Thiem advances to 4th round after straight-set victory

The Associated Press ·
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Dominic Thiem of Austria celebrates after winning his third round match against Adrian Mannarino of France on day six of the 2018 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Fifth-seeded Dominic Thiem has advanced to the fourth round at Melbourne Park, beating Adrian Mannarino 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 on Margaret Court Arena.

Thiem has now reached the round of 16 or better at each of his last six Grand Slam tournaments. He maintained his perfect record against Mannarino, beating the Frenchman for the seventh consecutive time.

He will next play the winner of Friday's later match between Tennys Sandgren and Maximilian Marterer.

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