MELBOURNE, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff ‌took a rocky path to the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday but Carlos Alcaraz's road was paved with gold inhis 100th Grand ‌Slam match.

A day after 40-year-old Stan Wawrinka led a parade of yesterday's heroes into the third round, the TikTok generation had their moment in ‌the Melbourne Park sun.