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Anna Kournikova plays a back hand return against Barbara Schett of Austria, in the third round of the Australian Open Tennis Championships, played at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. Kournikova defeated Schett 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Down 6-2 after just 24 minutes, the Russian eighth seed dug deep and clawed her way back against her current doubles partner.

The duo won the Sydney doubles title last week. Kournikova blasted 36 winners to score a three-set win and move into the fourth round for the third straight year.

Darrin Braybrook/ALLSPORT

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