Danilovic through to Australian Open fourth round

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis player Olga Danilovic is through to the Australian Open fourth round after defeating world number 7 Jessica Pegula of the US 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 on Friday.

Danilovic, who is 55th in the WTA rankings, won after an hour and 32 minutes of play, repeating her biggest career success after also reaching the fourth round at Roland Garros last season.

The Serbian will next face Spaniard Paula Badosa, who defeated Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in the third round.