Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, seeded third, defeated Italian Yannick Sinner in five matches in the men’s competition at the Australian Open.
In Sunday’s Round of 15, the 15th-ranked Italian – who in the previous round beat Marton Fucovich by 0-2 – this time only managed a draw from 0-2.
The Greek tennis player reached the quarterfinals for the fourth time in Melbourne, and this time his rival, Czech Jiri Lichka, will be among the eight.
results:
Round of 16:
men:
Tsepaz (Greek, 3) – Siner (Italian, 15) 6:4, 6:4, 3:6, 4:6, 6:3
Previously:
Lehecka (Czech Republic) – Auger-Aliassime (Canadian, 6) 4:6, 6:3, 7:6 (7-2), 7:6 (7-3)
Korda (USA, 29) – Hurkacz (Poland, 10) 3:6, 6:3, 6:2, 1:6, 7:6 (10-7)
Khachanov (Russia, ranked 18th) – Nishioka (Japan, ranked 31st) 6:0, 6:0, 7:6 (7-4)
Women:
Previously:
Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 22) – Swiatk (Poland, 1) 6:4, 6:4
Pegula (USA, third) – Krejkova (Czech Republic, 20th) 7:5, 6:2
Ostapenko (Latvia, 17) – Gough (American, 7) 7:5, 6:3
Previously:
Women’s doubles, second round (to reach the round of 16):
Storm Hunter, Elise Mertens (Australian, Belgian) – Tímea Babos, Kristina Mladenovic (Hungarian, French) 6:3, 6:3
Little girl, first round (to get to 32):
Roszica Dencseva (Bulgarian) – Luka Udvardi (10) 6:3, 7:6 (7-5)
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