Melbourne Day 3: Blues Eliminated – Race Recap & Highlights

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Ladies results

Results men

Assessment of the catastrophic day of the French

Mpetshi Perricard bows to Sebastian Baez a 5 set.

Ugo Humbert loses in 3 sets against Ben Shelton.

Gaël Monfils bows to Dane Sweeny a 4 sets.

Hugo Gaston gives up after 2 sets against Jannik Sinner.

Valentin Royer loses in 4 sets against Taylor Fritz.

No miracle for Royer!

The Frenchman lost in 4 sets against Taylor Fritz. Final score: 6/7, 7/5, 1/6 3/6.

Royer on the edge of the abyss

The Frenchman is trailing 5/3 in the fourth set. He no longer has the right to make mistakes.

Machac leads 2-0 against Dimitrov

The Czech has just won a second set (6/4) against the Bulgarian.

Kopriva returns to 2-2 against Struff

The Czech and the German will have to decide between themselves in a fifth set.

Royer already broken in the fourth

The Frenchman is in great difficulty against Taylor Fritz. He was broken in his first service game in this fourth set.

Gaston gives up against Sinner!

The Frenchman, slightly injured, preferred to give up after losing the second set (6/2, 6/1). Jannik Sinner therefore moves on to the second round after 1h08 of play.

Fritz expeditious in the third against Royer

The American has just won the third set without forcing (6/1) against Frenchman Valentin Royer.

Hurkacz leads 2-1 against Bergs

The Pole has just won the third set against Zizou Bergs (6/3).

Royer in difficulty against Fritz

The Frenchman was broken twice in a row in this third round. Fritz already leads 5/0.

Jodar qualifies for the second round

The Spaniard has just beaten the Japanese Rei Sakamoto in five sets. Final score: 7/6, 6/1, 5/7, 4/6, 6/3.

Prizmic leads 2-1 against Duckworth

Third quick set (6/1) for the Croatian against the Australian.

2-1 for Struff against Kopriva

The German has just won the third set (6/2) and regains the advantage against the Czech.

Royer broken entry

The Frenchman (58th) has just been broken on his first service game of the third set by the American Taylor Fritz (9th).

Machac leads 1-0 against Dimitrov

The Czech has just won the first set (6/4) against the Bulgarian.

Sinner takes the first set against Gaston

The Italian now leads a set to zero against Frenchman Hugo Gaston (6/2).

1-1 between Duckworth and Prizmic

The Croatian Dino Prizmic (127th) returns to 1-1 against the Australian James Duckworth (88th).

Sinner breaks (already) Gaston

The Italian is already making the break against Gaston. He leads 4/2 in the first set.

Royer grabs the 9th in the world, Fritz!

Valentin Royer puts Taylor Fritz in difficulty by winning this second set. The Frenchman and the American are now 1 set everywhere.

Hurkacz returns to 1-1 against Bergs

The Pole Hubert Hurkacz (55th) has just won the tie-break (8-6) in the second set to come back to 1-1 against the Belgian Zizou Bergs.

Royer makes the break against Fritz!

The Frenchman has just broken the American to lead 6/5 in the second set. He will now serve to return to 1-1.

It also started between Dimitrov and Machac

Grigor Dimitrov (45th) will face Tomas Machac (24th), recent winner of the ATP from Adelaide.

1-1 between Struff and Kopriva

The Czech Vit Kopriva came back to 1 set everywhere against the German Jan-Lennard Struff.

Gaston-Sinner, here we go!

Frenchman Hugo Gaston (93rd) will try to create the feat against world number 2 and defending champion Jannik Sinner.

2-2 between Sakamoto and Jodar

The two players will go to the fifth set to decide between themselves. The Spaniard Rafael Jodar (150th) won the first two sets before letting the Japanese Rei Sakamoto (203rd) return to 2-2.

It’s over for Monfils 6-7, 7-5, 6-4, 7-5

The 39-year-old veteran, who led a zero set and had the break in the second set, stops there for his 20th and last Australian Open. A defeat in 4 sets faxes to the young Dane Sweeny. Gaël Monfils, who will retire at the end of 2026, bids farewell to Melbourne today

Monfils broken and on the edge of the abyss!

On the back foot, Monfils logically loses his serve in the twelfth game. Sweeny will serve to win the match.

Fritz wins the first set against Royer 7-5

On the John Cain Arena, Valentin Royer led 4 games to 1 against world No. 9 Taylor Fritz. But the American played 3 games in a row to break the deadlock and return to 4 games all. Pushed to a tie-break, the 58th in the world was dominated 7-5.

Live results and today’s program

The break for Swenny

Monfils, on alternating current, makes a series of mistakes and puts the Australian back upright. Sweeny makes the break in the 4th set.

Monfils reacts in the 4th set!

The quarter-finalist of the 2016 and 2022 editions has just taken the service of his opponent and leads 4 to 1 in the fourth set.

In progress on the courts and to come

Veteran Gaël Monfils, who is playing his last Australian Open, is in trouble in Melbourne. Led two sets to one by Australian Dane Sweeny (6-7, 7-5, 6-4). Two enormous challenges await Hugo Gaston and Valentin Royer, respectively opposed to Jannik Sinner (seeded 2) and Taylor Fritz (9)

South of Rod Laver Arena

(not before 9:00 a.m.) Hugo Gaston (FRA) – Jannik Sinner (ITA/N.2)
Naomi Osaka (JPN/N.16) – Antonia Ruzic (CRO)

Margaret Court Arena (not before 9h)

Katie Boulter (GBR) – Belinda Bencic (SUI/N.10)
Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) – Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE/N.31)

What to remember about the night in Melbourne

There were three French people competing on the courts last night. It’s already over for Ugo Humbert and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. Varvara Gracheva continues her journey in the women’s draw.

Australian Open: Humbert and Mpetshi too short, Fonseca disappointment, Gracheva satisfaction… What to remember from the night in Melbourne

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Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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