Australian Open day six: British singles hopes ended by Rafael Nadal
The story of the sixth day of play at Melbourne Park.
British singles hopes at the Australian Open ended with a 7-5 6-2 7-5 defeat for Cameron Norrie against Rafael Nadal in the third round.
Daniil Medvedev survived a mid-match meltdown to beat Filip Krajinovic in five sets, while Ashleigh Barty and Elina Svitolina continued their smooth passages through the women’s draw.
Here, the PA news agency wraps up day six from Melbourne.
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Kaia Kanepi, who knocked out defending champion Sofia Kenin in the second round, had another seed in her sights as she led Donna Vekic by a set and 3-0. However, the Croatian sprang to life, saving match points, to earn a 5-7 7-6 (2) 6-4 victory.
Doubles delight
British interest in singles may be over but hopes are very much alive in the doubles. Joe Salisbury and American Rajeev Ram are the defending champions and they joined Jamie Murray and Brazilian Bruno Soares in the third round of the men’s event, while Heather Watson is at the same stage of the women’s tournament with Canada’s Leylah Fernandez.
Learning the hard way
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Women: Karolina Pliskova (6), Belinda Bencic (11), Anett Kontaveit (21), Yulia Putintseva (26), Ekaterina Alexandrova (29).
Men: Karen Khachanov (19), Alex De Minaur (21), Filip Krajinovic (28).
Who’s up next?
A blockbuster schedule begins with a clash between women’s title favourite Naomi Osaka and last year’s finalist Garbine Muguruza before Serena Williams takes on big-hitting Aryna Sabalenka.
Iga Swiatek will attempt to beat Simona Halep at a second successive grand slam while Dominic Thiem faces Grigor Dimitrov.
