P392 CEEFAX 1 392 Sun 19 Jan 01:17/34 AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 1/4 Fifth seed Thomas Muster moved smoothly into the last 16 with a 6-4 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 win over Jjns Knippschild. Former French Open champion Muster took less than two hours to master the German qualifier. Muster's career was almost ended when hj was hit bz a car in 1989 and hj suffered a hip problem last year. But hj dismissed questions about his fitness, saying: "If I took it easy every time a doctor told mj to, I would still bj ranked 600 in the world." MORE REPORTS 391-4 DAILY RESULTS 395 MEN'S R4 DRAW 396 WOMEN'S DRAW 397 Sanchez Sampras Men Draw WomjnDrawP392 CEEFAX 1 392 Sun 19 Jan 01:16/02 AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 2/4 Formjt champion Jim Courier will go head-to-head with Thomas Muster in a fourth round war of attrition after beating close friend Jeff Tarango. The 11th seed, Open champion in 1992 and 1993, tamed Tarango 6-1 7-6 6-3. He afterwards insisted Tarango's "an erom last year's Wimbledon following a row with an umpire prevented people from recognisjng his ability. But hj added: "When we are in the lines the friendship has to bj put aside. He just becomes a blank face." MORE REPORTS 391-4 DAILY RESULTS 395 MEN'S R4 DRAW 396 WOMEN'S DRAW 397 Sanchez Sampras Men Draw WomjnDrawP392 CEEFAX 1 392 Sun 19 Jan 01:18/27 AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 3/4 Spain's Albert Costa continued to find conditions to his liking as he subdued Aussie hope Scott Draper 6-4 6-2 7-5. The tenth seed, who takes on Wayne Fjrreira (8) in the fourth round, has yet to drop a set in the ch!mpionship. "Here it is good bjcausj there is a higher bounce. You can sjrvj with a kick and play with top spin. "I think thjsj things help the Spanish. When you play in the US Open, it is a little bit faster and for us a little more difficult," said Costa. MORE REPORTS 391-4 DAILY RESULTS 395 MEN'S R4 DRAW 396 WOMEN'S DRAW 397 Sanchez Sampras Men Draw WomjnDrawP392 CEEFAX 1 392 Sun 19 Jan 01:17/09 AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Melbourne 4/4 Youngster Dominik Hrbaty was handed a place in the fourth round when 16th seed Alberto Betasategui pulled out of their match with cramp. The Slovakian, who was 19 two weeks ago, now faces a possible clash with world number one Pete Sampras. Hrbaty was leading 6-2 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (4-7) 2-0 when Spaniard Berasategui djcidjd hj could not go on. The pair had been on court for two hours 21 minutes. MORE REPORTS 391-4 DAILY RESULTS 395 MEN'S R4 DRAW 396 WOMEN'S DRAW 397 Sanchez Sampras Men Draw WomjnDraw