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".

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.

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.

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.

Alex de Minaur is on a collision course with reigning champion Jannik Sinner after his name was called in the same quarter of the Australian Open draw.

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 ...

De Minaur, 25, secured a valuable top-eight ... in her first senior grand slam after being drawn to face No.6 seed Elena Rybakina. Teenage star Emerson Jones could’ve hardly received a tougher ...

Returning superstar Nick Kyrgios has been handed a favourable draw at the Australian Open, while top local hope Alex de Minaur is in the same quarter as world No.1 Jannik Sinner. Kyrgios will play England’s world No.86 Jacob Fearnley in the first round should the Aussie be fit enough to play.

Alex de Minaur takes centre stage as generation ... Emerson Jones begins her grand slam career against sixth seed Elena Rybakina, and her esteemed former coach believes the 16-year-old Gold ...