Medvedev will face American Maxime Cressy, who beat Australian Christopher O’Connell.
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev, seeded No.2, qualified for the round of 16 of the Australian Open in Melbourne, defeating Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp in three sets, 6-4, 6-4, 6 -two.
For his part, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (N.4) qualified for the round of 16 beating the Frenchman Benoît Paire (FRA) 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (2/7), 6-4.
Instead, the Spanish Roberto Bautista, seeded N.16, was eliminated by the American Taylor Fritz (N.20) after five close sets, 6-0, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
In the round of 16, Medvedev will face American Maxime Cressy, who beat Australian Christopher O’Connell.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Taylor Fritz in the round of 16.
In the women’s tournament, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (N.2) and Romanian Simona Halep (N.14) qualified for the round of 16.
Aryna Sabalenka will face the Estonian Kaia Kanepi in the round of 16 and Simona Halep will face the French Alizé Cornet.
Results:
Men’s single (3rd round)
Taylor Fritz (USA/N.20) defeated Roberto Bautista (ESP/N.15) 6-0, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE/N.4) a Benoît Paire (FRA) 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (2/7), 6-4
Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN/N.9) a Daniel Evans (GBR/N.24) 6-4, 6-1, 6-1
Maxime Cressy (USA) a Christopher O’Connell (AUS) 6-2, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 6-2
Daniil Medvedev (RUS/N.2) a Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
Women’s single (3rd round):
Danielle Collins (USA/N.27) defeated Clara Tauson (DEN) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Elise Mertens (BEL/N.19) a Shuai Zhang (CHN) 6-2, 6-2
Simona Halep (RUM / N.14) and Danka Kovinic (MNE) 6-2, 6-1
Alize Cornet (FRA) to Tamara Zidansek (SLO / N.29) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Kaia Kanepi (EST) and Maddison England (AUS) 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR / N.2) and Marketa Vondrousova (CZE / N.31) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
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