Berdych silences Bosnian support to open path


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 17 Jan 2014

Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic hits a return to Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina during their men's singles match at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 17, 2014. REUTERS/David Gray

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Seventh seed Tomas Berdych silenced a boisterous crowd on Hisense Arena as the Czech comfortably advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-4 6-2 6-2 victory over Bosnia's Damir Dzumhur on Friday.

The 21-year-old Dzumhur has enjoyed vocal support from Melbourne's large expatriate Balkan population in his progress throughout the tournament from qualifying.

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