Fifth year in row
Third-seeded Milos Raonic has advanced to the fourth round at the Australian Open following a 6-2, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3 win over Gilles Simon. Raonic, who reached the semifinals here last year before losing to Andy Murray, reached the fourth round for the fifth year in a row.
It was the big-serving Canadian's fourth win in five matches against Simon.
Raonic will next play Roberto Bautista Agut, who beat David Ferrer 7-5, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Istomin reveals secret
The secret to Denis Istomin's winning streak in five-setters at the Australian OpenIJ
Plenty of sleep and avocado sandwiches.
Istomin, a wild-card entry from Uzbekistan, backed up his shocking upset win over six-time champion Novak Djokovic in the second round with another five-set victory on over 30th-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta.
He said he tried to put his win over Djokovic - the biggest of his career - out of his mind so he could concentrate on his next match against Carreno Busta. That meant getting a good night's sleep and not spending much time on Facebook responding to all the congratulatory messages he received from friends back home.
"I have no time to answer everyone, so I just (said), 'Thanks to everyone. Sorry, but it takes one month to answer to everyone, I need to prepare for the next match.' And everybody was happy."
He also stuck to his regular breakfast.
"It was a sandwich with avocados and tomatoes," he said. "I like avocados."
Slam debut to remember
US qualifier Jennifer Brady has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over 14th-seeded Elena Vesnina.
It is the 21-year-old Brady's first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament after she qualified in her first attempt at Melbourne Park. She had failed in previous attempts to qualify for the US Open (three times) and Wimbledon and the French Open last year.
Brady will next play either Maria Sakkari or Mirjana lucic-Baroni in the Round of 16.
No 16-seeded Barbora Strycova beat No 21 Caroline Garcia 6-2, 7-5 to reach the fourth round, where she'll meet either Serena Williams or Nicole Gibbs. Agencies