• Sixth seed cruises through 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 at Melbourne Park

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McDonald to serve first…

De Minaur and MacDonald have met twice before with the Australian winning on both occasions, but the most recent of those was indoors in 2022, so it’s unlikely to be playing on the minds of either combatant.