco Vandeweghe. Murray and Federer had both watched from afar on Thursday as Djokovic, the defending champion and six-time winner, suffered a stunning defeat to 117th-ranked Denis Istomin. Querrey also upset Djokovic at Wimbledon last year, but Murray never looked like slipping on any banana skins in round three. He put Querrey away in straight sets in just under two hours, winning 77% of points on his first serve and facing only three break points in a clinical displ...
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