Taylor Fritz, the highest-seeded American man at the Australian Open, needed just 82 minutes to defeat Cristian Garin on Thursday and advance to the third round.

Katie Boulter had an adorable message for a fellow tennis power couple after they won matches on the same day at the Australian Open. Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina both upset the No. 4 seeds in the men’s and women’s singles draws in back-to-back matches on Margaret Court Arena.

Round of 16 action at the Australian Open features young American Alex Michelsen against Australia’s hope Alex de Minaur, while the ageless Gael Monfils squares off with Ben Shelton.

Twelfth seed Ben Shelton dispatched the French veteran Gaël Monfils on Monday to move into the quarter-finals at the Australian Open for the second time in three years .

Follow live text and radio commentary as Alex de Minaur plays Alex Michelsen in the Australian Open fourth round.

First came the medical timeouts, one each for Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune with the temperature above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) at the

Iga Swiatek was in excellent shape as she continued her bid for a maiden title at Melbourne Park and sixth major by downing lucky loser Eva Lys 6-0 6-1, but Elena Rybakina could not shake off a back problem and fell 6-3 1-6 6-3 to Madison Keys.

Frenchman Monfils is only the second player aged 38 or over, after Roger Federer, to make the last 16 in Melbourne since 1988. He is enjoying quite the start to 2025 after becoming the oldest ever winner of an ATP Tour singles title in Auckland last weekend.

Taylor Fritz, the highest-seeded American man at the Australian Open, needed just 82 minutes to defeat Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin on Thursday and advance to the third round in Melbourne.

Also advancing on the men's side was local hope and No. 8 Alex De Minaur, who dispatched American qualifier Tristan Boyer 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena. Earlier Thursday, Gael Monfils ...

Gael Monfils rallied from a set down to claim a thrilling 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 win over American Taylor Fritz in a third-round match at the Australian Open.