Sebastian Korda defeats Hubert Hurkacz to reach Australian Open quarterfinals

Sebastian Korda's quest to match his father's achievement of winning the Australian Open remains on track after advancing to the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park.
Petr Korda won the men's title in 1998, claiming victory in the final on Rod Laver Arena.

Playing on the same court on Sunday, the junior Korda defeated 10th-seeded Pole Hubert Hurkacz in a gripping five-setter, winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10/7) in three hours and 28 minutes.

Korda will play Russian 18th seed Karen Kachanov in the quarterfinals, the first time the 22-year-old has progressed this far at a major.

Kachanov did not lose a game in the opening two sets against Japan's 31st seed Yoshihito Nishioka, before surviving a third-set tie-break to win 6-0, 6-0, 7-6 (7/4).

In another last-16 encounter, unseeded Czech Jiří Lehečka, who had never previously progressed from the first round at a major, upset Canada's sixth seed Félix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/3) to grab a spot in the quarterfinals.