Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu advanced to the third round of a Grand Slam championship for the first time, when the 25 year old defeated tenth-seeded Argentine David Nalbandian 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in three hours and 55 minutes at the Australian Open on Wednesday.

Lu, who made a second round exit at an ATP World Tour 250 tennis tournament in Auckland (l. to Almagro) last week, hit nine aces and 51 winners past last week’s Sydney champion, who squandered six break point opportunities in the final game. Nalbandian committed 61 unforced errors – one more than Lu – and converted six of 17 break point opportunities. The 27-year-old Cordoba resident reached the 2006 Australian Open semi-finals and was competing at the event for the eighth time.

"I just [had] nothing to lose today, because he's [a] Top 10 player," said Lu, who will next meet No. 21 seed Tommy Robredo of Spain in the third round. Robredo cruised past Viktor Troicki of Serbia 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 in 82 minutes. "For me, I'm 61 in the world and I have no pressure. I just [went] on the court and play[ed] my game," Lu continued. "Today, for sure, I [produced a ] better performance than him."

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