Djokovic, Ferrer advance at Aussie Open
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01/19/2012 -
Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Last year's champ Novak Djokovic and
fifth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer were both winners on Thursday, advancing to
the third round of the Australian Open.
Djokovic, the tournament's top seed, rolled past Colombia's Santiago Giraldo
6-3, 6-2, 6-1. The world No. 1 player has now won 34 of his last 36 Grand
Slam matches and is seeking a third straight Grand Slam title and a third
Aussie crown.
Ferrer had a little more trouble in his match, dropping a hard-fought first
set before outlasting American Ryan Sweeting 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Sweeting recorded nine double faults and hit 73 unforced errors in the loss.
Also on Thursday, France's Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, the tournament's sixth seed,
defeated Ricardo Mello of Brazil 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets, and ninth-
seeded Serb Janko Tipsarevic took down Australia's own James Duckworth 3-6,
6-2, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.
A pair of seeded players were ousted in the tournament's fourth day as 32-
seeded Russian Alex Bogolomov dropped the first two sets of his match
before taking the next two, but faltered in the fifth set to take a marathon
6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 5-7, 6-4 defeat at the hands of France's Michael Llodra.
Spain's Marcel Granollers, the 26th seed, was defeated by Portugal's Frederico
Gil 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
In other matches Thursday, 23rd-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic downed Germany's
Philipp Petzschner 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5, Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela, the
27th seed, rolled to a 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 decision over Spain's Pablo Andujar and
Nicolas Mahut of France earned a 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2, 6-2 decision over
Japan's Tatsuma Ito.
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Marlins could start season without No. 2 starter Johnson
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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