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Patna : Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev, 23, Russia, beat qualifier Pedro Martinez Portero, 22, Spain, in straight sets to enter the third round of Australian Open (AO) 2020 on January 23, 2029. UD Open finalist and World No 4 Medvedev defeated Portero 7-5, 6-1, 6-3 at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 2nd round.
Medvedev hammered 19 Aces in the match to 4 by the Spaniard. He won 5 break points in the match to 1 by Portero, the World No 168 . The Russian also won 7 games in a row in the match to 3 by the Spaniard. Medvedev won 62 service points to 48 by Portero.
But another qualifier Ernests Gulbis, 31, Latvia, a former Top 10 player, advanced to the 3rd round defeating World No 55 Aljaz Bedene, 30, Slovenia, in straight sets 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 in second round on January 23 on Court No 19 winning 4 break points besides winning 3 games in a row in the match. Gulbis fired 13 Aces in the match to 4 by Bedene. Gulbis won 69 service points to 48 by Bedene.
World No 256 Ernests Gulbis, who has won 6 career titles, had stunned World No 22 Felix Auger-Aliassime, 19, Canada, the 20th seed, in first round on January 21, 2020. Gulbis had reached French Open semi-finals in 2014 and 4th round of Wimbledon in 2018.