Melbourne, Jan. 25 -- Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka made it through to the Australian Open quarterfinals with comfortable wins, while home hope Alex de Minaur made a statement win on Sunday.
Alcaraz headlined the men's draw and his bid for an elusive Australian Open title took another step after comfortably beating 19th seed Tommy Paul 7-6 (6), 6-4, 7-5 in two hours and 44 minutes.
"Overall it has been a really high level of tennis from both sides, really happy I got it in straight sets," said Alcaraz, who has not dropped a set in the tournament.
The six-time grand slam champion is moving closer to capturing a career slate of major titles, having never tasted success at the season-opening grand slam.
Alcaraz will play a b...