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The Latest: Kevin Anderson works late at Australian Open

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 10:29 p.m. ET

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest on the Australian Open (all times local):

1:35 a.m.

Day 2 of the Australian Open has wrapped up — after continuing into Day 3.

Tuesday's last two matches both went to tiebreakers in the fifth set and both finished a bit past 1:30 a.m. Wednesday in Melbourne.

Here's something else these contests had in common: The losers collected more total points than the winners.

Two-time Grand Slam runner-up Kevin Anderson was a point from losing but ended up edging Ilya Ivashka 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8). And Egor Gerasimov eliminated Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (6).

Ivashka compiled 161 points to Anderson's 155; Ruud had 166 points to Gerasimov's 161.

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