“Carlos defeated Corentin in three sets and will next face Paul, Tien vs Medvedev”, — write: sport.ua
In the third round, the Spaniard confidently dealt with Corentin Moute (France, ATP 37) in three sets in 2 hours and 7 minutes.
Alcaraz, in addition to Muthe, also managed to pass Adam Walton and Yannick Hanfmann at the Australian Open. So far, Carlitos is going without losing a set.
Alcaraz won the 87th victory in the first 100 matches at the Grand Slam tournaments. Only Björn Borg had more victories for this number of matches – 88.
Carlos’s next opponent will be an American Tommy Paul (ATP 20), who knocked out Alejandro Davydovich Fokina (Spain, ATP 14). Fokina lost the first two sets with a score of 1:6 and withdrew due to a hamstring / hip injury.
Previously, Alcaraz played against Paul seven times and beat the American in five matches, including twice at the Grand Slam – at Wimbledon-2024 and Roland Garros 2025.
Australian Open 2026. Round of 16
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) [1] – Corentin Moute (France) [32] – 6:2, 6:4, 6:1
Tommy Paul (USA) [19] – Alejandro Davidovych Fokina (Spain) [14] – 6:1, 6:1, RET., Fokin
On January 23, another pair of participants in the 1/8 finals was also determined – Lerner Tien (ATP 29) will play against Daniil Medvedev (ATP12).
Thien defeated the Portuguese Nuna Borges (ATP 46) in three sets in 2 hours and 7 minutes. Lerner reached the second week of a Grand Slam for the second time in his career – in 2025, he lost to Lorenzo Sonego in the round of 16 at the Australian Open.
Unfortunately, in the third round, Medvedev managed to stage a comeback from 0:2 in sets against Fabian Marozhan (Hungary, ATP 47).
In 2025, Tien played against Medvedev three times and won two. In particular, Lerner knocked out the “neutral” from the Australian Open 2025 in the second round, winning a five-set match.
Australian Open 2026. Round of 16
Lerner Tien (USA) [25] – Nunu Borges (Portugal) – 7:6 (11:9), 6:4, 6:2
Daniil Medvedev [11] – Fabian Marozhan (Hungary) – 6:7 (5:7), 4:6, 7:5, 6:0, 6:3