Third round singles action begins at the Australian Open on Friday with world No. 1s Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka, as well as American star Coco Gauff, highlighting the day session.

The 2026 Australian Open moves into an action-packed Day 6 featuring third-round matches in men’s and women’s singles with No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, No. 3 Alexander Zverev and women’s No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka highlighting the schedule.

Aryna Sabalenka is off to the round of 16 as she continues her quest to reclaim the trophy in the Australian Open.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz acknowledged that while he won the third-round match, he lost the battle of the drop shots against Corentin Moutet. That could be a first for the 22-year-old Spaniard,

And 40-year-old Stan Wawrinka, in his final Australian Open appearance, created one of the main stories of the day. The 2014 champion won a deciding-set tie-break against French qualifier Arthur Gea to set up a third-round match against ninth seed Taylor Fritz.

The tennis world is not over with the Sorana Cirstea and Naomi Osaka drama at the Australian Open. What followed Cirstea’s annoyance with Osaka’s ‘come ons’ during the game was a frosty handshake and the “whatever” comment from Osaka during the on-court interview.

Naomi Osaka's second-round victory over Sorana Cirstea at the Australian Open on Thursday was anything but easy, but it was their post-match handshake that turned the most heads.

The first day of the third round has a number of intriguing matchups in both draws. The hard-hitting American, Frances Tiafoe, will face his toughest opponent yet in Aussie Alex de Minaur. Also, Coco Gauff will be tasked with taking on her fellow countrywoman, Hailey Baptiste, with a spot in the fourth round on the line.

Sorana Cirstea and Naomi Osaka had an icy handshake at the end of their Australian Open on Thursday. Osaka won the match 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.

Yulia Putintseva turned pantomime villain at the Australian Open on Friday after taunting a raucous crowd of Turkish supporters following her 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 victory over qualifier Zeynep Sonmez in the third round.

British top seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool suffer a shock second-round loss to wildcards James McCabe and Li Tu in the Australian Open men's doubles.

Third round singles action begins at the Australian Open on Friday with world No. 1s Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka, as well as American star Coco Gauff, highlighting the day session.