Home hope Alex de Minaur, the eighth seed, went through in four sets against Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo and will face American Alex Michelsen for a place

Defending champion Jannik Sinner stormed into the last 16 of the Australian Open, while Iga Swiatek dominated Emma Raducanu to secure her spot in the next round. Joining them in the second week is 38-year-old Gael Monfils and his wife Elina Svitolina also claimed a surprise victory on the same court shortly after.

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.