'Flu-hit Milos Raonic negotiated tricky Frenchman Gilles Simon in four sets to reach the fourth round at the Australian Open on Saturday. Canada's world number three, whose chances of making the final from the bottom half of the draw have improved following the shock exit of defending champion Novak Djokovic, beat Simon 6-2, 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 6-3.
Raonic, who was beaten by Andy Murray in last year's semi-finals in Melbourne, will next face Spanish 13th seed Roberto Bautista Agut, who knocked out David Ferrer.
Raonic said he had spent a difficult previous 48 hours with a bug that laid him low.
"I had a rough last 48 hours. But I got my energy up today much more," he said. "I had a bad fever. I didn't come to the stadium yesterday. I just slept pretty much all day. Everything was aching."
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