• British No1 wins 6-2,6-2 to extend Melbourne escape into moment week
• Konta will face Russian No21 seed Ekaterina Makarova in fourth roundJohanna Konta marches on in the Australian Open, her excellent game buttressed by that weird, or metronomic serve and embellished by a high-powered cross-court forehand that was too much for Denisa Allertova on Hisense Arena on Saturday.
The British No1 closed out an impressive 6-2,6-2 win to advance to the fourth round, and she now has realistic chances of going deep into the moment week after a string of seeds went out in the first five days of the tournament.
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Source: theguardian.com