The world number one had skipped practice before the match and taken consultation from the tournament doctor ahead of the match, but managed to secure a win by 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Alexander Zverev extended his remarkable streak against left-handed opponents to 26 consecutive victories as he overcame Ugo Humbert 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to secure his place in the Australian Open quarterfinals. The World No. 2, who is still chasing his first Grand Slam title, delivered a clin
At the Rod Laver Arena, Djokovic stormed past the 24th seed by 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) within two hours and 39 minutes. He has now equalled legendary Roger Federer's record of reaching most QFs in Australian Open history, with 15 each.
Zverev secured the win by 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and was also broken for the first time in the tournament by Fearnley. He lost his serve once in the second and third sets. In their first-ever Head to Head meeting, Zverev smashed 25 winners, and won 14 out of 17 net points.
The mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Zhang Shuai cruised into the second round of the ongoing Australian Open 2025 on Friday as they defeated French tennis player Kristina Mladenovic and Croatia's Ivan Dodig.
Alcaraz, chasing his maiden Australian Open title and his fifth Grand Slam title, dropped his first set of the tournament, but still secured a win by 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2.
Both players completed their matches within 60 seconds of each other, with fourth-seeded Fritz downing Garin within an hour and 22 minutes by 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 while the eight-seeded and local favourite Minaur defeated Boyer in just under two hours by 6-2, 6-4 6-3.
Swiatak secured a 6-0, 6-2, win over Rebecca in round two and now has wins in her last 40 matches during the first two rounds of Grand Slam events. Her opening set, which was a clean sweep, was her 24th 6-0 set at a Grand Slam event since 2020-start, with only Aryna Sabalenka, the defending
Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka staged an impressive comeback to defeat 20th seed Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the second round on Wednesday. After a thrilling opening-round victory over Caroline Garcia, Osaka overcame a sluggish start to topple last year's US Open semifi
For the second consecutive match in his Australian Open campaign, Novak Djokovic faced a four-set challenge from a Grand Slam debutant. After overcoming 19-year-old Nishesh Basavareddy in the first round, Djokovic defeated 21-year-old qualifier Jaime Faria 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday,