The Latest: Wild-card Popyrin, No. 28 Pouille into 5th set
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on Saturday at the Australian Open (all times local):
12:10 a.m.
Alex Popyrin, a 19-year-old Australian ranked 149th, has saved a match point and taken No. 28 seed Lucas Pouille of France to a fifth set.
Popyrin is trying to become just the eighth wild-card entry to get to the fourth round in men’s singles at the Australian Open during the 50-year professional era.
Pouille, who is coached by Amelie Mauresmo, took the opening two sets 7-6 (3), 6-
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