Amanda Anisimova claimed the biggest result of the Australian Open so far as she knocked out defending champion Naomi Osaka in the third round.
The young American won a big-hitting battle on a deciding tie-break and will next face world number one Ashleigh Barty, who eased to victory over Camila Giorgi.
Rafael Nadal dropped his first set of the tournament but recovered to beat Karen Khachanov while Matteo Berrettini edged a five-set struggle against 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
Picture of the day
Stat of the day
Standing STRONG 💪@MattBerrettini holds off Alcaraz 6-2 7-6(3) 4-6 2-6 7-6(10-5) to tie Fabio Fognini and Adriano Panatta for most Grand Slam R16 appearances by an Italian man in the Open Era!#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/5pTcb0iLSu
— ITF (@ITFTennis) January 21, 2022
Thumbs up for mum
Reporter: "Leo, how did mummy play today?"
Leo: 😎😎😎@vika7 · #AusOpen · #AO2022 · #AOpresscon pic.twitter.com/o1KRswMLio— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 21, 2022
Kyrgios at the double
Silly atmosphere!!⚡️ @NickKyrgios pic.twitter.com/i76JKurFin
— Thanasi Kokkinakis (@TKokkinakis) January 21, 2022
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Nick Kyrgios’ hopes in singles may have ended with Thursday’s loss to Daniil Medvedev but he pulled off a big result on the doubles court on Friday as he and great friend Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated top seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic.
Fallen seeds
Women: Naomi Osaka (13), Elina Svitolina (15), Jelena Ostapenko (26), Veronika Kudermetova (28), Camila Giorgi (30)
Men: Cristian Garin (16), Aslan Karatsev (18), Reilly Opelka (23), Lorenzo Sonego (25), Carlos Alcaraz (31)
Who’s up next?
Dan Evans 🆚 Felix Auger Aliassime
Evo will take on the 9⃣th seed for a place in the 4⃣th round at the #AusOpen #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/4n8ikMuNQa— LTA (@the_LTA) January 20, 2022
Britain’s last remaining singles hope, Dan Evans, contests his third-round match against ninth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime on Saturday.
Medvedev takes on Botic Van De Zandschulp, who he beat in the quarter-finals of the US Open, while fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas meets mercurial Frenchman Benoit Paire.
On the women’s side, second seed Aryna Sabalenka will try to continue to battle through her serving troubles against Marketa Vondrousova, while Simona Halep and Iga Swiatek are among those also looking to progress.
