Casper Ruud booked a spot in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday, defeating Radu Albot, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Ruud, 22, who reached back-to-back Grand Slam third rounds at the US Open and Roland Garros, has never made it to a fourth round before.
The Norwegian cruised the opening set, using just one game before strong resistance from the Moldovan tiers it all up in the second.
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Ruud then recovered to take the third and fourth sets, hitting 45 winners and n int aces, after almost three hours on court.
Ruud is now only the second player from Norway to reach this stage at a Grand Slam, following in his father’s footsteps at the 1997 Australian Open.
He will play the winner of the match between Andrey Rublev and Feliciano Lopez for a place in the quarter-finals.