Medvedev overcomes Martinez, bleeding nose to advance in Melbourne

Tennis - Australian Open - Second Round, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 23, 2020 Russia's Daniil Medvedev in action during the match against Spain's Pedro Martinez REUTERS/Issei Kato

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia dealt with spells of resistance from Spanish qualifier Pedro Martinez and a bleeding nose on his way to a 7-5 6-1 6-3 win on Thursday to reach the third round of the Australian Open.

Medvedev, a U.S. Open finalist last year, arrived in Melbourne in red-hot form, winning all his singles matches at the inaugural ATP Cup before a three-set defeat to seven-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-final.