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Enable Cookies<\/a> The six-time Grand Slam winner did not \u200clet the second set become another \u2060arm-wrestle, relying on his pace and \u200cprecision to surge ahead and double \u200dhis advantage in the match.<\/p>\n Hanfmann looked deflated at the start of the third set after receiving medical treatment during the break and a more free-flowing Alcaraz \u200bshowed no mercy as he sealed a double break and then closed out the contest on serve.<\/p>\n \n Steamroller\n <\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz is undefeated (22-0) at Grand Slam events against opponents ranked outside the ATP\u2019s top 100, with 12 of those wins coming in straight sets.<\/p>\n “I knew he was going to play great, I knew his level,” said Alcaraz, who is bidding for a first title in Melbourne.<\/p>\n “We came through Challengers together. But it was tougher than I thought at the beginning, I didn’t feel the ball that good.<\/p>\n “The ball was coming as a bomb – forehand, backhand, serves. So I had to be ready for those. Really happy that I got through a difficult first set.<\/p>\n Instagram<\/p>\n This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Instagram cookies. Enable Cookies<\/a> “Felt better with my shots and played much better so happy to have played a really good level at the end of the match and get through to another round.”<\/p>\n Alcaraz is now planning to head back out on the golf course with Roger Federer before a potentially tricky third-round tie against talented Frenchman Corentin Moutet.<\/p>\n Norrie the last Brit standing in Melbourne <\/p>\n Image: Cameron Norrie booked his place in round three with a four-set victory over Emilio Nava to keep British interest in the singles alive.<\/p>\n The British No 2 stormed into a two-set lead and regained control after Nava claimed the third, prevailing 6-1 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 7-6 (7-5) in three hours and 18 minutes.<\/p>\n “The crowd helped me so much,” Norrie told TNT Sports. “Credit to Nava, he was able to serve and play really well when the crowd was against him, that was not easy.<\/p>\n “I was feeling really relaxed coming out here. I was a bit tight on the ground strokes, but I managed to get it done. It’s an amazing feeling.”<\/p>\n Norrie, who reached round three in Melbourne for the fourth time in six years, could face third-seed and last year’s beaten finalist Alexander Zverev next.<\/p>\n Medvedev survives early scare to reach third round <\/p>\n Instagram<\/p>\n This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Instagram cookies. Enable Cookies<\/a> Daniil Medvedev survived an early \u200cscare against Frenchman Quentin Halys in the second round of the Australian \u200bOpen on Wednesday but dug deep to record a \u20606-7 (9-11) 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory.<\/p>\n A three-time finalist at Melbourne Park, Medvedev battled for \u200bover an hour in the first \u200bset, only to lose after an intense tiebreak.<\/p>\n The Russian was \u200dalso broken early in the second set by the world number 83 but regained his composure to \u200clevel the match.<\/p>\n The 11th seed controlled the baseline exchanges in \u200cthe third set to convert an early break point and followed it \u200bup with an aggressive service game.<\/p>\n Image: Medvedev then exploited Halys’s weak returns with fierce groundstrokes to secure the \u200dwin and advance to the third round.<\/p>\n “I feel I was playing much better in Brisbane,” said Medvedev, who won the Brisbane International tune-up event. “I still \u200ccan’t get exactly used to the \u2060court here. 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