in the australian open, daniil medvedev is into the quarter finals. he beat maxime cressy in four sets over three and a half hours! he is the top seed remaining in the men s draw. us open champion, having ended djokovic s tilt at the calendar grand slam last year. he hasn t enjoyed the easiest of relationships with the melbourne crowd this year. although they seem to have enjoyed his performance out there today. he will face the canadian felix auger aliassime in the quarters after he beat marin cilic, also in four sets. he s playing well, reached the semi finals of the us open last year. stefanos tsitsipas heading out in the night session. no british interest in the singles, butjoe salisbury and rajeev rahm progress in the men s doubles. in the women s draw, two time grand slam winner simona halep is out. she lost in three sets
oster pinko won the grand slam a few days after she turned 20, another player won this title here a couple of years ago at the age of 19. it is the fact they are so lowly ranked and emma raducanu was a qualifier that has taken everybody by surprise and itjust goes to show that there is more strength in depth in the women s game, but the top players have struggled to find the consistency. everybody craves the consistency. everybody craves the consistency serena williams has had any grand slams over the years. of course, that is virtually impossible, and they have taken the opportunity with style, probably feeling they have nothing to lose with the pressure off. with the pressure off. there is another british with the pressure off. there is another british player - with the pressure off. there is another british player in - with the pressure off. there is| another british player in action right now, jamie murray, and it has gone to a deciding set? gone to a deciding set? there will b