Half an hour of heartbreak flattened Melbourne Park before a ‘beautiful’ piece of sportsmanship lifted the mood.

The second-round meeting between Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime had to be suspended during the first set, and was later moved to a different court. Here’s why.

Taking on the highly-touted Jakub Mensik, Davidovich Fokina escaped from two match points down. Both were saved with gutsy poise: the first involved stellar reaction time to a net cord and a clean volley winner capped a thrilling exchange. By the end, the 25-year-old deflated the Czech, wrapping up a 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-2 win.

There is already a match of the tournament, and we are only in the second round of the Australian Open 2025. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has completed a magical comeback against Felix Auger-Aliassime,

29th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime will take on Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second round ... The Spaniard thus reached the second round of the Melbourne Major for the fifth time in his career.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina turned impossible dream into improbable reality. World No. 66 Davidovich Fokina fought back from a two-set deficit for the first time in his career upsetting Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7(7),

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina sealed a comeback win from two sets down against Felix Auger-Aliassime but whilst it was a strange match for a lot of reasons, in particular it saw the match switched to another court at the Australian Open.

On Saturday, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 66 in the world) takes on Tommy Paul (No. 11) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open. Davidovich Fokina defeated Jakub Mensik 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 ...

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Double-defending champion Sabalenka blew away Russian 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva 6-1, 6-2 in a ruthless display on the hottest day of the Melbourne tournament so far.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka swept into the quarterfinals at a scorching-hot Australian Open on Sunday and was joined by Coco Gauff, while Carlos Alcaraz advanced when Jack Draper retired.