Anisimova ramps up Melbourne title bid with imperious win

The fourth seed defied a Melbourne Park heatwave to run out a comfortable winner in 71 minutes in roasting sunshine. The impressive 24-year-old will play either 13th-seed Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic or China's Wang Xinyu for a place in the quarter-finals. Anisimova enjoyed a breakout year in 2025, reaching finals at Wimbledon and the US Open, and is aiming to go one better in 2026 "Super-hot today," Anisimova said in her on-court interview, which she conducted wrapped in an ice towel....