Sloane Stephens survived a close call against 67th-ranked Ajla Tomljanovic Thursday, rallying to beat the Croatian 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 at the Australian Open after a lengthy lightning delay. The 13th-seeded Stephens, who beat Serena Williams on the way to the semifinals last year, came back after dropping the first set to capture seven straight games and take a 3-0 lead in the third set before play was suspended. When the players returned to the court, Tomljanonvic reeled off five straight games and was serving for the match at 5-4 when she double-faulted to allow Stephens to break back and eventually close out the match. More...