Aussies in action on day five
Upcoming:
(all times in AEDT)
- Tristan Boyer vs Alex de Minaur (8) not before 1:30pm on Rod Laver Arena
- Jannik Sinner (1) vs Tristan Schoolkate (WC) from 7pm on Rod Laver Arena
- Destanee Aiava (Q) vs Danielle Collins (10) last on Kia Arena
- Alex Michelsen vs James McCabe (WC) not before 3pm on Court 3
Here comes de Minaur
Both Alex de Minaur and Tristan Boyer have made their way onto the court.
De Minaur is aiming to reach the third round at Melbourne Park for the sixth time in his career.
Boyer, on the other hand, is making his main-draw debut at the Australian Open.
The world number 136 is contesting only his second major after playing last year’s US Open.
We’ll keep you updated throughout the match.
The ‘Demon’ about to descend on Rod Laver Arena
Alex de Minaur is not far away from making his entry onto Rod Laver Arena.
The ‘Demon’ faces American qualifier Tristan Boyer in the second round.
World number eight de Minaur is a strong favourite to win, but the Aussie is known for never underestimating an opponent.
On a sad note, Boyer has been impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires, so our thoughts are with him, his family and their friends.
Raducanu wins!
The Brit is through to the third round for the first time.
And she did it in stunning fashion.
She overcame 35th-ranked Amanda Anisimova in straight sets.
Wang forces a deciding set against Navarro
We’re going to a third!
China’s Wang Xiyu has served out the second set to level her match against US eighth seed Emma Navarro.
Wang won the second 6-3.
Navarro had earlier won the opening set by the same scoreline on Margaret Court Arena.
Ons goes on to third round
Over on Court 3, we have another result.
The Tunisian overcame her Colombian opponent Camila Osorio in straight sets.
Iga Swiatek breezes into the third round
The world number two has barely broken a sweat in getting passed Rebecca Sramkova and into the third round with a 6-0, 6-2 victory.
The gulf in class was pretty clear from the outset, with Sramkova only coming into the match midway through the second set when she had nothing to lose and Swiatek began a bit of self-preservation.
A convincing and professional win for one of the favourites here at Melbourne Park. And now with Rod Laver Arena cleared, the countdown is on to Alex de Minaur..
Ons battles to take first set
Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur has taken the first set against Colombian Camila Osorio.
Jabeur, a two-time Wimbledon finalist, has faced injury trouble and lacklustre results in the past couple of years.
But she’s got an entertaining game that is exciting the crowd on Court 3.
Navarro goes a set up against Wang
Eighth seed Emma Navarro is a set away from a third-round berth.
The American won the opening set against Wang Xiyu 6-3 on Margaret Court Arena.
Kasatkina breezes through to last 32
Daria Kasatkina is among the first singles winners on day five of the Open.
Ninth-seeded Kasatkina powered her way through a 6-2, 6-0 defeat of Wang Yafan, taking an hour and 18 minutes to claim the ‘W’.
She will play either Yulia Putintseva or Zhang Shuai in the third round.
Medical time out for Raducanu
The 22-year-old Brit is having some physio attention on court.
She had her serve broken twice by opponent American Amanda Anisimova and is trailing 0-3 in the second set.
That’s despite a strong opening set which she won 6-3.
Sramkova holds serve with a flourish
She’s on the board!
With a raised fist and a big smile, Rebecca Sramkova celebrates her first successful game of this match against Iga Swiatek. She holds serve to level up the second set 1-1.
And now Wang holds!
Wang Xiyu follows the lead of her opponent Emma Navarro and holds serve for the first time in the match.
It’s 3-3 in the opening set.
Dominant stuff from Iga Swiatek
Pretty imposing stuff from the world number two. Iga Swiatek has blitzed Rebecca Sramkova in the first set at Rod Laver Arena to take it 6-0.
She’s overwhelming her Slovakian opponent with an aggressive, front-foot performance. The winner count reads 9-0 in Swiatek’s favour and she’s on the right side of a 14-5 unforced error ledger too – a surefire recipe for a flogging.
Hard to see where Sramkova goes from here.
Navarro holds serve!
It took five games but we got there!
Emma Navarro has finally held serve to lead Wang Xiyu 3-2 in the first set.
Raducanu takes the first set
A strong start for the young Brit.
It took some tenacity to pull ahead, with long games and seesawing momentum.
But she’s done it and leads Amanda Anisimova 6-3.
Anisimova hit a double fault to hand Raducanu the final point of the set. She’ll be looking to re-group in the second set.
Service breaks exchanged in Navarro-Wang encounter
It’s still early days, but eighth seed Emma Navarro and China’s Wang Xiyu are both struggling with their serve in their match on Margaret Court Arena.
Neither player has held serve through the opening four games of the first set.
It’s 2-2, with Navarro serving in the fifth game as she attempts to snap the trend.
Crowd catch!
An early miss-hit off Raducanu’s racquet lofted high into the air, resulting in a crowd catch and cheers from onlookers.
The Brit levelled the score to 3-3 against Anisimova, and broke serve to make it 4-3, but it’s so tight.
Raducanu has also had two foot-faults.
We’re on double-bagel watch on Court 13
Dayana Yastremska just took the first set from Danka Kovinic 6-0 and just broke serve again in the first game of the second set.
Things moving quickly for the 32nd seed.
Close contest between Raducanu and Anisimova
Brit Emma Raducanu and American Amanda Anisimova are locked in a tight battle on sunny Kia Arena.
Despite their young ages, Raducanu, 22, and Anisimova, 23, have both taken significant time out of the sport; Raducanu sidelined with wrist injuries, and Anisimova dealing with mental health and burnout.
Raducanu is a former US Open champion, coming through qualifying to win the title in dramatic fashion in 2021.
Both will be eager to progress to the next round. They broke each other’s first serves and there have been deuce games galore.
