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We're down to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
2012-01-23
If you weren't paying attention over the weekend, you missed a ton of action.
A 19-year-old Aussie with a model girlfriend got pasted by Roger Federer, Serena Williams got upset by a total unknown, and the Big Four on the men's side skated through with ease.
The big story of the weekend was Bernie Tomic — the 19-year-old Australian sensation who faced Roger Federer in the Final 16
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His headline-making model girlfriend Donay Meijer was in the building
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As were a bunch of hyped-up Aussies
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But Roger Federer and his death stare destroyed Tomic in straight sets. So much for Tomic-mania
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Australia's other top tennis player, Lleyton Hewitt, made the last 16, only to be knocked out by Novak Djokovic this morning
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On the women's side, Serena Williams got upset in straight sets
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Maria Sharapova would have faced Serena in the quarterfinals, but now she gets unseeded Ekaterina Makarova
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Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwanska, Makarova, Sharapova, Sara Errani, and Petra Kvitova remain on the women's side
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On the men's side, Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, Murray are all through, as well as David Ferrer, Kei Nishikori, JM Del Potro, and Tomas Berdych (pictured, getting hit in the arm with a ball)
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BONUS: John McEnroe representing the (awful) Knicks down under
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