By Sudipto Ganguly
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World quantity two Daniil Medvedev swept apart Dutch Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4 6-4 6-2 on Saturday to succeed in the fourth spherical of the Australian Open and keep on monitor for a second successive Grand Slam title.
Van de Zandschulp, ranked 57th on the earth, was the one participant to take a set off the Russian when the pair met of their earlier assembly eventually 12 months’s U.S. Open, which Medvedev went on to win for his first main title.
Medvedev, the highest-ranked participant remaining within the males’s draw because of the absence of Serb Novak Djokovic, made it look straightforward on Saturday, breaking his opponent’s serve 4 occasions within the match to win underneath two hours on the Margaret Courtroom Enviornment.
The 2021 Melbourne Park finalist will meet both Australian wildcard Christopher O’Connell or American Maxime Cressy for a spot within the quarter-finals.
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; enhancing by xx)
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