HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Australian Open day four

The Russian fifth seed next meets Marin Cilic or Norbert Gombos. 1245 MUGURUZA, KONTAVEIT CRASH OUT Third seed Garbine Muguruza, a runner-up at Melbourne Park two years ago, suffered a shock 6-3 6-3 defeat at the hands of French veteran Alize Cornet. "Today I stepped on the court thinking I'd have fun.

Highlights of the fourth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Thursday, all times local (GMT +11):

1302 RED-HOT RUBLEV ROLLS ON Last year's quarter-finalist Andrey Rublev made short work of Ricardas Berankis with a 6-4 6-2 6-0 win over the unseeded Lithuanian to reach the third round for the fourth time. The Russian fifth seed next meets Marin Cilic or Norbert Gombos.

1245 MUGURUZA, KONTAVEIT CRASH OUT Third seed Garbine Muguruza, a runner-up at Melbourne Park two years ago, suffered a shock 6-3 6-3 defeat at the hands of French veteran Alize Cornet.

"Today I stepped on the court thinking I'd have fun. That's the best way I play. There was a lack of fun sometimes in my 16-year career. But right now I want to enjoy it," Cornet said. "I don't know how many years I have left. Today was a perfect gift."

Joining Muguruza in making an early exit was sixth seed Anett Kontaveit, who lost 6-2 6-4 to 19-year-old Clara Tauson - the girls' singles champion at Melbourne Park in 2019. READ MORE:

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1227 SWIATEK THROUGH, EVANS EARNS WALKOVER Former French Open champion Iga Swiatek booked her place in the third round, the seventh seed advancing with a 6-2 6-2 win over Sweden's Rebecca Peterson.

Britain's Dan Evans, the number 24 seed, moved through to the next round after his opponent, Arthur Rinderknech, pulled out with a wrist injury. 1113 PLAY UNDERWAY ON DAY FOUR

Play at Melbourne Park got underway on all courts as scheduled on day four of the year's first Grand Slam. A warm day is expected for the second round matches with the temperature already at 21 degrees Celsius (71 degrees Fahrenheit) with a high of 29 forecast.

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