Rock-solid Zverev ends Fearnley run at Australian Open
Alexander Zverev won against Jacob Fearnley 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Friday night and will play the winner of the match between No 14 seed Ugo Humbert and No 20 seed Arthur Fils in the next round
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German Alexander Zverev, the second seed, defeated Jacob Fearnley 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the last 16 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Friday night.
Zverev, ranked No 2, will play the winner of the match between No 14 seed Ugo Humbert and No 20 seed Arthur Fils next.
The German won against French wildcard Lucas Pouille (6-4, 6-4, 6-4) and Spaniard Pedro Martinez Portero (6-1, 6-4, 6-1) ahead of his victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Fearnley, ranked No 92, beat Australian Nick Kyrgios (7-6 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (2)) and Frenchman Arthur Cazaux (3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3).
Melbourne (Grand Slam), other third-round results (Melbourne Park, hard, USD 60.627.573, most recent results first):
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Holger Rune
- Jannik Sinner vs. Marcos Giron
- Ben Shelton vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Corentin Moutet vs. Learner Tien
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Fabian Marozsan
- Francisco Cerundolo vs. Alex De Minaur
- Taylor Fritz vs. Gael Monfils
- Alex Michelsen vs. Karen Khachanov
- Jack Draper vs. Aleksandar Vukic
- Novak Djokovic vs. Tomas Machac
- Ugo Humbert vs. Arthur Fils
- Jiri Lehecka vs. Benjamin Bonzi
- Jakub Mensik vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: friday
- Nuno Borges vs. Carlos Alcaraz: friday
- Tommy Paul (12) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 7-6, 6-2, 6-0
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