22-year-old Sebastian Korda delivered a career moment when he took down No. 7 and two-time Australian Open finalize Daniil Medvedev on the fifth day of the tournament. Korda advanced to the fourth round for the first time in his career after beating Medvedev, 7-6, 6-3, 7-6.
Korda's family has a bit of history competing in Australia. His father, Petr, won the 1998 Open and his sister, Nelly, won the Australian Open in golf.Korda rolled over Medvedev from start to finish after he opened with a 4-1 lead in the first set and never truly relenting Now, Korda will face, No. 10 Hubert Hurkacz in the fourth round as the highest-ranked American man left in the competition. No. 9 Taylor Fritz lost in the second round while No. 16 Frances Tiafoe fell to No.
Tiafoe wasn't the only top-ranked American to lose on Day 5. No. 10 Madison Keys lost to No. 10 Madison Keys fell to No. 24 Victoria Azarenka, 6-1, 2-6, 1-6.How did the Americans do?No. 3 Jessica Pegula and No. 7 Coco Gauff both cruised to victory in straight sets .Mackenzie McDonald lost to No. 31 Yoshihito Nishioka on the men's side, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2.Cameron Norrie from England, the 11-seed in the tournament fell to unranked Jiří Lehečka of Czechia in a long five-set match.
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