Naomi Osaka was happy after gaining 'revenge' over Karolina Muchova to reach the third round of the Australian Open. She lost to her Czech rival in straight sets at the US Open but came back from a set down in Melbourne to win 1-6 6-1 6-3.
Novak Djokovic overcame an early jolt to remain in the hunt for a record 25th Grand Slam title while his two young rivals Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz moved into the Australian Open second round with more emphatic victories on Monday.
Nick Kyrgios’ return to the Australian Open is over after he and Thanasi Kokkinakis stopped playing while trailing in the second set of their first-round doubles.
Thanasi Kokkinakis has lost to British 15th seed Jack Draper in a thrilling second round match at the Australian Open.Meanwhile, Aleksandar Vukic beat American Sebastian Korda in a rain-affected five-set battle to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.
Matches today: 10-time champion Novak Djokovic and top-seed Aryna Sabalenka will be in aciton in their respective singles games.
Novak Djokovic's Australian Open campaign started with a victory against Nishesh Basavareddy in the first round, which was followed by another convincing win over Jaime Faria in the next round.
Another blockbuster Australian Open is upon us, spearheaded by Emma Raducanu's second-round win over her close friend Amanda Anisimova. The Brit, who reached the third round of a hard court Slam for the first time since winning the US Open in 2021, set up a blockbuster clash with Iga Swiatek on Saturday.
The Australian Open experienced a wild day on Thursday, capped by a sad ending to Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis’ bid for another doubles title.
Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, and game-by-game updates as Alex de Minaur progresses to round three, Katie Boulter gets underway against Veronika Kudermetova.
Djokovic vs. Faria will air live on ESPN+ ($11.99 per month). The televised broadcast on ESPN2 will begin at 9 p.m. ET, though that could feature other matches as well, such as Carlos Alcaraz’s. Alcaraz will face Yoshihito Nishioka at 9 p.m. ET, the same time the ESPN2 broadcast begins.
Lone Aussie Aleksandar Vukic takes on Brit Jack Draper after doubles walkover when Special Ks bowed out injured.
Both Kyrgios (strained abdominal muscle) and Kokkinakis (right shoulder trouble) came into the match dealing with physical issues.