Nadal, Federer ease into fourth round at Aussie Open

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01/20/2012 - Melbourne, Australia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former world No. 1s Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were both straight-set winners in third-round action Friday at the Australian Open.

Nadal, seeded second, cruised past Lukas Lacko of Slovakia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2, while the third-seeded Federer was a 7-6 (8-6), 7-5, 6-3 over Ivo Karlovic of Croatia.

Nadal owns 10 career Grand Slam titles, six behind Federer.

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Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off.  Randy was not impressed though.  Paula thought he started off fantastic.  "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. 

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