MELBOURNE, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Highlights of the seventh day of the Australian Open on Saturday (all times GMT):
0617 RELENTLESS MONFILS SHOCKS FRITZ
U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz was dumped out by 38-year-old Frenchman Gael Monfils, the American fourth seed falling to a 3-6 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4 defeat on Margaret Court Arena.
0445 RYBAKINA POWERS PAST YASTREMSKA, LYS MARCHES ON
Sixth seed Elena Rybakina, looking to win a second Grand Slam title after her Wimbledon triumph in 2022, advanced to the fourth round after beating Ukrainian 32nd seed Dayana Yastremska 6-3 6-4.
German lucky loser Eva Lys also progressed after a 4-6 6-3 6-3 victory over Romanian Jaqueline Cristian. Lys will next face world number two Iga Swiatek.
0333 KASATKINA THROUGH IN STRAIGHT SETS
Russian ninth seed Daria Kasatkina moved past 24th seed Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-5 6-1.
0245 NAVARRO BEATS JABEUR
American eighth seed Emma Navarro knocked out Tunisian Ons Jabeur after defeating the former world number two 6-4 3-6 6-4 on Margaret Court Arena.
Alcaraz slaps down Borges to reach the second week at the Australian Open
0230 MICHELSEN UPSETS KHACHANOV
Unseeded American Alex Michelsen stunned Russian 19th seed Karen Khachanov, a former semi-finalist, 6-3 7-6(5) 6-2.
0156 SWIATEK STEAMROLLS RADUCANU
Polish second seed Iga Swiatek maintained her perfect record against Emma Raducanu as the five-times Grand Slam champion beat the Briton 6-1 6-0 on Rod Laver Arena to reach the fourth round in just over an hour.
Swiatek has now won all four of their meetings.
0015 ACTION UNDERWAY ON DAY SEVEN AT MELBOURNE PARK
Third-round action got underway as scheduled under sunny skies on day seven of the championships.
The temperature was already 22 degrees Celsius (72F) at the Melbourne Park precinct and is forecast to peak at 28 in the late afternoon.
Women’s second seed Iga Swiatek was first up on the main showcourt Rod Laver Arena looking to maintain her perfect record against Emma Raducanu in a battle of former U.S. Open champions.
Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru, Editing by Peter Rutherford
