Mauresmo frustrated after shock exit

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Dellacqua used the backing of a capacity Rod Laver Arena to down the 2006 champion 3-6 6-4 6-4 in just over two hours, booking herself a place in the fourth round of the Grand Slam and a match with Jelena Jankovic

"I definitely thought I had some in the second and third sets, but wasn't able to take those," Mauresmo said.

"That's the area of the game I should have done better and been more aggressive in these moments. That's where I'm a little bit frustrated and disappointed."

The top half of the women's draw is heading for a series of thrilling matches next week as third seed Jankovic, top seed Justine Henin, defending champion Serena Williams and last year's beaten finalist Maria Sharapova all reached the fourth round.

And they were joined there by highly rated 11th and 12th seeds, Russian Elena Dementieva and Czech Nicole Vaidisova, to add to the excitement.

The odd player out in the top half of the draw is certainly Taiwan qualifier Su-Wei Hsieh, who set up a dream fourth-round meeting with Henin after a 6-2 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 win over France's Aravane Rezai.

The 22-year-old is playing in her first Australian Open after having previously failed to qualify in 2002, 2006 and 2007.

Jankovic again felt the pinch as she eventually downed France's number 30 seed Virginie Razzano 6-2 4-6 6-1 on Rod Laver Arena while Henin took her winning streak - which began following Wimbledon last year - to 31 after beating Italian number 25 seed Francesca Schiavone 7-5 6-4.

Vaidisova, who reached the semi-finals last year before being ousted by eventual winner Serena Williams, is already looking forward to a fourth-round rematch against the seventh seed after beating Japan's Ai Sugiyama 6-3 6-4.