Scheduled among the last matches of the day, Rafael Nadal and Adrian Mannarino play for a place in the round of 16.
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The objective of the day at the Australian Open: qualification for the round of 16. In men, after the qualification of Gaël Monfils, Adrian Mannarino faces Aslan Karatsev (#18). It’s off to a good start for the Frenchman (69th in the world) who won the first set in the decisive game (7-6 [7-4]). At the same time, Rafael Nadal (seed n°6) leads two sets to nothing (6-3, 6-2) against Karen Khachanov (n°28).
On the women’s side, world number one Ashleigh Barty made short work of Italy’s Camila Giorgi (#30) 6-2, 6-3. On the other hand, Naomi Osaka, defending champion, suffered a lot to finally fall against Amanda Anisimova. The 21-year-old American saved match points before winning the super tie-break (4-6, 6-3, 7-6 [10/5]). She reached the round of 16 in Melbourne for the second time in her career. She will face Ashleigh Barty.