MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev continued his fairytale run at the Australian Open on Sunday, reaching the quarter-finals on his Grand Slam debut with a 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-4 win over 20th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. 114 Patrick McEnroe in 1991 and the first qualifier since Bernard Tomic at 2011 Wimbledon to reach the last eight at a major. "So I just got to be a better player overall to overcome these situations. Karatsev will next play 18th seed Grigor Dimitrov, who ousted third seed Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-4 6-4 6-0, for a place in the semi-finals. "I'll be ready for everyone," said Karatsev, one of three Russians who reached the last 16 this year.

Source: The Star February 14, 2021 05:57 UTC