SNAPSHOT FROM DAY FIVE OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN AT MELBOURNE PARK:
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Italian gun Jannik Sinner overcame an enormous scare in opposition to Marton Fucsovics, combating again from two units down to achieve the fourth spherical. In the method, he teed up a blockbuster conflict with No.3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.
STAT OF THE DAY: World No.1 Iga Swiatek was in no temper to fiddle in her third-round conflict with Cristina Bucsa, crushing the Spaniard 6-0 61, to fall simply in need of a uncommon flawless match.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Don’t really know what to say …. Wow, this f***ing sport man,” Thanasi Kokkinakis posted on Instagram after attempting to digest his shattering five-set defeat to Andy Murray.
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY: Stars fell with regularity throughout the opening 4 days, however Friday proved to be extra straight-forward. In-form American Jessica Pegula set-up a fourth-round conflict with 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova after the pair secured comfy victories. Tsitsipas cruised previous Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in straight units, successful 6-2 7-6 (7-5) 6-3.
