Alcaraz and Sabalenka advance to Australian Open third round without dropping a set

World's top two seeds, Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka, secured their spots in the third round of the Australian Open. Daniil Medvedev and Alex de Minaur also won their matches. In the women's draw, Coco Gauff advanced smoothly.

Melbourne — World's top two players, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, gave strong performances on Wednesday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open without losing a set. Meanwhile, Russian Daniil Medvedev found his form and advanced after defeating Frenchman Quentin Halys, while Australian Alex de Minaur, the sixth seed, joined the qualifiers by overcoming Serbian Hamad Medjedovic. The third round continues to track the top contenders for major titles, with anticipated matches ahead. American Coco Gauff advanced easily, while German Alexander Zverev needed a fourth set to get past Frenchman Alexandre Muller.

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