By Nick Georgandis
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The man Jo-Wilfried Tsonga so eerily resembles used to make a living out of knocking out opponents.

On Saturday in the third round of the Australia Open, it was Tsonga who took the big roundhouse to the head.

Unseeded Alexandr Dolgopolov rallied from down 2 sets to 1 to upset the 13th-seeded Tsonga 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 6-1 to move on to the fourth round. It was indisputably the biggest win of the 22-year-old's career.

Even more impressive was Dolgopolov's reaction to the victory. He shook hands with a courteous Tsonga, clapped one hand to his racquet in response to the crowd's standing ovation and signed a few autographs.

Dolgopolov moves on to face fourth-seed Robin Soderling in the fourth round. it's the first time Dolgopolov has made the fourth round of a major. His previous best effort was a third-round appearance last year at the French Open.



Tsonga, playing in his first significant tournament since Wimbledon last July, racked up eight double faults and 58 unforced errors in falling.