BBC Sport · Jan 23, 2016
Konta reaches last 16 in Australia
Konta is playing in the main draw in Melbourne for the first timeBritain's Johanna Konta reached her second successive Grand Slam fourth round with victory over Czech Denisa Allertova at the Australian Open.
Konta, 24, won 6-2 6-2 at Melbourne Park to match her run to the last 16 at last year's US Open.
She is the first British woman to make the fourth round of the Australian Open since Jo Durie in 1987.
Konta goes on to face Czech ninth seed Karolina Pliskova or Russia's 21st seed Ekaterina Makarova on Monday.
Fellow Briton Andy Murray plays Joaoa Sousa of Portugal later on Saturday.
Quick-fire win for Konta