Alexander Zverev reaches last eight of Australian Open

Alexander Zverev on Monday cruised into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after securing a straight-sets victory over Andrey Rublev at Melbourne Arena.

Zverev outclassed Rublev 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, giving the Russian his first defeat of 2020. The 22-year-old will next take on Stan Wawrinka in the last eight.

Earlier today, Swiss tennis player advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open after a hard-fought clash against Daniil Medvedev at Margaret Court Arena.

Wawrinka, the 2014 Australian Open champion, defeated the world number four 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 in the fourth-round match.

Dominic Thiem also booked his berth in the last eight after registering a win over Gael Monfils.