Denis Shapovalov soared into the fourth round at the Australian Open for the first time as he defeated the big-serving American Reilly Opelka 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a match that went on for 3 hours and 5 minutes. While Opelka leveled the match in the 2nd set, Shapovalov made sure to win the next 2 sets.