Draper wins five-set epic to set up Alcaraz clash
Watch as Jack Draper fights through his third successive five-setter beating Australia's Aleksandar Vukic at the third round of the Australian Open.
Britain's Emma Raducanu suffers the joint heaviest defeat of her career as second seed Iga Swiatek demonstrates her superiority in the Australian Open third round.
Watch as Jack Draper fights through his third successive five-setter beating Australia's Aleksandar Vukic at the third round of the Australian Open.
Jack Draper shows his monster mentality again to tee up a blockbuster Australian Open meeting with Carlos Alcaraz.
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Carlos Alcaraz became the third youngest player to reach an impressive Grand Slam milestone as he advanced to the fourth round of the 2025 Australian Open. The four-time major champion downed world No 33 Nuno Borges 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2 in his third-round contest on Rod Laver Arena. "I missed Rod Laver [Arena]," said the world No 3, who had played on Margaret Court Arena in his first two matches. "I'm really happy to be able to play here once again. I tried my best out here. It's been a pleasure every time I step out onto this court. It's a really beautiful court. "The last time that I played here, I lost, so I really wanted to play here and get the win on Rod Laver. "I'm happy to see a full crowd watching my matches. It's a privilege to feel this love in Australia, in another part of the world. I'm trying to play different tennis; with different kinds of shots. "That makes me enjoy playing tennis, makes me smile on court and helps me to show really good tennis, and try to entertain the people. That's what matters." Alcaraz's victory was his 10th at the Australian Open, which means he has reached double figures for match wins at all four Grand Slam tournaments. The 21-year-old Spaniard is only the fourth player in the Open Era to earn 10 men's singles wins at each major before turning 22 after tennis legends Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Mats Wilander. Djokovic remains the youngest man to achieve the feat, having done it before the age of 21. Nadal is second on the list, while Alcaraz has surpassed Wilander to take third place. On his performance against Borges, Alcaraz assessed: "Most of the time [I can reach that next level]. "I feel like my level could be higher in this tournament. The three matches that I played, I thought my level could be higher. That's what I want in the next few rounds. "That's made me happy (entertaining the crowd), that makes me enjoy stepping on the court and playing tennis, to be able to show these kinds of shots and points, just for them. It puts a smile on my face and when I show my best tennis." Alcaraz will play either Jack Draper or Alexander Vukic in the last 16 on Sunday.
Osaka, a two-time Australian Open winner, was unable to continue after Bencic won a tight opening set 7-6(3) in the pair's third round encounter. The 27-year-old Japanese star led 5-2, but Bencic broke back when she served for the set at 5-3. At 6-5, Osaka was visited by the trainer and took a tablet after she had began to struggle with an abdominal injury. It is the same injury that forced the former world No. 1 to retire after winning the first set of the WTA 250 final in Auckland earlier this month. Bencic is playing just her sixth tournament since she returned to the tour in October following the birth of her daughter in April last year. In her on-court interview, the 27-year-old Swiss said: "At this moment, I just really feel for Naomi. Of course, I saw her struggling a bit at the end of the set. "Obviously it's not the way you would like this match to end. I thought it was getting as a good match. So hopefully she'll be fine soon and can play well for the rest of the season. "Obviously I know her well, I played her a couple of times and watched her on TV quite a bit, so you know how to go into this match and prepare. I felt like she started a little bit better than me, but I found my rhythm a little bit again. "And in the end, I just tried to be solid and see what's going on and try to focus on myself. Yeah, I think I have things to improve but I'm happy with how I'm playing right now." This impressive run to the last 16 in Melbourne has seen Bencic surge to 156th in the Live WTA Rankings - 138 places above the position of world No. 294 in which she started the event. This matches her best Australian Open result as she also reached the fourth round in 2016 and 2023. The former world No. 4 and Olympic gold medallist will next face either Coco Gauff or Leylah Fernandez. "Yeah, it's been really nice, I've been enjoying my time off court in a little different way, I'm enjoying it much, much more," Bencic added. "It's super nice to be in Australia first time as a family. I want to thank everyone for watching."
Carlos Alcaraz says he will "for sure" get a kangaroo tattoo if he wins the Australian Open, the only Grand Slam title missing from his already illustrious career.
In the upset of the tournament, the 19-year-old recovered from losing a two-set lead to beat the fifth seed 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 1-6, 7-6(7) to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time. Tien initially held a match point in the third-set tiebreak to seal what would have been a straight-sets win, only for Medvedev to save it on serve - and then force a fourth set. The Russian ran away with the fourth set and it looked like he had finally broken Tien's resistance in the 11th game of the decider, breaking to serve for the match. However, Tien broke straight back - and won the deciding 10-point tiebreak close to 3am local time. "I mean, I was definitely hoping it wasn't going to go to a fifth-set breaker," joked Tien in his post-match interview. "Either way, I'm just really happy to get a win. "I know I made it a lot harder than maybe it could have been, but whatever. "Losing the third [set] was tough after playing for that long – I had a match point. I didn't really get touch the ball I don't think, I think it was an ace. "That was a little disappointing, to see a fourth [set] after fighting from a break down in the third. Honestly, in the fourth set, I just had to pee so bad – so I was just trying to finish it up fairly quick! "I also wanted to start the fifth set serving, so I dropped out that game at 0-5 and it all worked out." Tien started the Australian Open qualifying event as the world No 121, seven spots off his career-high of world No 114. However, having won three qualifying matches and then beating Camilo Ugo Caraballi in round one, the US star is now set to crack the top 100 following this win over the former US Open winner. The 19-year-old is provisionally up to 96th on the ATP Live Rankings, holding 607 points as things stand. He is the third teenager to beat a top-10 player this tournament, with 18-year-old Joao Fonseca beating world No 9 Andrey Rublev, and 19-year-old Jakub Mensik having defeated world No 6 Casper Ruud. Those wins, coupled with 20-year-old Alex Michelsen's win over 11th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, could represent a significant incoming shift across the ATP Tour over the next 12 months. Medvedev's loss also ensures that there will be an unseeded quarter-finalist in the men's singles draw. Qualifier Tien next faces Corentin Moutet, with the winner of that then taking on Lorenzo Sonego or Fabian Marozsan in the round of 16.
Jacob Fearnley sees his encouraging Australian Open run come to an end against Alexander Zverev in the third round.
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka continues her bid for a third consecutive Australian Open title with a straight-sets victory over Denmark's Clara Tauson.
Watch the moment and reaction of America's Danielle Collins taunting the Australian Open crowd after beating Australia's Destanee Aiava in the second round.
American Danielle Collins thanks the fans that heckled her during her second-round victory over Destanee Aiava at the Australian Open for "paying my bills".
Thanasi Kokkinakis says a doctor advised him not to play before he and Nick Kyrgios retired injured in the men doubles first round at the Australian Open.
Jannik Sinner recovers from a slow start against world number 173 Tristan Schoolkate to reach the third round and continue his Australian Open title defence.
The 24-time major winner became the outright holder for men and women for most matches played in Grand Slam tennis as he moved ahead of fellow great Federer. The Swiss legend - who retired in September 2022 - played 429 Slam matches with the last of those coming in his quarterfinal defeat to Hubert Hurkacz at Wimbledon in 2021. Djokovic was more than 50 matches behind Federer at the time of the Wimbledon clash nearly four years ago, but he has racked up an incredible number of Grand Slam matches since then as he has reached seven finals, which equates to 49 matches, and also had a couple of other deep runs at the four big events. Match No 430 was against qualifier Jaime Faria in the second round of the Australian Open and he celebrated the new milestone with a 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-2 win. That victory also helped him to extend his record for most match wins as he now sits on 379 with Federer 10 behind. Breaking records is something he will never take for granted. "Grand Slam wins are what counts the most in our sport," Djokovic told Eurosport. "So you know I've been dreaming as a kid to win Wimbledon, to play Grand Slams. "I never thought that I'll hold this record, to be honest, so it caught me by surprise, pleasantly, of course. "Of course I'm thrilled to get this record and hopefully I can keep it going for at least a few more wins on the Grand Slam level." When Djokovic sets his sights on something, he usually achieves it and then adds some interest to the achievement with the world No 1 ranking a case in point. Federer held the record for most weeks at the top of the ATP Rankings as he spent 310 weeks, but Djokovic surpassed that in 2022 and his current record stands at 428. So don't be surprised if he does indeed become the first player to compete in 500 Grand Slam matches. The ultimate goal, of course, is to add to his other record: the man with the major titles in the Open Era. He is on 24 and those who thought he was ready to call it a day after completing his career Golden Slam in 2024 by winning gold in the singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, are in for a surprise. In the lead-up to the Australian Open, Djokovic's current rivals including Alexander Zverev and Felix Auger-Aliassime were given an opportunity to jokingly ask the tennis great a big question ahead of the 2025 season. A laughing Auger-Aliassime wanted to know in the ATP Media video: "What else are you trying to win?" Zverev stated: "You have 24 [Grand Slams] and you have a gold medal now. You're good, you've won everything. You don't need any more. " Djokovic replied: "You're going to see quite a bit of me the next several years. "I have big plans, I still have a lot to win."