Andreeva sets up last 16 clash with Sabalenka in Melbourne
Russian Mirra Andreeva, the No 14 seed, won against Pole Magdalena Frech, the No 23 seed, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 to advance to the last 16 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Friday night.
Andreeva, ranked No 15, will face Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed, next.
The 17-year-old Russian defeated Marie Bouzkova (6-3, 6-3) and edged out Japanese Moyuka Uchijima (6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8)) ahead of her victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Frech, ranked No 26, won against Russian qualifier Polina Kudermetova (6-4, 6-4) and Russian Anna Blinkova (0-6, 6-0, 6-2).
-Melbourne (Grand Slam), other third-round results (Melbourne Park, hard, USD 60.627.573, most recent results first):
- Madison Keys vs. Danielle Collins
- Elina Svitolina vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Veronika Kudermetova
- Elena Rybakina vs. Dayana Yastremska
- Yulia Putintseva vs. Daria Kasatkina
- Eva Lys vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Emma Raducanu vs. Iga Swiatek
- Emma Navarro vs. Our Jabeur
- Olga Danilovic vs. Jessica Pegula
- Coco Gauff vs. Leylah Fernandez
- Naomi Osaka vs. Belinda Bencic
- Paula Badosa (11) beat Marta Kostyuk (17): 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
- Aryna Sabalenka beat Clara Tauson: 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Donna Vekic (18) beat Diana Schneider (12): 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 7-5
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (27) beat Laura Siegemund: 6-1, 6-2
