Overview
- World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka edged Anastasia Potapova 7-6(4), 7-6(7), saving four set points to reach the fourth round and extend her Grand Slam tiebreak run.
- Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko outlasted Clara Tauson 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3 to make the last 16 on her Melbourne main‑draw debut and earn a first meeting with Sabalenka.
- Top seed Carlos Alcaraz swept Corentin Moutet 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 in his 100th Grand Slam match and will face Tommy Paul next after the American advanced via opponent retirement.
- Alexander Zverev beat Cameron Norrie in four sets, Coco Gauff rallied past Hailey Baptiste, and Daniil Medvedev clawed back from two sets down to keep their title bids alive.
- Home favorite Alex de Minaur dispatched Frances Tiafoe to make a fifth straight Melbourne last 16, while teen Iva Jovic upset No. 7 seed Jasmine Paolini and Mirra Andreeva also advanced.