Follow Sportstar's live updates from day four action of the Australian Open 2019.
Gabriel Muguruza defeats Johanna Konta 6-4, 6-7, 7-5 in the 3rd as the clock hits 3.13 am local time in Melbourne. With Konta's defeat, the last Brit in the tournament bows out.
Novak Djokovic is into the third round with a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.Next up for the six-time champion is Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov.
Alexander Zverev was pushed to the fifth set but he races through the final set to win 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 5-7, 6-7 (6-8), 6-1 to defeat Jeremy Chardy. The German will face Aussie wild card Alex Bolt next.
- Number one seed Simona Halep beats Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-7(5-7), 6-4 in the second round.
- Serena Williams sends Eugenie Bouchard packing with a 6-2, 6-2 win in an hour and 10 minutes. How well did she dominate the match? The below tweet sums it up perfectly:
- Venus Williams beats Alize Cornet 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 to enter the third round.
- US Open champion Naomi Osaka beats Tamar Zidansek 6-2, 6-4 to reach the third round.
- Sixteenth seed Milos Raonic beats Stan Wawrinka 6-7(4-7), 7-6(8-6), 7-6(13-11), 7-6(7-5) in a thrilling encounter.
- Kei Nishikori survives another scare to beat Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 6-3, 7-6(8-6), 5-7, 5-7, 7-6(9-7) to progress to the next round.
- Defending men's doubles champions Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic start their campaign with a win against Bolelli/Seppi 7-5 6-7(7) 6-0.
- Seventh seed Karolina Pliskova
moved into the third round after sealing a 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 win over unseeded American Madison Brengle.
- Sixth seed Elina Svitolina
stormed into the third round with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Viktoria Kuzmova of Slovakia.
- Australian wildcard Alexei Popyrin advanced to the third round after seventh-seeded Dominic Thiem retired in the third set with an injury. Popyrin was leading 7-5, 6-4, 2-0 when Thiem retired.
SIDELIGHTS:
In today's edition of racquet smashes, we present to you Dominic Thiem and Ryan Harrison. Who did it better?
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