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Carlos Alcaraz has withstood a barrage of big hitting from a familiar foe in Yannick Hanfmann in the Australian Open second round on Wednesday, with fellow top seed Aryna Sabalenka also enduring some shaky moments before sealing progress.
New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and her American partner Asia Muhammad won their opening doubles match.
Alexander Zverev's advance was stalled by rain showers, an injury scare and feisty Frenchman Alexandre Muller in the evening session, but the men's third seed prevailed in four sets to safely reach the third round.
His equivalent in the women's draw, Coco Gauff, earlier made short work of Olga Danilovic, while in-form seventh seed Jas
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