CORENTIN MOUTET crashed out of the Australian Open — just a few hours after collapsing in the shower.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC hit back a heckler in classy style after his straight-sets win over Tomas Machac at the Australian Open.
Gael Monfils joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open’s fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988, coming back to beat No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Saturday.
The only women’s match featuring Grand Slam singles champions in the third round at the Australian Open turned out to be an overpowering win by Iga Swiatek over Emma Raducanu on Saturday.
JESSICA PEGULA was dramatically dumped out of the Australian Open in the third round by unseeded Serbian Olga Danilovic.
Novak Djokovic sought assistance from a trainer for some trouble breathing Friday night, and went back-and-forth with one particularly loud spectator, but when the ball was in play at the Australian Open against Tomas Machac, all went quite smoothly for the 24-time Grand Slam champion.
Coco Gauff moved into the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a straightforward victory over Canada’s Leylah Fernandez on Friday.
Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of an injury after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic on Friday.
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.
