The Spanish third seed fares better next point ... aggressors Idles crashing out their set earlier at the nearby Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The second hottest ticket in town. Carlos Alcaraz needs ...

That generally means the seeds get a (theoretically) easier first-round draw, but tennis rarely works to a script, and several big names were toppled in the early stages at Melbourne Park.

Jodie Burrage put up a strong fight against third seed Coco Gauff but fell short ... saw the contest moved to the furthest reaches of Melbourne Park but Dart was sharp from the off and kept ...

Fearless teenage qualifier Joao Fonseca beat ninth seed Andrey Rublev on his Grand Slam debut on Tuesday in the biggest shock of the Australian Open so far. Roared on in Melbourne by Brazilian ...

The feisty Medvedev, a three-time losing finalist at Melbourne Park including a year ... But in his first match of the season, the Russian fifth seed nearly imploded in a fit of anger before ...