Things are actually heating up on the Australian Open because the fourth spherical motion will get underway on Sunday.
Alex de Minaur is the only Australian left within the singles draw after a blended day for the native males’s hopes.
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He’ll tackle Novak Djokovic within the spherical of 16 after the Serbian took care of business in opposition to Grigor Dimitrov.
World number one Iga Swiatek returns to motion after a demolition job within the third spherical. She’ll tackle twenty second seed Elena Rybakina with a quarterfinal spot on supply.
Two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka continues her outstanding comeback and might be eyeing off a quarterfinal beginning on Sunday.
Don’t miss any of the motion under.
6.07pm – Aus Open champion’s son into quarters
Son of 1998 Australian Open champion Petr Korda, Sebastian Korda is into his first grand slam quarterfinal.
Korda’s unbelievable match, which noticed him knock Daniil Medvedev earlier within the week, continued as he knocked tenth seed Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 6-3 6-2 1-6 7-6 in a hard-fought thriller.
5.50pm – ‘Horrible’ obliteration leaves tennis shocked
A dominant Karen Khachanov received the primary 14 video games earlier than surging into his maiden Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday in a straight units romp over Japan’s outclassed Yoshihito Nishioka.
The Russian 18th seed swept previous his racquet-smashing opponent 6-0 6-0 7-6 on John Cain Arena.
Nishioka, seeded 31, was so out of contact within the opening two units that he received simply 13 factors.
In set two, he managed solely two factors throughout six video games in an embarrassing annihilation.
It’s known as a “bronze set” and the tennis world was floored.
Khachanov appeared on monitor to grow to be solely the sixth participant in Grand Slam historical past, and the primary since 1993, to document a triple bagel win – 6-0 6-0 6-0 – earlier than Nishioka lastly received the fifteenth sport to large cheers from the gang.
The victory put him into the final eight at a Grand Slam for the fifth time. His finest outcome was reaching the semi-finals on the US Open final 12 months, the place he misplaced to Casper Ruud.
He will subsequent face both American twenty ninth seed Sebastian Korda or Polish tenth seed Hubert Hurkacz.
“First two sets, I didn’t know what was going on,” he stated. “You’re going with the score, let’s say, too easy. Then Yoshi turned it around, pumped the crowd and I tried to stay focused from beginning to end.
“It’s not easy to win with this score, three sets, but I’m playing well and really happy to go through.”
The Russian, a former world quantity eight, has received 4 profession titles, all on exhausting courts, and was just too good for Nishioka.
— AFP
5pm – Rare triple bagel averted
Russia’s Karen Khachanov is thru to the quarterfinals after a straights units win over Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka.
Khachanov received the primary two units 6-0 6-0 and was so dominant he solely misplaced two factors within the second set.
But Nishioka fought again within the third set to salvage some pleasure and keep away from a uncommon triple bagel.
3pm – Ostapenko wins one other upset
Many anticipated a quarterfinal between Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff, however each these title fancies have been knocked out of the attract main fourth spherical upsets.
After Elena Rybakina eradicated Swiatek, 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko defeated American teengaer Gauff 7-5 6-3.
2.10pm – World No. 1 knocked out
Iga Swiatek has been knocked out of the Australian Open by Elena Rybakina in an enormous upset.
Reigning Wimbledon champion Rybakina received the primary set 6-4 and hardly put a foot unsuitable all through the match.
World No. 1 Swiatek broke early within the second set to take a 3-0 lead, however her benefit went up in smoke as Rybakina broke again to shut out a really spectacular 6-4 6-4 win.
“That is a seismic shock in the women’s draw here at the Australian Open,” the commentator stated.
12.50pm – World No. 1’s early nightmare
Iga Swiatek bought off to the worst doable begin on Sunday in opposition to Elena Rybakina.
The World No. 1 was handed a code violation earlier than her first serve for not being prepared to start out follwing the one-minute warning.
Once the match bought underway issues solely bought worse for Swiatek. After racing away to 40-0 on serve, Rybakina bounced again to interrupt the heavy favourites serve and declare the early 1-0 lead.
Swiatek then held two break factors as she regarded to immediately reply, however as soon as once more it was the twenty second seed who had the solutions as she powered by way of the factors to take the 2-0 lead.
11.30am – Cold-blooded handshake stuns Aus Open
Local favorite Andy Murray couldn’t produce one other heroic effort as he was knocked out within the third spherical by Roberto Bautista Agut on Saturday night time.
The British star coming off an nearly six-hour, five-set epic in opposition to Thanasi Kokkinakis was feeling the results and fell in four-sets as Bautista Agut superior with the 6-1, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 win.
But it was a second after the match got here to an finish that captured the attention of followers watching on as the 2 males exchanged a reasonably frosty handshake on the internet.
The fired up Spaniard and the shattered Brit slapped arms and barely made eye-contact as the 2 didn’t trade any phrases earlier than shaking the chair umpires hand.
Fans went wild over the footage as hypothesis mounted over the meat between the 2 stars of the sport.
“That was quite the drive-by handshake from Murray there,” one wrote.
Another added: “Wow! That handshake at the net. Murray & Bautista Agut clearly dislike each other.”
A 3rd wrote: “What was with that handshake between rba and Murray?”
Agut hinted in his press convention the gang being fully behind Murray had bought beneath his pores and skin.
“He understands the game very well and he knows how to play with a crowd, how to play with the nerves of the opponent,” he stated afterwards.
“Today was a tough match. I think I did a great job.”
11am – Swiatek chasing extra silverware
Swiatek has received three Grand Slam crowns however by no means at Melbourne Park, the place the 21-year-old reached the semi-finals final 12 months.
The prime seed might be determined so as to add Australia to her US Open and French Open (twice) triumphs, and is sizzling favorite to do exactly that over the approaching week.
But on day seven of the primary main of the 12 months, she faces an actual last-16 problem in Rybakina.
The Moscow-born Kazakh is seeded 22 however defeated final 12 months’s Melbourne runner-up Danielle Collins in spherical three and beat world quantity two Ons Jabeur to win Wimbledon final 12 months.
Rybakina has large respect for Swiatek, who has dominated ladies’s tennis because the retirement final 12 months of Australia’s Ashleigh Barty.
“For sure she’s very strong physically and mentally,” the 23-year-old stated. “I think that if I’m going to play my game, aggressive, I’m going to be solid from the beginning till the end, I have all the chances.”
– AFP
