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.
Pat Rafter has warned Alex de Minaur to batten down the hatches as he strives to enter uncharted waters at the 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.
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".
No. 19 seed Madison Keys scored the big upset on Day 9 of the Australian Open, defeating No. 6 Elena Rybakina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at Margaret Court Arena to advance to the tournament quarterfinals.
Exciting results from the Australian Open see standout performances, including Alex de Minaur advancing to the quarter-finals after defeating Alex Michelsen. Emma Navarro and Iga Swiatek both secured their spots,
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.
Swiatek, Svitolina, Keys, Sonego and Shelton also make it through to the last-eight stage on a hot day in Melbourne.
Elsewhere, sixth seed Elena Rybakina has dominated the first set 6-0 against American wildcard Iva Jovic. Big cheers for Alex de Minaur as he steps out onto Rod Laver Arena for his second-round ...
The Australian Open's first round continues with notable matches featuring Daniil Medvedev, Alex de Minaur, and Jasmine Paolini. Taylor Fritz tackles Jenson Brooksby in an all-American clash. Emerson Jones faces Elena Rybakina,
Alex de Minaur won his first round match in straight ... Daniil Medvedev, Jasmin Paolini and Elena Rybakina. But ninth seed Andrey Rublev fell to exciting Brazilian 18-year-old João Fonseca ...
Jannik Sinner’s journey to defend his Australian Open crown advances as he dispatched hometown hero Alex de Minaur in straight sets, booking his place in the semi-finals.