MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of the sixth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday, all times local (GMT +11):
1430 BENCIC INTO LAST-16
Swiss 12th seed Belinda Bencic eased into the last-16 for the first time since 2016 after a 6-2 7-5 win over Camila Giorgi.
Italian Giorgi broke Bencic to level the second set at 5-5 before the Olympic champion broke back and served out the match.
“I’m happy I got a second chance to serve it out but overall I think it was a great match,” Bencic said.
1230 PLISKOVA PROGRESSES AFTER DOWNING GRACHEVA
Former world number one Karolina Pliskova brushed aside Russia’s Varvara Gracheva 6-4 6-2 to advance to the fourth round.
“It’s the third round of a slam so there’s never an easy match, no matter who is the opponent, no matter the ranking,” said 30th seed Pliskova.
1113 PLAY UNDERWAY AT MELBOURNE PARK
Third-round action began as scheduled on the sixth day of the year’s first Grand Slam.
The weather forecast looks good, with a high of 24 degrees Celsius (75.2 degrees Fahrenheit).
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(Reporting by Michael Church in Hong Kong and Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
