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Australian Open 2023: Jessica Pegula through to fourth round in 65 minutes

Third seed Jessica Pegula needed just 65 minutes to beat Marta Kostyuk and secure a place in the Australian Open fourth round.

The American is one of the favourites for the title in Melbourne and underlined her credentials with a 6-0 6-2 win over Ukraine's Kostyuk.

Pegula has dropped just 11 games on her way to the last 16.

She will face 2021 French Open singles champion Barbora Krejcikova for a place in the quarter-finals.

Czech Krejcikova beat Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina 6-2 6-3.

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina beat last year's Melbourne finalist Danielle Collins 6-2 5-7 6-2.