Alex De Minaur, Taylor Fritz and Elena Rybakina reached the 3rd round of the Australian Open 2025 with straight set wins on Thursday, January 16. De Minaur saw off Tristan Boyer to make it to the next round in Melbourne.
Emma Raducanu suffered her worst ever loss at a Grand Slam at the hands of Iga Swiatek. The five-time Major winner thrashed Raducanu 6-1 6-0 in just 70 minutes. But Raducanu defended herself, claiming the scoreline was "harsh".
Madison Keys knocks Elena Rybakina out of Australian Open
As much as any top player, Sinner has been able to expose De Minaur’s lack of first-strike weaponry. The Aussie’s strength is his scrambling and counterpunching, but Sinner serves too well, hits too hard, places the ball too precisely for his defense to be effective. De Minaur hasn’t found a way to hurt, rattle, of disrupt him.
As we head towards the Quarter-Final line-up being set, the schedule of the main matches to watch on Monday 20 January at the 2025 Australian Open is here as the second week begins in Melbourne.
Day three of the Australian Open witnessed several thrilling matches and significant victories. Key highlights included Alex de Minaur's stylish win, Ons Jabeur's smooth progression, and Daniil Medvedev's comeback despite a mid-match meltdown.
Alex de Minaur takes centre stage as generation next also arrives ... Emerson Jones begins her grand slam career against sixth seed Elena Rybakina, and her esteemed former coach believes the 16-year-old Gold Coaster can cause the biggest boilover of ...
Alex de Minaur faces a devilish draw through the early stages of the Australian Open while Emerson Jones will take on former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the first round.
Swiatek, Svitolina, Keys, Sonego and Shelton also make it through to the last-eight stage on a hot day in Melbourne.
US qualifier Learner Tien stunned No.5 seed Daniil Medvedev beating him in five sets while Danielle Collins made an enemy of the crowd and the Special Ks, who retired hurt.
Imperious Iga Swiatek swept into an Australian Open semi-final against Madison Keys on Wednesday while Jannik Sinner's powers of recovery will be tested to the limit when he faces home hope Alex de Minaur.