Muristek
MELBOURNE, January 22
World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev felt he was at his best during his 6-4 6-4 6-2 win over Dutch Botic van de Zandschulp today as the Russian reached the Australian Open fourth round to stay on track for a second successive Grand Slam title.
Van de Zandschulp, ranked 57th in the world, was the only player to take a set off the Russian when the pair clashed in their previous meeting at last year's US Open, which Medvedev went won for his first Major title. The Russian will play Maxime Cressy next. — Reuters
Key results (Day 6)
Men's singles: Stefanos Tsitsipas bt Benoit Paire 6-3 7-5 6-7(2) 6-4, Marin Cilic bt Andrey Rublev 7-5 7-6(3) 3-6 6-3, Alex de Minaur bt Pablo Andujar 6-4 6-4 6-2, Felix Auger-Aliassime bt Dan Evans 6-4 6-1 6-1, Taylor Fritz bt Roberto Bautista Agut 6-0 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-3
Women's singles: Iga Swiatek bt Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-3, Aryna Sabalenka Marketa Vondrousova 4-6 6-3 6-1, Simona Halep bt Danka Kovinic 6-2 6-1