| Tsitsipas ahead, Medvedev overthrown by Sebastian Korda

Melbourne: Russia’s former world number one Daniil Medvedev suffered a shocking defeat in the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam. In the third round, the young player of the US, Sebastian Korda, overthrew Medvedev. Score: 7-6 (7), 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Medvedev was the runner up in the last two seasons. Medvedev returns from Melbourne after former champion Rafael Nadal and second seed Kasper Ruud of Norway. Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and former champion Novak Djokovic have doubled their title chances. Sebastian Korda is playing the fourth round in Melbourne for the first time in his career. His father, Peter Korda, was the 1998 Australian Open champion. Mother Regina Rajtova was also a professional tennis player. Sisters Jessica and Nellie are golfers. Sebastian Korda is ranked 31st in the world.

Poland’s Hubert Hurkas is the opponent in the fourth round. Hubert defeated Canada’s Denis Shapolov in the third round. Score: 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3. Greece’s Stephanos Tsitsipas beat Holland’s Talon Greecespor to advance. The Greek player won in straight sets. Score: 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3. Italy’s Yannick Sinner is the fourth round opponent.

Sinner defeated Hungary’s Marten Fuskovic. Score: 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0. It is the first time in his career that Sinner has won after trailing by two sets. Sixth seed Felix Auger beat Aliasiime Francisco Kerudolo and Jiri Leheska beat Cameron Norrie. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated qualifier Enzo in the second round. In women’s singles, World No. 1 Iga Zwiatek of Poland reached the fourth round. Iga advanced 6-0, 6-1 by defeating Christina Busca in straight sets. Cristina from Spain is ranked 100th in the world.