Melbourne, Jan. 23 -- Carlos Alcaraz marched into round four of the ongoing Australian Open on Friday, outclassing Corentin Moutet to continue his bid for the maiden AO title.

Alcaraz, a six-time Grand Slam champion and world number one, aiming to outdo his two quarterfinal finishes at the tournament this time, looked in imperious touch for the majority of the match, beating Moutet 6-2, 6-4, 6-1.

The Spanish star was off to a flyer but was tested in the second set. After leading 3-0 at one point, he dropped four successive games but managed to level things at 4-4 and eventually go ahead. The top-ranked star had a double-break lead in the third set and was fine with his finishing to advance to the next round within two hours and five min...