France's top player, Ugo Humbert, advanced to the last-16 at the Australian Open for the first time on Friday after compatriot Arthur Fils retired from his third-round match due to a foot injury.

Half an hour of heartbreak flattened Melbourne Park before a ‘beautiful’ piece of sportsmanship lifted the mood.

Tommy Paul dropped just three games to surge into his third Grand Slam quarter-final with a thumping of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Australian Open on Sunday.

Paul delivered a commanding performance to eliminate Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who was physically drained after grueling back-to-back five-set comebacks in earlier rounds. The American needed just 87 minutes to dispatch Fokina 6-1, 6-1, 6-1, conceding only three games in a dominant display.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Tommy Paul ended Alejandro Davidovich Fokina's run of comebacks ... a two-time runner-up at majors, or No. 14 Ugo Humbert next. Paul was one of four American men to ...

The 12th seed Tommy Pual will compete in his second Australian Open quarter-final within three years! The American faced tired Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the fourth round and scored a dominant 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 victory in an hour and 27 minutes.

In the Australian Open Round of 64 on Tuesday, No. 66-ranked Alejandro Davidovich Fokina meets No. 23 Felix Auger-Aliassime.His most recent time out, Davidovich Fokina lost to Andrey Rublev 4-6,

Sunday

Alexander Zverev advanced to the Australian Open quarter-finals after defeating Ugo Humbert. Zverev remains focused on his first Grand Slam title, next facing Tommy Paul, who beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

The challenge for Ugo Humbert was immense. Seeded number 14 in Melbourne, the Frenchman had the tough task of facing Alexander Zverev, world number