World No. 9 American Taylor Fritz advanced to the round of 16 of the Australian Open after defeating world No. 139 Swiss Stan Wawrinka in four sets - 7:6, 2:6, 6:4, 6:4 in the third round in Melbourne today.
The match lasted two hours and 45 minutes.
Fritz broke the Swiss player twice, while Wawrinka also won two breaks.
The American tennis player recorded 30 aces, while Wawrinka won 15 points directly from his serve.
Fric will play against the fifth-ranked tennis player in the world, Italian Lorenzo Muzzi, in the round of 16.
For Wawrinka, the 2014 Australian Open champion, this was his last match at the tournament, as the Swiss tennis player announced that he would end his playing career at the end of the season.
Iga Švjontek also advanced to the round of 16, defeating the 33rd ranked player in the world, Russian Anna Kalinskaya, in three sets in the third round in Melbourne today - 6:1, 1:6, 6:1.
The match lasted one hour and 41 minutes.
Svjontek broke the Russian player's serve five times, while Kalinskaya won three breaks.
Svjontek will play against the world's 168th ranked tennis player, Australian Madison Inglis, in the round of 16.
Chinese tennis player Xinyu Wan advanced to the round of 16 after defeating the world's 13th ranked Czech player Linda Noskova in two sets, 7:5, 6:4, in the third round.
The match, which was temporarily suspended due to high temperatures in Melbourne, lasted an hour and 28 minutes.
Van, the 46th player in the world, broke the Czech player's serve four times, while Noskova won two breaks.
The Chinese tennis player recorded five aces, while Noskova won four points directly from her serve.
Van will play against world number four American Amanda Anisimova in the round of 16.
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