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Oliver Caffrey

Olympic champ Zverev downs teen Michelsen at Open

Alexander Zverev celebrates his straightforward victory over Alex Michelsen at the Australian Open. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

German sixth seed Alexander Zverev has brushed aside drama in his personal life to win through to the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Except for a brief period in the second set, Olympic champion Zverev had it mostly all his own way during a commanding 6-2 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 win against 19-year-old American prospect Alex Michelsen on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday night.

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