Overview
- Jannik Sinner faces Hugo Gaston on Rod Laver Arena, Madison Keys opens against Oleksandra Oliynykova, and Naomi Osaka begins versus Antonia Ruzic in the evening session.
- Day 3 completes the first round with 40 singles matches, cutting the 128-player draws to 64 by the end of play.
- Other headline matchups include Ben Shelton vs Ugo Humbert, Grigor Dimitrov vs Tomas Machac, Lorenzo Musetti vs Raphael Collignon, Karen Khachanov vs Alex Michelsen, and Taylor Fritz vs Valentin Royer.
- TNT Sports and Discovery+ hold exclusive UK rights, with global coverage detailed by broadcasters such as ESPN in the United States and Channel 9/Stan Sport in Australia.
- Preview outlets have issued match predictions, including a Racing Post tip favoring Tomas Machac over Grigor Dimitrov, presented as betting advice rather than results.