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The third round of the Australian Open produced some top-four upsets in the men’s and women’s brackets. Perhaps the biggest stunner was Gael Monfils’ upset of No. 4 Taylor Fritz on the men’s side.

Monfils dropped the first set, 3-6, before winning the next three four a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 victory over the fourth-seeded Fritz. With that win, which was sealed with a rocket of an ace, Monfils joined Roger Federer as the only men aged 38 or older to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open since 1988.

Fritz was having issues with his foot throughout the match and had to be looked at by a trainer on the bench. With Fritz now out of the tournament, the American men’s chance at ending their 22-year Grand Slam title drought just got a little worse.

In a twist of fate, Monfils’ wife, Elina Svitolina, upset No. 4 seed Jasmine Paolini on the women’s side. That match took place on the very same court where Monfils took down Fritz.

Svitolina also did things the hard way. She dropped her first set, 2-6, and it appeared as though Paolini might roll to a fourth-round appearance. However, Svitolina swung the tide in her direction during the second set before crushing Paolini in the decisive third set for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory.

Elswhere in the tournament, 19-year-old American Learner Tien continued his magical run with a victory over Corentin Moutet. Following a marathon first set, Tien was able to finish the job in straight sets for a 7-6 (12-10), 6-3, 6-3 win. He will face Lorenzo Sonego in the fourth round with a trip to the quarterfinals on the line.

Meanwhile, world No. 9 Andrey Rublev suffered a shocking first-round defeat at the hands of teenager Joe Fonseca. The 18-year-old from Brazil was making his debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam. Additionally, No. 6 Casper Ruud fell to another teen in 19-year-old Jakub Mensik in the second round.

No. 7 Jessica Pegula was upset 7-6, 6-1 at the hands of unranked Olga Danilovic in the third round of the Grand Slam tournament. Pegula had reached the Australian Open quarterfinals in three of the past four years, and made it to the US Open Final in 2024.

U.S. star Coco Gauff pushed through to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Leylah Fernandez. Gauff will now go head-to-head with Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.

Where to watch the 2025 Australian Open

• Dates: Jan. 11-26
• Where: Melbourne Park, Australia
• Watch: ESPN, Tennis Channel
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Notable men’s fourth round matches

• No. 1 Jannik Sinner vs. No. 12 Holger Rune
• No. 2 Alexander Zverev vs. No. 19 Ugo Humbert
• No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz vs. No. 15 Jack Draper
• No. 7 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 24 Jiri Lehecka
• No. 8 Alex de Minaur vs. Alex Michelsen
• No. 12 Tommy Paul vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• No. 21 Ben Shelton vs. Gale Monfils

Notable women’s fourth round matches

• No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka vs. No. 14 Mirra Andreeva
• No. 2 Iga Swiatek vs. No. 13 Eva Lys
• No. 3 Coco Gauff vs. Belinda Bencic
• No. 6 Elena Rybakina vs. Madison Keys
• No. 8 Emma Navarro vs. No. 9 Daria Kasatkina
• No. 11 Paula Badoso vs. Olga Danilovic
• No. 18 Donna Vekic vs. No. 27 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Notable men’s third round matches

• No. 1 Jannik Sinner def. Marcos Giron 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
• No. 2 Alexander Zverev def. Jacob Fearnley 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
• No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. Nuno Borges 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 7-2
• Gael Monfils def. No. 4 Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4
• No. 7 Novak Djokovic def. Tomas Machac 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
• No. 8 Alex de Minaur def. No. 31 Francisco Cerundolo 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-3

Notable women’s third round matches

• No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka def. Clara Tauson 7-6, 6-4
• No. 2 Iga Swiatek def. Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-0
• No. 3 Coco Gauff def. No. 30 Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-2
• No. 28 Elina Svitolina def. No. 4 Jasmine Paolini 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
• Olga Danilovic def. No. 7 Jessica Pegula 7-6, 6-1
• No. 19 Madison Keys def. No. 10 Danielle Collins 6-4, 6-4
• No. 11 Paula Badosa def. No. 17 Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

Notable men’s second round matches

• No. 1 Jannik Sinner def. Tristan Schoolkate 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3
• No. 2 Alexander Zverev def. Pedro Martinez 6-1, 6-4, 6-1
• No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. Yoshihito Nishioka 6-0, 6-1, 6-4
• No. 4 Taylor Fritz def. Cristian Garin 6-2, 6-1, 6-0
• Learner Tien def. No. 5 Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 1-6, 7-6
• Jakub Mensik def. No. 6 Casper Ruud 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
• No. 7 Novak Djokovic def. Jaime Faria 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-2
• No. 8 Alex de Minaur def, Tristan Boyer 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
• Fabian Marozsan def. No. 17 Frances Tiafoe 6-7, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

Notable women’s second round matches

• No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka def. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3, 7-5
• No. 2 Iga Świątek def. Rebecca Sramkova 6-0, 6-2
• No. 3 Coco Gauff def. Jodie Anna Burrage 6-3, 7-5
• No. 4 Jasmine Paolini def. Renata Zarazua 6-2, 6-3
• Laura Siegemund def. No. 5 Qinwen Zheng 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
• No. 6 Elena Rybakina def. Iva Jovic 6-0, 6-3
• No. 7 Jessica Pegula def. Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-2
• No. 8 Emma Navarro def. Wang Xiyu 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
• No. 9 Daria Kasatkina def. Wang Yafan 6-2, 6-0
• No. 10 Danielle Collins def. Destanee Aiava 7-6, 4-6, 6-2
• Naomi Osaka def. No. 20 Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3

Men’s Singles

1. Jannik Sinner
2. Alexander Zverev
3. Carlos Alcaraz
4. Taylor Fritz
5. Daniil Medvedev
6. Casper Ruud
7. Novak Djokovic
8. Alex de Minaur
9. Andrey Rublev
10. Grigor Dimitrov
11. Stefanos Tsitsipas
12. Tommy Paul
13. Holger Rune
14. Ugo Humbert
15. Jack Draper
16. Lorenzo Musetti
17. Frances Tiafoe
18. Hubert Hurkacz
19. Karen Khachanov
20. Arthur Fils
21. Ben Shelton
22. Sebastian Korda
23. Alejandro Tabilo
24. Jiri Lehecka
25. Alexei Popyrin
26. Tomas Machac
27. Jordan Thompson
28. Sebastian Baez
29. Felix Auger-Aliassime
30. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
31. Francisco Cerundolo
32. Flavio Cobolli

Women’s singles

1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Iga Swiatek
3. Coco Gauff
4. Jasmine Paolini
5. Qinwen Zheng
6. Elena Rybakina
7. Jessica Pegula
8. Emma Navarro
9. Daria Kasatkina
10. Danielle Collins
11. Paula Badosa
12. Diana Shnaider
13. Anna Kalinskaya
14. Mirra Andreeva
15. Beatriz Haddad Maia
16. Jelena Ostapenko
17. Marta Kostyuk
18. Donna Vekic
19. Madison Keys
20. Karolina Muchova
21. Victoria Azarenka
22. Katie Boulter
23. Magdalena Frech
24. Yulia Putintseva
25. Liudmila Samsonova
26. Ekaterina Alexandrova
27. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
28. Elina Svitolina
29. Linda Noskova
30. Leylah Fernandez
31. Maria Sakkari
32. Dayana Yastremska