Carlos Alcaraz dropped his first set of the tournament but still safely secured his passage into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 victory over Nuno Borges on Friday.
Coco Gauff moved into the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a straightforward victory over Leylah Fernandez.
Carlos Alcaraz gets tattoos to celebrate Grand Slam titles, so he plans to get ink of a kangaroo if he can win the Australian Open to complete a full collection from the four most prestigious events in tennis.
The two best men's players in the world are reconfiguring the sport before their opponents' eyes. They don't know what to do about it
When Carlos Alcaraz is on court for a training session, perhaps working on his newly revamped service motion, he’s doing so to buttress a game already good enough to claim four Grand Slam titles
Welcome to the Australian Open briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. On day four, Carlos Alcaraz put on a clinic, Belinda Bencic ...
In the Round of 32 at the Australian Open on Thursday, Nuno Borges (ranked No. 33) takes on Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3).Borges enters the Round of 32 after his three-set win on Tuesday over Jordan
While there have been plenty of surprises in the men’s bracket so far, most of the top women have progressed through the draw without an issue.
The 23-year-old has beaten Alcaraz before but that was on the grass of Queen's, which could hardly be further from the hard courts of the Australian Open
Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka are some of the prominent players who will be in action on the eighth day in Melbourne.
Novak Djokovic will resume his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title when the fourth round of the Australian Open begins on Sunday at Melbourne Park, where defending women's champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva.