Half an hour of heartbreak flattened Melbourne Park before a ‘beautiful’ piece of sportsmanship lifted the mood.

Highlights of the eighth day of the Australian Open on Sunday (times GMT): 0605 PAUL THRASHES DAVIDOVICH FOKINA American 12th seed Tommy Paul, a former semi-finalist at Melbourne Park, carved out a comfortable 6-1 6-1 6-1 victory over Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Margaret Court Arena.

Tommy Paul advanced to his third Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open with a dominant 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Paul's impressive performance in the Melbourne heat highlighted his strong tournament record.

Taking on the highly-touted Jakub Mensik, Davidovich Fokina escaped from two match points down. Both were saved with gutsy poise: the first involved stellar reaction time to a net cord and a clean volley winner capped a thrilling exchange. By the end, the 25-year-old deflated the Czech, wrapping up a 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-2 win.

The 12th seed Tommy Pual will compete in his second Australian Open quarter-final within three years! The American faced tired Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the fourth round and scored a dominant 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 victory in an hour and 27 minutes.

In the Round of 32 at the Australian Open on Thursday, Jakub Mensik (ranked No. 48) takes on Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 66).Mensik enters the Round of 32 after his four-set victory on

The 15th-seeded Draper needed five sets to win his first three Melbourne matches ... to surge into his third Grand Slam quarter-final with a thumping of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Australian Open on Sunday. The American 12th seed was simply ...

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 66 in the world) takes on Tommy Paul (No. 11) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open.Davidovich Fokina defeated Jakub Mensik 3-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4,

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