The incident happened at one end of the court, behind Tsitsipas, who was standing at the baseline, ready to receive.

The 2026 Australian Open moves into an action-packed Day 6 featuring third-round matches in men’s and women’s singles with No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, No. 3 Alexander Zverev and women’s No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka highlighting the schedule.

Alex de Minaur's clash with Frances Tiafoe was halted for around eight minutes after a medical emergency occurred in the crowd of the Rod Laver Arena.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Play will begin an hour earlier than usual at the Australian Open on Saturday because of high temperatures expected later in the day at Melbourne Park. Third-round matches on the main show courts will start at 10:30 a.

Federer, a six-time Australian Open winner and 20-time Grand Slam champion, partnered with past champions Andre Agassi and then Ash Barty in an exhibition doubles match against Pat Rafter and Lleyton Hewitt as the main feature of the program.

Cirstea, a 35-year-old from Romania playing in her final Australian Open, was upset that Osaka, the four-time major champion, was shouting “C’mon” in between Cirstea’s first and second serves to get herself pumped up.

Alexander Zverev's third-round match against Cameron Norrie was stopped on three occasions due to birds pooing on the court.

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Djokovic dropped a service game for the first time in this Australian Open and then didn’t lose another point against Francesco Maestrelli.