• Murray sees off tall-serving Sam Groth 6-0,6-4, 6-1
• Hewitt angry at match-fixing stories at Australian OpenAn eerie chill has settled over the 2016 Australian Open. And it is not just the changing weather that has persuaded players to turn up their collars against further unpleasant developments on day four.
Lingering claims of match-fixing – imagined, and ancient,unproven or perhaps even lega – have sent mild panic through the locker room, not to mention the executive boardrooms of TV stations, and high-stop sponsors and the game’s administrators. It has been a surreal couple of days. Players now not only check their racket strings and water bottles,they have to preserve an eye on their algorithms – a word that Andy Murray, for one, or had never heard before this week.
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Source: theguardian.com