Fritz and Zverev fall after Ruud as bottom half of men’s draw disintegrates
Fritz joins Casper Ruud and Alexander Zverev on the sidelines as the seeds tumbled on Thursday
Zverev out ! Lucky loser Mmoh books spot in third round in Melbourne
Michael Mmoh beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday night. He’ll play American J.J. Wolf in the next round
Ugo on the go – Humbert reaches third round with win over Kudla
Ugo Humbert edged out Denis Kudla 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday night and will play the winner of the match between American Maxime Cressy and Dane Holger Rune, the No 9 seed, in the next round
Parrizas Diaz sets third-round clash with Vekic
Nuria Parrizas Diaz beat Anastasia Potapova 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday night. She’ll face Croat Donna Vekic in the next round
17-year-old Linda Fruhvirtova continues to impress with second-round win over Birrell
Linda Fruhvirtova defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday night and will face the winner of the match between Czech Marketa Vondrousova and Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the second seed, in the next round
Suddenly resurgent Karolina Pliskova is angling for a deep run in Australia
Karolina Pliskova won against Yulia Putintseva 6-0, 7-5 on Thursday night. She’ll face the winner of the match between Russian Varvara Gracheva and Italian qualifier Lucrezia Stefanini in the next round
American wave rides on as Brooksby takes out No 2 seed Ruud
Jenson Brooksby won against Casper Ruud 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2 on Thursday night and will face American Tommy Paul in the next round
American Ben Shelton books spot in third round, surpassing his father Bryan in the process
Ben Shelton will face the winner of the match between American Taylor Fritz, the No 8 seed, and Australian wildcard Alexei Popyrin in the next round
Magda Linette defeats Anett Kontaveit to move into third round
Magda Linette edged out Anett Kontaveit 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday night. She’ll play Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 19 seed, in the next round
JJ Wolf topples Diego Schwartzman to reach third round
J.J. Wolf beat Diego Schwartzman 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday. He’ll play the winner of the match between American lucky loser Michael Mmoh and German Alexander Zverev, the No 12 seed, in the next round
Paul outlasts Davidovich Fokina to reach third round
Tommy Paul won against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2, 2-6, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday. He’ll play the winner of the match between American Jenson Brooksby and Norwegian Casper Ruud, the second seed, in the next round
Elise Mertens sets round three clash with Aryna Sabalenka, her former doubles partner
Elise Mertens won against Lauren Davis 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday and will face Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the No 5 seed, in the next round
American qualifier Volynets stuns Kudermetova to reach round 3
Katie Volynets won against Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 on Thursday night and will play the winner of the match between Chinese Shuai Zhang, the No 23 seed, and Croat Petra Martic in the next round
Ekaterina Alexandrova rallies to stop American Taylor Townsend
Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Taylor Townsend 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday. She’ll play Pole Magda Linette in the next round
Sabalenka storms past Shelby Rogers and into third round
Aryna Sabalenka won against Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday night and will play the winner of the match between American Lauren Davis and Belgian Elise Mertens, the No 26 seed, in the next round
Collins into third round after premature celebrations
Danielle Collins edged out Karolina Muchova 6-7 (1), 6-2, 7-6 (6) on Wednesday and will face Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 22 seed, in the next round
From oddly-drawn locks to escape rooms, Americans are having fun in Melbourne
Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys have bonded since their United Cup success
Korda to face Medvedev in third round
Sebastian Korda defeated Yosuke Watanuki 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 on Wednesday. He’ll face Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No 7 seed, in the next round
Griekspoor secures third-round clash with Tsitsipas, knocks out van de Zandchulp
Tallon Griekspoor beat Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday. He’ll face Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Haddad Maia ruled out by Parrizas Diaz !
Nuria Parrizas Diaz defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia 7-6 (11), 6-2 on Wednesday. She’ll play Russian Anastasia Potapova in the next round
Djokovic next for qualifier Couacaud
Enzo Couacaud won against Hugo Dellien 6-4, 7-5, 6-0 on Wednesday. He’ll face Serb Novak Djokovic, the No 4 seed, in the next round