Results from Day 4 of the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament at Melbourne Park on Thursday:-
Men’s singles (2nd round)
Pablo Andujar (ESP) bt Alex Molcan (SVK) 6-4, 7-6 (8/6), 0-6, 6-1
Alex De Minaur (AUS x32) bt Kamil Majchrzak (POL) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x15) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-1, 6-0, 6-3
Taylor Fritz (USA x20) bt Frances Tiafoe (USA) 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5)
Andrey Rublev (RUS x5) bt Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 6-4, 6-2, 6-0
Marin Cilic (CRO x27) bt Norbert Gombos (SVK) 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8/6)
Daniel Evans (GBR x24) bt Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) walkover
Christopher O’Connell (AUS) bt Diego Schwartzman (ARG x13) 7-6 (8/6), 6-4, 6-4
Maxime Cressy (USA) bt Tomas Machac (CZE) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/5)
Men’s singles (1st round)
Pablo Andujar (ESP) bt Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 6-1, 7-5, 6-1
Kamil Majchrzak (POL) bt Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-1, 6-1, 7-5
Andy Murray (SCO) bt Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO x21) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4
Taro Daniel (JPN) bt Marcelo Barrios (CHI) 7-6 (7/5), 6-1, 6-1
Alex Molcan (SVK) bt Roman Safiullin (RUS) 6-3, 7-6 (11/9), 5-7, 7-6 (8/6)
Steve Johnson (USA) bt Jordan Thompson (AUS) 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (6/8), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Jannik Sinner (ITA x11) bt Joao Sousa (POR) 6-4, 7-5, 6-1
Roberto Bautista (ESP x15) bt Stefano Travaglia (ITA) 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 5-7, 6-1
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) bt Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (7/0)
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x26) bt Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Andrey Rublev (RUS x5) bt Gianluca Mager (ITA) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) bt Roberto Carballes (ESP) 6-1, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Norbert Gombos (SVK) bt Timofey Skatov (KAZ) 6-3, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
Marin Cilic (CRO x27) bt Emilio Gomez (ECU) 6-3, 6-1, 6-2
Diego Schwartzman (ARG x13) bt Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
Christopher O’Connell (AUS) bt Hugo Gaston (FRA) 7-6 (7/4), 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
Richard Gasquet (FRA) bt Ugo Humbert (FRA x29) 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/3), 6-3
Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) bt Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
Daniil Medvedev (RUS x2) bt Henri Laaksonen (SUI) 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3)
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) bt Liam Broady (GBR) 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
Women’s singles (2nd round)
Clara Tauson (DEN) bt Anett Kontaveit (EST x6) 6-2, 6-4
Danielle Collins (USA x27) bt Ana Konjuh (CRO) 6-4, 6-3
Elise Mertens (BEL x19) bt Irina Begu (ROM) 6-3, 6-2
Shuai Zhang (CHN) bt Elena Rybakina (KAZ x12) 6-4, 1-0 ret
Tamara Zidansek (SLO x29) bt Heather Watson (GBR) 7-6 (7/4), 6-4
Alize Cornet (FRA) bt Garbine Muguruza (ESP x3) 6-3, 6-3
Iga Swiatek (POL x7) bt Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 6-2, 6-2
Darya Kasatkina (RUS x25) bt Magda Linette (POL) 6-2, 6-3
Sorana Cirstea (ROM) bt Kristina Kucova (SVK) 6-2, 6-4
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x10) bt Samantha Stosur (AUS) 6-2, 6-2
Kaia Kanepi (EST) bt Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 6-2, 7-6 (7/3)
Maddison Inglis (AUS) bt Hailey Baptiste (USA) 7-6 (7/4), 2-6, 6-2
Marketa Vondrousova (CZE x31) bt Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) 6-2, 7-5
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR x2) bt Xinyu Wang (CHN) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
Women’s singles (1st round)
Clara Tauson (DEN) bt Astra Sharma (AUS) 6-3, 6-4
Ana Konjuh (CRO) bt Shelby Rogers (USA) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Danielle Collins (USA x27) bt Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6-1, 6-3
Anett Kontaveit (EST x6) bt Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 6-2, 6-3
Elise Mertens (BEL x19) bt Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6-4, 7-5
Irina Begu (ROM) bt Oceane Dodin (FRA) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
Simona Halep (ROM x14) bt Magdalena Frech (POL) 6-4, 6-3
Alize Cornet (FRA) bt Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 6-3, 6-3
Garbine Muguruza (ESP x3) bt Clara Burel (FRA) 6-3, 6-4
Iga Swiatek (POL x7) bt Harriet Dart (GBR) 6-3, 6-0
Rebecca Peterson (SWE) bt Daria Saville (AUS) 6-2, 6-3
Magda Linette (POL) bt Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 6-4, 7-5
Darya Kasatkina (RUS x25) bt Stefanie Vögele (SUI) 6-3, 6-1
Sorana Cirstea (ROM) bt Petra Kvitova (CZE x20) 6-2, 6-2
Kristína Kucova (SVK) bt Misaki Doi (JPN) 6-3, 7-5
Samantha Stosur (AUS) bt Robin Anderson (USA) 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-3
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x10) bt Anna Bondar (HUN) 6-2, 6-1
Hailey Baptiste (USA) bt Caroline Garcia (FRA) 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3
Maddison Inglis (AUS) bt Leylah Fernandez (CAN x23) 6-4, 6-2
Marketa Vondrousova (CZE x31) bt Priscilla Hon (AUS) 6-2, 6-3
Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) bt Emina Bektas (USA) 7-5, 6-4
Wang Xinyu (CHN) bt Ann Li (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-3
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR x2) bt Storm Sanders (AUS) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
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