HIGHLIGHTS-Australian Open day seven

MELBOURNE, Jan 24 : Highlights of the seventh day at the Australian Open on Saturday (times GMT):

1327 RUUD SETS UP SHELTON CLASH

Norwegian 12th seed Casper Ruud held his nerves to beat Croatia's Marin Cilic 6-4 6-4 3-6 7-5 in a three-hour battle in the third round. The three-time Grand Slam finalist will next face American eighth seed Ben Shelton.

1125 RYBAKINA BEATS VALENTOVA

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina cruised past Czech Republic's Tereza Valentova 6-2 6-3 as the fifth seed from Kazakhstan set up a fourth-round clash with Belgian 21st seed Elise Mertens.

1059 DJOKOVIC REACHES FOURTH ROUND

Fourth seed Novak Djokovic beat error-prone Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) to reach the fourth round, as the 38-year-old Serbian continued his pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam title.

0957 SWIATEK POWERS PAST KALINSKAYA

Six-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek continued her quest for her maiden Australian Open title as she beat Russia's Anna Kalinskaya 6-1 1-6 6-1 to reach the fourth round, where the Polish second seed will take on Australian qualifier Maddison Inglis.

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