Australian kick off 2019: Roger Federer, Caroline Wozniacki stop On pathway As Kevin Anderson Crashes

Roger Federer floor out a tough three-set be successful to sort the Australian Open third around for an incredible 20th above-board day Thursday and delay on chase for a seventh title, with defending champion Caroline Wozniacki in addition in one piece through. But it was curtains for South African fifth seed Kevin Anderson, who baggy out to brood American Frances Tiafoe. On an dull day at Melbourne Park, earlier US unfasten champion and fifth-seeded Sloane Stephens tied the life-size guns in progressing, but the women's feature too motto a pinnacle 10 player crash.

Ninth seed Kiki Bertens, who raced through the rankings keep on day after attractive three titles, was whipped in three sets by Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.


Federer capacity be 37 but he's not screening his age, with British qualifier Dan Evans the most up-to-date to descend under his stretch of time as he facility towards a third successive Australian crown and a 21st chief victory.



He defeated Evans at Wimbledon final day with the shortfall of simply eight games, but it was a greatly harder assignment this time, engaging 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 on fishing rod Laver Arena.

"I feel if I may perhaps tolerate pulled left at an earlier time in the equal it strength say been easier," understood the third seed. "I reason he played especially well, it was unbreakable to tweak absent to his credit."


The Swiss star's Australian achievements hence far-off put him on a par with other six-time winners Novak Djokovic and Roy Emerson - even though the Australian great's victories the complete came before the unlocked era.