Rising star Joao Fonseca knocks ninth seed Andrey Rublev out of Australian Open - The 18-year-old claimed a 7-6 (1) 6-3 7-6 (5) victory on his grand slam debut.

We wrap up the first round of the Australian Open on Day 3, with 20 men’s matches on the schedule. As always, our writers here at LastWordOnTennis share their thoughts on every single match with you.

Russian ninth seed Andrey Rublev and Greek Maria Sakkari crashed out after first-round losses while Ons Jabeur, Daniil Medvedev, and Alex de Minaur marched ahead on Tuesday.

Learner Tien, 19, beats Corentin Moutet while Gael Monfils, 38, defeats fourth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Brazilian Joao Fonseca took down No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets ... No. 25 Alexei Popyrin, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Gael Monfils def. No. 30 Giovanni Mpeshi Perricard, 7-6 (7), 6-3, 6-7 ...

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.

Gael Monfils celebrates after his third round ... Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev have lost aleady. Meanwhile, Monfils will be looking to reach the quarterfinal stage at the Grand Slams for ...

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca stunned ninth seed Andrey Rublev in a major Australian ... A rampant Taylor Fritz, veteran Gael Monfils and home hope Alex de Minaur also all progressed into ...

It's the second day of Australian Open quarter-finals with blockbusters galore spread throughout including reigning champion Jannik Sinner and local hope Alex de Minaur. The Australian will have to overcome a horrible win-loss record against the world no.

More remarkably: Djokovic has now advanced to his fiftieth major semifinal, after beating Alcaraz in a grueling four-set match that went to about 1:00 am local time in Melbourne. That number sets yet another Djokovic record in men’s tennis, further cementing the athlete’s legendary status.

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. Djokovic, 37, is a 24-time Grand Slam singles champion, including 10 titles in Australia.