Taylor Fritz scorched through to an Australian Open third-round clash against Gael Monfils with another emphatic win on Thursday, dropping just eight games in the tournament so far.

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca stunned ninth seed Andrey Rublev in a major Australian Open shock on Tuesday as racquet-smashing 2024 finalist Daniil Medvedev narrowly avoided the same fate.

US Open runner-up Taylor Fritz, Brazilian teen Joao Fonseca and Denmark's Holger Rune are among those through to the second round of the Australian Open.

Russian Andrey Rublev, seeded ninth ... had to defeat other Americans to make it through to the second round. Taylor Fritz, the No. 4 seed, defeated his unseeded countryman Jenson Brooksby ...

Russian Andrey Rublev, seeded ninth ... though curiously they all had to defeat other Americans to make it through to the second round. Taylor Fritz, the No. 4 seed, defeated his unseeded countryman Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-0, 6-3. Emma Navarro, seeded ...

Russian Andrey Rublev, seeded ninth ... though curiously they all had to defeat other Americans to make it through to the second round. Taylor Fritz, the No. 4 seed, defeated his unseeded countryman Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-0, 6-3. Emma Navarro, seeded ...

Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are the biggest names who remain in contention for the season-opening Grand Slam's crown

In the recent years, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and even Alexander Zverev have not been lived up to their billing.

The Athletic Welcome to the Australian Open briefing, where will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. As week one of 2025 wraps up, it’s time to take stock of the tournament to date.

They met last year in the Wimbledon final (won by Alcaraz) and Olympic final (won by Djokovic).The top seed is Jannik Sinner, who won the Australian Open and U.S. Open last year. He can break his tie with Nicola Pietrangeli for the most Grand Slam singles titles for an Italian.

The Australian Open fourth round begins as Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka take to the Rod Laver Arena. Alcaraz takes on British No 1 Jack Draper in a huge encounter between two top talents as the pair bid for an Australian Open quarter-final place.