"World number one Carlos Alcaraz fended off a series of bombs before surging into the Australian Open third round on Wednesday, where he was joined by Aryna Sabalenka and a near-flawless Coco Gauff. list of 4 itemsend of list Three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev also stayed alive, but he needed four sets to keep his Grand Slam dream on track at a cooler and overcast Melbourne Park after days of hot weather."
"Spanish superstar Alcaraz came through a tough arm-wrestle 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena against hard-hitting Yannick Hanfmann of Germany to take another step towards a career Grand Slam. But he was put through his paces by a player 12 years older before setting up a showdown with either France's Corentin Moutet or American Michael Zheng. To be honest, it was tougher than I thought at the beginning, said Alcaraz,"
Carlos Alcaraz fended off heavy hitting and beat Yannick Hanfmann 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena to reach the third round at the Australian Open. Aryna Sabalenka and a near-flawless Coco Gauff also advanced. Three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev survived in four sets against Quentin Halys amid cooler, overcast conditions. Alcaraz said he struggled with the ball early but remained on course toward a potential career Grand Slam; a victory in Melbourne would make him the youngest man to complete all four majors. Other winners included Tommy Paul, Francisco Cerundolo, Tomas Etcheverry, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Andrey Rublev.
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