Defending champion Jannik Sinner raced to victory at the Australian Open on Saturday to sweep into the last 16 as Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu.
Also into the second week is 38-year-old Gael Monfils after he stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz – with the veteran's wife Elina Svitolina also enjoying a shock win immediately after on the same court.
But Danielle Collins, the pantomime villain after thanking hecklers for"paying my bills" in the previous round, lost and was booed.But there were no such wobble against the unseeded Marcos Giron on Rod Laver Arena as he sprinted home 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in 2hr 1min, slamming 35 winners and eight aces."If I want to go on in this tournament I have to improve," said the 23-year-old Sinner.
A week ago he became the oldest singles champion in ATP Tour history when he swept to victory at the Auckland Classic."I think that any time he's on the court, it's a box-office match," said Shelton. Home hope Alex de Minaur, the eighth seed, went through in four sets against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo and will face American Alex Michelsen for a place in the quarterfinals.In a one-sided battle of former US Open champions, Swiatek romped to a 6-1, 6-0 triumph in a statement victory over Raducanu as she pursues a first Melbourne crown.
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