Lots of love... Iga Swiatek of Poland celebrates after defeating Daria Kasatkina of Russia in their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. The seventh seed was barely troubled against the Russian as she eased her way to a 6-2 6-3 win to reach the last-16.
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Sign here! Fans interact with Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime (second left) after the men's singles match against Britain's Daniel Evans on day six. The Ninth seed made short work of Evans as he powered to a 6-4 6-1 6-1 over the Briton to reach the fourth round and equal his best showing at the year's first major. "I've put in the work this off-season and I've had a great start. I feel like I'm in my place. I feel like I deserve to be here again in the fourth round," said the Canadian.
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Roar of delight... World number four Stefanos Tsitsipas overcame a wobble in the third set to defeat Frenchman Benoit Paire 6-3 7-5 6-7(2) 6-4. The Greek takes on 20th seed Taylor Fritz in the fourth round. Tsitsipas, who did not realise he had won after Paire erred with his forehand on the first of three match points, said: "Benoit is one of the biggest challenges in our game. He has a lot of talent and feel for the game, so it's a very important victory for me."
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He's behind you! US Open champion Daniil Medvedev stayed on course for a second major title as he sailed into the fourth round with a 6-4 6-4 6-2 win over unseeded Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp. The Russian will play Maxime Cressy next.
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Can't believe it! Taylor Fritz of the US celebrates after victory against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut. 20th seed Fritz won 6-0 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-3 to reach the last-16 of a major for the first time.
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Cooling off... World number two Aryna Sabalenka found her range after a poor first set to beat Olympic silver medallist Marketa Vondrousova 4-6 6-3 6-1 and progress to the fourth round. Sabalenka, who has struggled with her serve in Melbourne, joked that she was happy she "made only 10 double-faults" against Vondrousova. The Belarusian now faces Kaia Kanepi, who overcame wildcard Maddison Inglis 2-6 6-2 6-0.
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Pinch me... Alize Cornet continued her fine run with a 4-6 6-4 6-2 win over 29th seed Tamara Zidansek to advance to the fourth round. Cornet, who was 1-4 down in the second set, clinched 11 of the last 13 games to take the win. She faces 14th seed Simona Halep next.
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Yesss! American 27th seed Danielle Collins came from a set down to claim a 4-6 6-4 7-5 win over Clara Tauson in the third round. Up next for Collins is 19th seed Elise Mertens, who swept aside Zhang Shuai 6-2 6-2.
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Next round here I come! Former world number one Simona Halep stormed into the fourth round with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of unseeded Danka Kovinic. Halep, a finalist at Melbourne Park four years ago, is aiming for her third major title. "I feel good, more confident now because last year was a tough year and now I just enjoy playing tennis because I'm healthy," said Halep.
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