Alex De Minaur, Taylor Fritz and Elena Rybakina reached the 3rd round of the Australian Open 2025 with straight set wins on Thursday, January 16. De Minaur saw off Tristan Boyer to make it to the next round in Melbourne.

Both players completed their matches within 60 seconds of each other, with fourth-seeded Fritz downing Garin within an hour and 22 minutes by 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 while the eight-seeded and local favourite Minaur defeated Boyer in just under two hours by 6-2,

The Australian Open first round continues with fifth seed Daniil Medvedev, home favourite Alex de Minaur and Italy's Jasmine Paolini among those in action, while Taylor Fritz battles Jenson Brooksby in one of three all-American clashes on Tuesday.

Three-time losing finalist Daniil Medvedev and home favorite Alex de Minaur set out on the road to Australian Open glory, while rampant fourth seed Taylor Fritz was among the early winners on Day 3.

Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur was in full command, as he overcame Tristan Boyer to move into the AO 2025 third round.

It was the opening round of the 2017 Australian Open in de Minaur’s first main draw at his first major championship in his home country, when the then-17-year-old saved a match point in the fourth set before beating Gerald Melzer in five sets and almost four hours.

Alex de Minaur, the world No. 8, and Nick Kyrgios, who is back after a two-year battle with knee and wrist injuries, are the headliners for their country at Melbourne Park. Kyrgios emceed the night session on John Cain Arena Monday, before De Minaur headlines Rod Laver Arena, the pantheon of Australian tennis Tuesday night.

Taylor Fritz has pledged his Australian Open prize money to Los Angeles fire relief efforts after moving into the third round, barely breaking into a sweat.

There have been question marks over whether Alex de Minaur has the capabilities to win a grand slam title in his career. But the last 12 months have shown the 25-year-old is ready to get the pointy end of the majors - which gives the Australian a fighting chance.

Alex de Minaur won his first round match in straight sets, then had time to support fiancee Katie Boulter as she fought through in three sets to progress into the second round of the Australian Open.

Three-time losing finalist Daniil Medvedev and home favourite Alex de Minaur set out on the road to Australian Open glory Tuesday while rampant fourth seed Taylor Fritz was among the