Defending champion Jannik Sinner has defeated 46th-ranked Marcos Giron of the U.S. 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 at the Australian Open.

MELBOURNE - Defending champion Jannik Sinner was not at his fluent best but still had too much firepower for unseeded American Marcos Giron as he sealed a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win and reached the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday.

World no. 1 Jannik Sinner extended his winning streak at hard-court Majors. The Italian faced Marcos Giron in the third round of the Australian Open at Rod Laver Arena and scored a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in two hours and one minutes.