The match lasted two hours and 45 minutes. In the third round, Alcaraz will play against the Frenchman Corentin Moutet, to whom the American Michael Zheng handed over the match of the second round due to an injury with the score 3:6, 6:1, 6:3, 2:0.
Russian Daniil Medvedev also won the third round of the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, defeating Frenchman Quentin Halys 6:7 (9:11), 6:3, 6:4, 6:2.
In the next round, Medvedev will play against Hungarian Fábián Marozsán, who beat Polish Kamil Majchrzak 6:3, 6:4, 7:6 (7:5).
Argentinians Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Francisco Cerundolo, Americans Tommy Paul and Learner Tien, Russian Andrey Rublev, Portuguese Nuno Borges and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina from Spain also qualified for the third round of the Australian Open.
(Vijesti.ba)
