Australian Open 2018 results and bracket: Rafael Nadal, Caroline Wozniacki into 3rd round

No top-10-seeded singles players fell on the third day of the Australian Open, at least at the time of writing. Men’s top seed Rafael Nadal breezed through his tough second-round opponent, Leonardo Mayer, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4).

Caroline Wozniacki, the second-seeded woman, needed three sets to best her second-round opponent, Jana Fett. Still, she’s into the third round after the 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory.

Elina Svitolina, a popular pick and the fourth seed on the women’s side, needed three sets as well, but bested Katerina Siniakova, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. The seventh-seeded Jelena Ostapenko also needed three sets, beating Ying-Ying Duan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

On the men’s side, the sixth-seeded Marin Cilic bested Joao Sousa in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5, 6-2. Pablo Carreno Busta, the 10th seed, bested Gilles Simon when the latter had to retire in the second set.

There were some casualties in the women’s bracket outside of the top 10. Julia Goerges, the 12th seed, was beaten by Alize Cornet in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. The 15th-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova also fell in her match against Kateryna Bondarenko, 6-2, 6-3. No. 22 seed Daria Kasatkina fell to Magda Linette in straight sets, 7-6(4), 6-2.

The woman who bested Venus Williams in the opening round, Belinda Bencic, was bounced in the second round by Lusika Kumkhum, 6-1, 6-3.

Below are the full results from Tuesday at the time of writing. You can find results, scores, and schedules for the women’s singles bracket at the Australian Open right here. Results for the men’s side can be found here.

No. 1 Rafael Nadal def. Leonardo Mayer, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4)
No. 6 Marin Cilic def. Joao Sousa, 6-1, 7-5, 6-2
No. 10 Pablo Carreno Busta def. Gilles Simon, 6-2, 3-0 (retired)
No. 15 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Denis Shapovalov, 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(4), 7-5
No. 17 Nick Kyrgios def. Viktor Troicki, 7-5, 6-4, 7-6(2)
No. 23 Gilles Muller def. Malek Jaziri, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7(5), 3-6, 6-2
No. 24 Diego Schwartzman def. Casper Ruud, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
No. 28 Damir Dzumhur def. John Millman, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Ryan Harrison def. No. 31 Pablo Cuevas, 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-4

No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki def. Jana Fett, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
No. 4 Elina Svitolina def. Katerina Siniakova, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
No. 7 Jelena Ostapenko def. Ying-Ying Duan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Alize Cornet def. No. 12 Julia Goerges, 6-4, 6-3
Kateryna Bondarenko def. No. 15 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-2, 6-3
No. 19 Magdalena Rybarikova def. Kirsten Flipkens, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2
Magda Linette def. No. 22 Daria Kasatkina, 7-6(4), 6-2
No. 30 Kiki Bertens def. Nicole Gibbs, 7-6(3), 6-0
No. 32 Anett Kontaveit def. Mona Barthel, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3