Russian Andrey Rublev, seeded ninth, was upset by qualifier Joao Fonseca, an 18-year-old from Brazil. He stormed into his Grand Slam main draw debut, stunning Rublev 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-6 (5) in two hours and 23 minutes.

Taylor Fritz plays Gael Monfils at the 2025 Australian Open. Our Australian Open odds series has our Fritz Monfils prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Fritz-Monfils. The men’s Australian Open is making headlines for a number of reasons.

We wrap up the first round of the Australian Open on Day 3, with 20 men’s matches on the schedule. As always, our writers here at LastWordOnTennis share their thoughts on every single match with you.

It was another long and exciting Tuesday of tennis at the Australian Open, and LWOT has all of the recaps and reviews of some of the best Day 3 tennis from the men’s draw.

Fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz, in his first Grand Slam match since losing the U.S. Open final to Italy's Jannik Sinner last fall, cruised to a victory in the first round of the Australian Open. The 27-year-old Californian downed fellow U.S. player Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 on Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia.

Russian Andrey Rublev, seeded ninth ... though curiously they all had to defeat other Americans to make it through to the second round. Taylor Fritz, the No. 4 seed, defeated his unseeded countryman Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-0, 6-3. Emma Navarro, seeded ...

The big-serving American 21st seed will face either defending champion Jannik Sinner or Australia's Alex de Minaur for a place in the final at Melbourne Park.

Ben Shelton reaches his first Australian Open semi-final with a battling win over Lorenzo Sonego in Melbourne.

MELBOURNE (AFP) – All-action Ben Shelton battled past stubborn Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4) on Wednesday to reach his first Australian Open semi-final. The big-serving American 21st seed will face either defending champion Jannik Sinner or Australia's Alex de Minaur for a place in the final at Melbourne Park.

Ben Shelton, the 21st seed, reached his first Australian Open semi-final with a 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 win over Lorenzo Sonego in a thrilling match lastin

More remarkably: Djokovic has now advanced to his fiftieth major semifinal, after beating Alcaraz in a grueling four-set match that went to about 1:00 am local time in Melbourne. That number sets yet another Djokovic record in men’s tennis, further cementing the athlete’s legendary status.

Novak Djokovic ousted Carlos Alcaraz in an Australian Open quarterfinal showdown, keeping alive his latest bid for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam singles title. Djokovic denied the 21-year-old Alcaraz's hope to become the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam,