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    Home / News / Sports News / Australian Open 2020: The major happenings on Day 3
    Australian Open 2020: The major happenings on Day 3
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    Australian Open 2020: The major happenings on Day 3

    By Rajdeep Saha
    Jan 22, 2020
    12:52 pm
    Australian Open 2020: The major happenings on Day 3

    The Australian Open 2020 continued to gather pace and we had another superb day of action on Day 3 of the event at Melbourne Park. The men's and singles second round matches were played on Wednesday. Teenager Coco Gauff set up a third round meeting with Naomi Osaka. Novak Djokovic progressed as well. Here are the major happenings.

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    Djokovic eases into third round

    Defending champion Djokovic eased into the third round after making short work of Japanese wildcard Tatsuma Ito. The 32-year-old Serb is chasing a 17th Grand Slam and eighth Australian Open title. He won the tie 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 35 minutes. He will be up against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka next. The latter overcame Britain's Dan Evans 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.

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    Tsitsipas to meet Raonic next, Cilic prevails in a thriller

    Meanwhile, men's sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas moved into the last 32 after opponent Philipp Kohlschreiber withdrew injured. Organizers claimed the 36-year-old German had a muscle strain. Tsitsipas, 21, will face Canadian Milos Raonic in the third round. Raonic beat Christian Garin 6,3, 6-4, 6-2. Marin Cilic prevailed in a five-set thriller. He beat Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-7, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6.

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    Gauff sets up Osaka date in women's singles

    Japanese third seed Osaka overcame Saisai Zheng 6-2, 6-4 before 15-year-old Gauff saw off Romania's Sorana Cirstea. Gauff was 3-0 down in the decider but fought back to win 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in two hours and six minutes. "It's amazing," said Gauff. "Honestly, I didn't think I would get so much support in Australia. I was down 3-0 and you really made me believe."

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    Big guns Barty, Wozniacki and Kvitova through

    Women's world number one Ashleigh Barty eased to a 6-1, 6-4 victory against Slovenia's Polona Hercog in just over an hour. The retiring Caroline Wozniaki sealed a 7-5, 7-5 win against Dayana Yastremska to progress. Last year's finalist, Petra Kvitova, progressed with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Spain's Paula Badosa. Elena Rybakina overcame Greet Minnen 6-3, 6-4 in straight sets.

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    Wins for Sofia Kenin and Carla Suarez Navarro

    In the other matches, American 14th seed Sofia Kenin beat Ann Li 6-1, 6-3, while Germany's Julia Goerges knocked out Croatia's 13th seed Petra Martic in a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory. Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro won her first-round match against Belarusian 11th seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (8-6), 7-6, (8-6) to set up a meeting with 18-year-old Iga Swiatek from Poland.

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