Half an hour of heartbreak flattened Melbourne Park before a ‘beautiful’ piece of sportsmanship lifted the mood.

Tommy Paul ended Alejandro Davidovich Fokina's run of comebacks at the Australian Open and reached his third Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 victory on Sunday. Paul, an American seeded 12th at Melbourne Park, needed less than 1 1/2 hours to ...

Day six of the Australian Open featured thrilling matches with a mix of comebacks and retirements. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina made a remarkable comeback, Naomi Osaka retired due to injury, and Carlos Alcaraz advanced in a competitive set.

Highlights of the eighth day of the Australian Open on Sunday (times GMT): 0605 PAUL THRASHES DAVIDOVICH FOKINA American 12th seed Tommy Paul, a former semi-finalist at Melbourne Park, carved out a comfortable 6-1 6-1 6-1 victory over Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Margaret Court Arena.

Tommy Paul advanced to his third Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open with a dominant 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Paul's impressive performance in the Melbourne heat highlighted his strong tournament record.

Taking on the highly-touted Jakub Mensik, Davidovich Fokina escaped from two match points down. Both were saved with gutsy poise: the first involved stellar reaction time to a net cord and a clean volley winner capped a thrilling exchange. By the end, the 25-year-old deflated the Czech, wrapping up a 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-2 win.

The 12th seed Tommy Pual will compete in his second Australian Open quarter-final within three years! The American faced tired Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the fourth round and scored a dominant 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 victory in an hour and 27 minutes.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 66 in the world) takes on Tommy Paul (No. 11) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open.Davidovich Fokina defeated Jakub Mensik 3-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4,

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) bt Jakub Mensik (CZE) 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (9/7), 6-4, 6-2

The 15th-seeded Draper needed five sets to win his first three Melbourne matches ... to surge into his third Grand Slam quarter-final with a thumping of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Australian Open on Sunday. The American 12th seed was simply ...

The 66th-ranked Davidovich Fokina had won his last two matches ... A year ago, Zverev exited in the semifinals at Melbourne Park for the second time. Paul was one of four American men to reach ...

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