Nicky Kyrgios sets up a fourth-round clash with 19-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal after surviving a five-set thriller against Russia's Karen Khachanov on Saturday at the Melbourne Arena.
Wawrinka won the Australian Open in 2014 for his first Grand Slam title. This is his seventh trip to the round of 16 in Melbourne and first since 2017.
Brazilian tennis player Joao Olavo Soares de Souza has been banned for life on match-fixing charges.
Andrey Rublev is on quite a streak at the moment: 11-0 in 2020, 15 wins in a row dating to the Davis Cup at the end of last year.
Muguruza, who won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon the following year, took the first set in 23 minutes and conceded just 12 points in seven games.
Ash Barty was on and off the court quickly in her third-round match, a straight-sets win that left her most of the rest of the day to do whatever she pleased. If she chose to watch any tennis on TV, it would have been interesting viewing.
This assessment arrived after Nadal needed less than 100 minutes to move a step closer to a record-tying 20th Grand Slam title with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 victory over 27th-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta in the third round Saturday.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-6, 7-6 to win her third round fixture and set up a clash with Angelique Kerber.
Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in the third round of Australian Open 2020.
Roger Federer survived against Australia's John Millman 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 in the third round of Australian Open 2020 on Friday.
The 2016 Wimbledon finalist had five match points in the third-set tiebreaker and converted his second with a booming forehand winner for a 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory on Margaret Court Arena.
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal plays Pablo Carreno Busta, Nick Kyrgios takes on Karen Khachanov and Alexander Zverev plays Fernando Verdasco in other men's third-round matches
Tears flowed after 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki's professional career ended with a third-round loss Friday at Melbourne Park.
Down to what sure felt like her last chance, Serena Williams came through with a cross-court forehand winner to close a 24-stroke point, then raised her arms, held that celebratory pose and looked over toward her guest box.
American teenager Coco Gauff has beaten defending champion Naomi Osaka 6-3, 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
Williams was broken in the final game, fittingly ending things with a backhand into the net. That was her 27th unforced error on the backhand side, part of a total of 56 miscues. Wang made only 20.
India's Divij Sharan was knocked out in the second round in the men's doubles at Australian Open.
Roger Federer will play John Millman while Novak Djokovic will take on Yoshihito Nishioka. Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will also be in action on Day 5 of the Australian Open.
All the top 10 seeded women in Australian Open 2020 sealed their spots in the third round of the competition on Thursday.
Rafael Nadal defeated Federico Delbonis -3, 7-6, 6-1 while Nick Kyrgios got the better of Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 in the second round of Australian Open.
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