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Alex de Minaur takes on Frances Tiafoe as the third round of the tournament begins on Friday

Not everyone can sail to the pinnacle of tennis like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, and an increasing number of gritty, battle-hardened players from an improving US college system are showing there can be a different way to the top

Norrie has lost all six of his previous meetings with Zverev but is confident ahead of his latest showdown with the world No 3

Sorana Cirstea, who was making her last Australian Open appearance, complained about Osaka making noise between serves

The 40-year-old Wawrinka is through to the third round on his final Australian Open before his retirement, winning a five-set epic in the longest match of the tournament so far

Novak Djokovic is just one victory away from becoming the first player to win 400 Grand Slam singles matches

Raducanu’s admission of needing to ‘re-evaluate’ her game and wanting to play like she did when she won the US Open at the age of 18 follows a revolving door of coaches over the past four-and-a-half years

Follow the progress of the top-32 players in the men’s and women’s draw at the Australian Open

Norrie will try to beat the German third seed for the first time in seven attempts.

The 26th seed battled to a four-set win over Emilio Nava in a great atmosphere at Melbourne Park.

Novak Djokovic resumes his bid for a record 25th grand slam title as the fifth day of the tournament on Thursday

Oleksandra Oliynykova called for Russian and Belarusian players to be banned from all tournaments following her first-round defeat to Madison Keys at the Australian Open

Norrie lost to Zverev on a final-set tiebreak two years ago and they will meet again in the Australian Open third round

Carlos Alcaraz played a round of golf with Roger Federer and was impressed with the tennis legend’s skills

Arthur Fery came through qualifying and the opening round of the main draw but saw his Australian Open run ended in the second round

Anastasia Potapova beat Emma Raducanu at the Australian Open after declaring her allegiance to Austria last month

Raducanu’s admission of needing to ‘re-evaluate’ her game and wanting to play like she did when she won the US Open at the age of 18 follows a revolving door of coaches over the past four-and-a-half years

The British number one was beaten 7-6 (3) 6-2 in windy conditions at Melbourne Park.

Osaka stole the show at the Australian Open with a spectacular jellyfish-inspired design, but Becker had mixed views

The Japanese star wore a jellyfish-inspired outfit accompanied by a white hat, veil and parasol.

Raducanu was subdued and struggled with forehand errors as she suffered a second-round exit to Potapova, the world No 55

The four-time grand slam champion dazzled in a white veil, inspired by a jellyfish, as she walked onto court - before she was given a scare by the Australian Open debutant Antonia Ruzic

Monfils was making his 20th appearance at the Australian Open but lost in the first round to home qualifier Dane Sweeny

Boulter fell to a 6-0 7-5 defeat against the 10th seed, while Sonay Kartal lost to Anna Kalinskaya.

Belinda Bencic continued her strong form from the United Cup but Boulter put up a fight after a one-sided opening set

The defending champion spent just 68 minutes on the court as Hugo Gaston retired while trailing 6-2 6-1

Oleksandra Oliynykova still made a big impression at the Australian Open despite her first-round exit at the hands of Madison Keys

There was no disgrace for the British number two but it was the manner of her 7-6 (3) 6-1 defeat than rankled.

The British No 2 was knocked out by 31st seed Anna Kalinskaya, 7-6 (3) 6-1

The defending champion battled back from behind after losing the opening four games to beat Ukrainian debutante Oleksandra Oliynykova