Alex de Minaur means business this Australian Open, reaching the fourth round after overcoming a tricky test from Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli 6-3 6-3 6-1.
Novak Djokovic also fought into the fourth round with a three-set win over No.30 Tomas Martin Etcheverry, by far the strongest performance of the Serbian star’s tournament so far.
But Aussie qualifier Storm Hunter fell agonisingly short of pulling off another impressive upset, falling in three sets to ninth seed and former French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova.
Hunter, the world’s top doubles player, won the first set and had four break points deep in the second – which would have given her the chance to serve for the match.
But the 29-year-old eventually fell in three sets, leaving de Minaur as the sole remaining Australian in singles competition.
Elsewhere, a qualifier ranked 170th in the world – and playing in her first…
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