Agency :
Title contenders Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Stefanos Tsitsipas all made light work of their third-round ties at the Australian Open (AO) on Friday to storm into the second week of the year’s first Grand Slam.
After a day of close scrapes, marathon tiebreaks and upsets at Melbourne Park on Thursday, the top seeds were ruthlessly efficient in booking their spots in the fourth round on day six of the championships.
Novak Djokovic, who has been dragged into dogfights in the first two matches of his 10th title defense, will look to emulate them when he takes on Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Rod Laver Arena in the evening session.
Aryna Sabalenka took less than an hour to beat 28th-seeded Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko 6-0, 6-0 on the main showcourt, sweeping into the last 16 without dropping a set as she did last year on her way to her first Grand Slam title.
