In Tennis, Defending champion Naomi Osaka has been knocked out of the Australian Open after losing to unseeded Amanda Anisimova 4-6 6-3 7-6 (10-5) in the third round match of Women's Singles at Melbourne Park.

Anisimova, a 20-year-old American ranked 60th in the world, will play Australian top seed Ashleigh Barty in the fourth round. Barty has still not dropped a set this week after a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Italy's Camila Giorgi.

The 25-year-old Queenslander is carrying the hopes of a nation desperate to see a home Australian Open champion for the first time since Chris O'Neil in 1978.

In the other Women's Singles match, two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka overpowered 15th-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-0, 6-2 to reach the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the first time since 2016.

She will next play French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova, who rallied from a set and a break down against 26th-seeded Jelena Ostapenko to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

In Men's Singles, 20-time Grand Slam champion and sixth seed Rafael Nadal eased past Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to sail into the fourth round yesterday.

World number three and Tokyo Olympic gold medallist  Alexander Zverev also entered the last 16, defeating 124th-ranked Radu Albot 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on John Cain Arena.

Seventh seed Matteo Berrettini overcame Spanish youngster Carlos Alcaraz to reach the Round of 16.