Wawrinka the marathon man

Melbourne: Stan Wawrinka lived to fight another day in his final Australian Open on Thursday, the three-time Grand Slam winner battling to a marathon 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-5 7-6(10-3) win over Frenchman Arthur Gea to reach the third round at Melbourne Park.

On the women’s side, defending champion Madison Keys was down a double break in the second set before rallying to beat fellow American Ashlyn

Krueger 6-1 7-5.