There were quite a few upsets on day 6 of the Australian Open.
In the match of the day, Fritz (20) beat Bautista-Agut (15) in five sets. This was the only five setter in the men’s eight matches. Fritz is into his first slam fourth round and builds nicely on his recent good string of results.
Cilic (27) beat Rublev (5) in four sets. Cilic did have a slight wobble a break up in the third but he managed to get the win done in four. Some big hitting from Cilic and he looked like he was feeling good out there. Rublev was a good draw for the 2018 finalist. The fifth seed has never really been a threat at the big events.
Cirstea defeated Pavlyuchenkova (10) in 3 sets.
Cornet beat Zidansek (29) in 3.
Overall, the women’s matches bought more heat than the men. Collins and Tauson went to three. As did Kanepi and Inglis. Sabalenka and Vondrousova. (Collins, Kanepi and Sabalenka the winners). Five out of eight matches going three is good going.
Alex di Minaur played a good match, beating Andujar in three, which gave the home fans something to cheer about. He will face Sinner in round 4. Sinner dropped a set to Daniel and won’t relish playing someone as quick around the court and able to absorb power before a home crowd.
Day 6 saw things at the Australian Open go back to a simmer. With the fourth round starting tomorrow, we’d expect things to get boiling again. Let’s see what happens.
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