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Gauff claimed a more straightforward victory, moving past 30th seed Leylah Fernandez with a 6-4 6-2 win in 76 minutes.<\/p>\n
The world number three, who reached the semi-finals in Melbourne last year, improved as the match went, stamping out unforced errors as she clinched three successive breaks at the start of the second set.<\/p>\n
Asked what keeps her grounded during Grand Slams, 20-year-old Gauff replied: “The people that I meet every single day make me realise that tennis feels such high stakes but it’s really not. <\/p>\n
“I’m so lucky to be able to do what I do, get paid well by doing it and be able to use my platform to give back to others. I’m very grateful.”<\/p>\n
But American seventh seed Jessica Pegula became the latest top-10 player to fall as she went down 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 to Serbia’s Olga Danilovic.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old was cheered on by compatriot Novak Djokovic on Rod Laver Arena following his third-round victory and she dominated the second set to set up a fourth-round tie against Spanish 11th seed Paula Badosa.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 18th seed Donna Vekic beat Diana Shnaider 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (3-7) 7-5 and will face 27th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the fourth round.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n