But at least it throws up the possibility of a finely balanced final on Sunday morning. The 20-year-old American beat 34-year-old Andreas Seppi 6-7 (3), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Court 3, where matches began 2 1-2 hours late because of morning rain.In the short term, Daniil Medvedev’s 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas proved to be a disappointingly drama-free affair. Andreas Seppi 6-7 (3), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3įrances Tiafoe has advanced to the fourth round at Melbourne Park, his first appearance in the Round of 16 at any Grand Slam.
Thomas Fabbiano 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 Frances Tiafoe def. Play went ahead on the three main show courts with the stadium roofs closed. Rain and wet courts continued to delay the start of play on all the outside courts. While serving for the first set, he had to stop because of a screaming infant in the Margaret Court Arena crowd. Tsitsipas received a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct from chair umpire Alexandra Robein when he became angry after having his service broken while serving for the third set at 5-4. Tsitsipas is the first Greek man to reach the round of 16 at two tennis majors. Next he will face defending champion Roger Federer. Stefanos Tsitsipas is through to the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 win over Nikoloz Basilashvili. He will next play Stefanos Tsitsipas, who had a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 win over Nikoloz Basilashvili to become the first Greek man to reach the fourth round at multiple majors.
I knew of the threat of Taylor,'' Federer said.
''I think I wanted to get out of the blocks quickly. The six-time champion conceded only three points on his first serve in a 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 win over 21-year-old American Taylor Fritz, who was bidding to reach the fourth round at a major for the first time.įederer is into the Round of 16 at a Grand Slam event for the 63rd time. Taylor Fritz 6-2, 7-5, 6-2įederer ensured his 100th Australian Open match was over and raised his racket to acknowledge the Rod Laver Arena crowd. ''Even playing against an Australian like Alex, I feel like the crowd - some part of the crowd - is with me,'' said Nadal, the 2009 Australian Open champion. Nadal's victory over de Minaur in the third round of the Australian Open came by that score, as did the 17-major champion's win when the two met at Wimbledon last year.ĭe Minaur came into the Australian Open on a high having won the Sydney International last week but was outclassed by Nadal, who will play Tomas Berdych in the fourth round. Rafael Nadal has 19-year-old Australian Alex de Minaur's number - or numbers, really, and they are 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. 2 Angelique Kerber, the 2016 Australian champion, or 240th-ranked Kimberly Birrell, the Australian wild-card entry who ousted No. 14 Julia Goerges, had never previously won a main-draw match in five previous Grand Slam tournaments.Īgainst Garcia, she converted four of her five break points and was only broken once. The 25-year-old American, who opened with an upset win over No.