Coco Gauff moved into the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a straightforward victory over Leylah Fernandez.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka was pushed to the limit in setting up an Australian Open showdown with talented teenager Mirra Andreeva on Friday

Anthony Davis recorded 29 points, 16 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots to help the Los Angeles Lakers post a 111-88 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.

Naomi Osaka, a two-time champion in Australia, stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the first set of her match against Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic.

Elsewhere, in the men's draw, American 12th seed Tommy Paul will take on Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, while German second seed Alexander Zverev faces French 14th seed Ugo Humbert. The winners of these matches will advance to the semi-finals.

While Djokovic felled a major obstacle in his path on Day 10, it was a bad one Americans at the Australian Open. Five Americans overall made it to the quarterfinals, but the highest-seeded woman and man both lost on Tuesday.

A vintage Novak Djokovic tamed Carlos Alcaraz in a late-night blockbuster to set up an Australian Open semifinal with Alexander Zverev as two-time women’s defending champion Aryna Sabalenka fought on.

The Serb surged into the semi-finals and a date with world number two Zverev to edge closer to an 11th Melbourne crown and all-time record 25th Slam title.

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All eyes are on the thrilling quarterfinal clash between Tommy Paul and Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Earlier in the day, Paula Badosa delivered an impressive performance to defeat Coco Gauff in straight sets,

The rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz is now the greatest show in tennis and fans of the sport must be pinching themselves that the legend has hung around long enough to engage in another great conquest against a champion.