If Tsonga prevails the tie will hinge on the final match which sees Ryan Harrison play Gilles Simon.

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France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga gave the hosts the initiative with a four-set 7-5 6-2 2-6 6-2 win over Ryan Harrison in the opening rubber.

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Another American to exit in the second round was promising youngster Ryan Harrison, who was swept aside by defending champion and No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic .

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Police said Ryan Harrison, from Woking, was with a friend at Guildford station at 23:40 GMT on Saturday when he became involved in the confrontation which involved a number of other men.

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Defending champion Novak Djokovic continued his march to yet another semifinal against Federer as he secured his third-round place with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 win over 20-year-old American Ryan Harrison that finished as the evening light waned.

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But the eyes of the tennis world were on Nadal as he returned to the more unforgiving hard court surface for the first time in 346 days with a second round match against Ryan Harrison of the United States Saturday.

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Novak Djokovic was all but perfect in his second-round match Wednesday against Ryan Harrison, beating the 20-year-old American 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 to stay on track for his third consecutive Australian Open title and the fourth of his career.

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Scores by Pat Richards, Ryan Hoffman and Harrison Hansen, with one in reply for Quins from Karl Pryce, gave the visitors a 14-6 first-half advantage.

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