MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World quantity two Daniil Medvedev swept apart Dutch Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4 6-4 6-2 on Saturday to achieve the fourth round of the Australian Open and keep on observe 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 finally 12 months’s U.S. Open, which Medvedev went on to win for his first main title.
Medvedev, the highest-ranked participant remaining within the males’s draw because of the absence of Serb Novak Djokovic, made it look simple on Saturday, breaking his opponent’s serve 4 occasions within the match to win beneath two hours on the Margaret Court Arena.
The 2021 Melbourne Park finalist will meet both Australian wildcard Christopher O’Connell or American Maxime Cressy for a spot within the quarter-finals.
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; enhancing by xx)
