Second seed Alexander Zverev advanced to the 4th round of the Australian Open by defeating the British Jacob Fearnley in three sets.
Ten-time winner of the Australian Grand Slam Novak Djokovic was also convincing against the Czech tennis player Tomas Machač, conceding only nine games to him, and the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz won his place in the next round with a triumph over the Portuguese tennis player Nuno Borges.
Among female tennis players, the first seed and defending champion Arina Sabalenka was successful, who was better than Denmark’s Clara Tauson, as well as the third seed, American Coco Gauff, who beat Canadian Leyla Fernandez.
Croatian tennis player Donna Vekić qualified for the fourth round by defeating Diana Šnajder.
RESULTS OF ROUND 3
TENNIS SHOES:
Alexander Zverev (ENG)(2) – Jacob Fearnley (GB) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Carlos Alcaraz (SPA)(3) – Nuno Borges (POR) 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2
Novak Djokovic (SRB)(7) – Tomaš Machač (CZE) (26) 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
Tommy Paul (USA)(12) – Roberto Carballes (SPA) 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-0
Ugo Humbert (FRA)(14) – Arthur Fils (FRA)(20) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 1-0 – surrender
Jack Draper (GB)(15) – Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 6-4, 2-6, 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-6(8)
Jirí Lehečka (CZE) (24) – Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) 6-2, 6-3, 6-3
Alejandro Davidovich (ŠPA) – Jakub Menšik (CZE) 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-4, 6-2
SNEAKERS:
Arina Sabalenka (1) – Clara Tauson (DAN) 7-6(5), 6-4
Coco Gauff (USA)(3) – Leylah Fernandez (CAN)(30) 6-4, 6-2
Olga Danilović (SRB) – Jessica Pegula (USA)(7) 7-6(3), 6-1
Paula Badosa (ŠPA)(11) – Marta Kostyuk (UKR)(17) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Donna Vekic (CRO) (18) – Diana Schneider (12) 7-6(4), 6-7(3), 7-5
Mira Andrejeva (14) – Magdalena Frech (POLJ)(23) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (27) – Laura Siegemund (NJEM) 6-1, 6-2
Belinda Bencic (SWI) – Naomi Osaka (JAP) 7-6(3) – submission
(Vijesti.ba / FENA)
