Arthur Cazaux has digested well and continues. After the success against the Dane Holger Rune, the Montpellier native (21 years old; 122nd in the world) made his 3rd round a formality. He dominated the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor (who had eliminated Arthur Fils in the 2nd round) 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in 1 hour 46 minutes.
By scoring spectacular points, as if to offer a double break and lead 5-1 in the 3rd set. After quickly recovering a drop shot, the lobbed Frenchman fired a lightning forehand while retreating which left the Dutchman without reaction. Before finishing on 3 aces.
Arthur Cazaux is the first player invited to reach the round of 16 of the Australian Open since Lleyton Hewitt in 2012 and the second non-Australian in the Open era after Mats Wilander in 1994. Here is the Frenchman in good company...
A year ago, Arthur Cazaux was ranked 230th in the world. He will be in the Top 100 in the next ranking.
For a place in the quarter-finals, Arthur Cazaux who finished with two aces will face the Pole Hubert Hurkacz (n°21) who dismissed Ugo Humbert 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4), 6 -3.