2021 AO - Day 6 Women’s Singles

Day Six of the first Grand Slam tournament of 2021.

2021 Australian Open - a Grand Slam tournament, on Hard, in Melbourne, Australia, 8-21 February 2021.

Defending champion:

Sofia Kenin (14) who defeated Garbiñe Muguruza 4-6 6-2 6-2

Women’s third round singles results:

Ashleigh Barty (1) defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova (29) 6-2 6-4

Shelby Rogers defeated Anett Kontaveit (21) 6-4 6-3

Elise Mertens (18) defeated Belinda Bencic (11) 6-2 6-1

Karolina Muchova (25) defeated Karolina Pliskova (6) 7-5 7-5

Donna Vekic (28) defeated Kaia Kanepi 5-7 7-6(2) 6-4

Jennifer Brady (22) defeated qualifier Kaja Juvan 6-1 6-3

Jessica Pegula defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-2 6-1

Elina Svitolina (5) defeated Yulia Putintseva (26) 6-4 6-0

Round of sixteen match ups 

Ashleigh Barty (1) v Shelby Rogers 

Elise Mertens (18) v Karolina Muchova (25)

Donna Vekic (28) v Jennifer Brady (22) 

Jessica Pegula v Elina Svitolina (5)

Hsieh Su-Wei v Marketa Vondrousova (19)

Garbiñe Muguruza (14) v Naomi Osaka (3)

Aryna Sabalenka (7) v Serena Williams (10)

Iga Swiatek (15) v Simona Halep (2)