SNAPSHOT FROM DAY FOUR OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN AT MELBOURNE PARK:
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PLAYER OF THE DAY: Jenson Brooksby - the unseeded American sent world No.3 Casper Ruud packing with a stirring five-set win after needing six match points to seal the biggest victory of his career.
STAT OF THE DAY: After coughing up a whopping 19 double-faults in her corresponding second-round win last year, world No.5 Aryna Sabalenka served up a warning to her rivals in a 6-1 6-3 drubbing of Shelby Rogers that didn't feature a single double-fault from the Belarusian.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "This win means so much to me. I had the toughest year last year. I've won as many matches this year as I won last year and it's only January." - Aussie wildcard Alexei Popyrin after scoring an emotion-charged 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-2 upset win over world No.9 Taylor Fritz to reach the last 32 of the Open for a third time.
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY: The exits of Ruud and top seed Nadal in the space of 24 hours has left Novak Djokovic an odds-on favourite capture a 10th men's crown while fourth seed Caroline Garcia and Sabalenka continue to loom as women's title threats after confident second-round wins.