The sixth day of the Australian Open is normally probably the greatest attended of the Grand Slam fortnight however there was an eerie quiet across the Melbourne Park precinct as play bought underway on Saturday.
A snap five-day lockdown to attempt to comprise an outbreak of COVID-19 got here into impact simply earlier than midnight on Friday, proscribing Victoria’s six million residents to their houses and shutting followers out of the tennis.
MEDVEDEV SURVIVES KRAJINOVIC TEST
Daniil Medvedev was compelled to dig deep to combat off a charging Filip Krajinovic on Saturday however got here by 6-3 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-0 to increase his profitable streak to 17 matches and be a part of the Russian cost into the fourth spherical of the Australian Open.
The 25-year-old, who had misplaced his six earlier five-setters, joined compatriot Aslan Karatsev within the fourth spherical after the qualifier manufactured a shocking straight units upset of Diego Schwartzman on Friday.
With seventh seed Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov additionally in motion on Saturday, Russia may find yourself with an open period document 4 males within the final 16 of a Grand Slam.
“When somebody like him [John McEnroe] says something good about you, it means you are doing things right.”@DaniilMedwed actually doing issues proper at #AO2021 🙌#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/If9v7P5ouF
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 13, 2021
FIFTH SEED SVITOLINA INTO FOURTH ROUND
Fifth seed Elina Svitolina survived an early wobble to cruise into the fourth spherical with a 6-4 6-0 victory over Kazakh Yulia Putintseva on Margaret Court Arena.
BRADY ROLLS INTO LAST 16
American Jennifer Brady, seeded twenty second, held off a spirited problem from Slovenian qualifier Kaja Juvan within the second set earlier than claiming a 6-1 6-3 victory.
PLISKOVA KNOCKED OUT
Sixth seed Karolina Pliskova’s frustration boiled over as she smashed two rackets throughout a 7-5 7-5 defeat by fellow Czech Karolina Muchova.
Pliskova was additionally docked a degree for racket abuse within the tunnel between the 2 units.
🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿@karomuchova7 is thru to the #AusOpen ultimate 16 for the primary time with a 7-5 7-5 upset win over sixth seed Karolina Pliskova.#AO2021 pic.twitter.com/veNYTO8acA
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) February 13, 2021
PEGULA POWERS INTO FOURTH ROUND
American Jessica Pegula reached the fourth spherical in a Grand Slam for the primary time in her profession with a 6-2 6-1 victory over France’s Kristina Mladenovic.
VEKIC BATTLES PAST KANEPI
Croatia’s twenty eighth seed Donna Vekic saved a match level as she rallied from a set all the way down to beat Estonian Kaia Kanepi 5-7 7-6(2) 6-4.
