Australian Open 2022 scores LIVE: Dan Evans overwhelmed as Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas undergo

Former world primary Simona Halep stormed into the fourth spherical with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of unseeded Danka Kovinic, who knocked out Emma Raducanu. Halep, a finalist at Melbourne Park 4 years in the past, is aiming for her third main title.

“I really feel good, extra assured now as a result of final yr was a troublesome yr and now I simply get pleasure from enjoying tennis as a result of I’m wholesome,” mentioned Halep.

American twenty seventh seed Danielle Collins got here from a set down to assert a 4-6 6-4 7-5 win over younger Danish expertise Clara Tauson within the third spherical. Up subsequent for Collins is nineteenth seed Elise Mertens, who swept apart Zhang Shuai 6-2 6-2.

Alize Cornet continued her wonderful run with a 4-6 6-4 6-2 win over twenty ninth seed Tamara Zidansek to advance to the fourth spherical. Cornet, who was 1-4 down within the second set, clinched 11 of the final 13 video games to take the win. She faces 14th seed Simona Halep subsequent.

Elsewhere right now, World quantity two Aryna Sabalenka discovered her vary after a poor first set to beat Olympic silver medallist Marketa Vondrousova 4-6 6-3 6-1 and progress to the fourth spherical.

Sabalenka, who has struggled together with her serve in Melbourne, joked that she was completely happy she “made solely 10 double-faults” towards Vondrousova. The Belarusian now faces Kaia Kanepi, who overcame wildcard Maddison Inglis 2-6 6-2 6-0.

Felix Auger-Aliassime, 21, on beating Britain’s Dan Evans and equalling his greatest run in Melbourne: “I’ve put within the work this low season and I’ve had an important begin. I really feel like I’m in my place. I really feel like I need to be right here once more within the fourth spherical.”

Stefanos Tsitsipas staved off the incendiary Benoit Paire to succeed in the Australian Open fourth spherical on Saturday with a troublesome 6-3, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4 win however appeared to not realise the sport was over after changing match level.

Paire dunked a forehand into the online on the primary of three match factors when serving to remain within the match, however fourth seed Tsitsipas walked to the again of the court docket relatively than method the online. The Greek rotated on the baseline with a glance of shock on his face, earlier than strolling ahead to acknowledge Paire.

World quantity two Daniil Medvedev swept apart Dutch Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to succeed in the fourth spherical of the Australian Open and keep on monitor for a second successive Grand Slam title. Van de Zandschulp, ranked 57th on the planet, was the one participant to take a set off the Russian when the pair met of their earlier assembly ultimately yr’s US Open, which Medvedev went on to win for his first main title.

Evans put up a superb struggle within the first set and created some probabilities to get an actual foothold on this match, however the irritating factor was that he couldn’t take them, and his opponent did so, clinically. The second and third units have been completely different although and the match shortly acquired away from the 31-year-old Briton.

Reaching the fourth spherical in 2017 stays his greatest end on the Australian Open, and it simply wasn’t to be right here up towards and spectacular 21-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime, who has all of the hallmarks of a future champion. With Novak Djokovic absent it’s vast open: may this be his yr?

Auger-Aliassime places on one other exhibition of highly effective returning to generate a match level, and he takes it on the first time of asking.

Auger-Aliassime with one other fast maintain and he’s one recreation away from the fourth spherical.