(Melbourne) Russian Daniil Medvedev, 8e world player, qualified without difficulty for the third round of the Australian Open by beating the Australian John Millman (140e and guest) 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 Wednesday in Melbourne.
Unlucky finalist in Melbourne against the Spaniard Rafael Nadal last year, the Russian had dominated in the first round the American Marcos Giron (56e) 6-0, 6-1, 6-2.
The 26-year-old will face American Michael Mmoh (107e), winner on Wednesday of Frenchman Laurent Lokoli (175e) 4-6, 2-6, 7-6 (9/7), 6-4, 6-2, after a meeting interrupted twice by rain.
