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Emotional Alexei Popyrin breaks down in tears after shock five set victory over American hotshot Taylor Fritz to reach the third round of the Australian Open: 'I'm going to keep going because I love this feeling, I want more of this feeling' Alexei Popyrin knocks out No 8 seed Taylor Fritz in five sets  The Aussie got emotional following his mammoth victory   Popyrin progresses to the third round for the third time

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Australian Alexei Popyrin has teared up after claiming a momentous victory, knocking out world No.9 Taylor Fritz to advance to the Australian Open third round.

Popyrin's new-found fitness paid huge dividends as he backed up less than 48 hours after a five-set marathon to produce another stirring 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-2 win on Thursday.

The 23-year-old hammered 19 aces and dropped serve only once in a thrilling and gruelling four-hour, two-minute contest, with the Aussie prevailing to reach the third round for a third time.

As he spoke post match with Casey Dellacqua the what he had just achieved started to set in and he could barely hold back his tears. 

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