Djokovic wins the first set

Novak Djokovic has won the first set 6-3.

He broke Etcheverry in the Argentine’s third service game and held to take the opening set.

Djokovic wins first game

The Serbian held his service game to take the lead in the third round encounter.

Etcheverry then did the same to level the score at 1-1.

Djokovic vs Etcheverry

Ten-time Australia Open Novak Djokovic is underway against 30th seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry.

It is Novak Djokovic’s 100th match at the Aussie Open, which means he becomes the only men’s player in the Open Era to appear in 100+ matches in all four Grand Slams events.

Murray lauds Russian teen sensation

Andy Murray praised Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva as she staged a stunning comeback to reach the fourth round.

Andreeva, 16, beat world No.72 Diane Parry in a topsy-turvy match 1-6 6-1 7-6.

The Frenchwoman served for the match at 5-1 in the third and had a match point at 5-2 and received a warning for racquet abuse as she lost five consecutive games before forcing the tiebreak. Andreeva won the decider 10-5.

Watching Andy Murray wrote on X: “Andreeva down 5-1 in third. Commentator ‘she really needs to work on mental side of her game.. she’s too hard on herself when she’s losing’, 30 minutes later 7-6 Andreeva wins.

“Maybe the reason she turned the match round is because of her mental strength. Maybe she turned the match around because she is hard on herself and demands more of herself when she’s losing/playing badly? Winner.”

Coaching team kicked out by star

Jelena Ostapenko incredibly ordered her entire coaching team out of the stadium during her victory over Ajla Tomljanovic at the Australian Open.

The Latvian had ranted at her team earlier in the match and later angrily sent them away from their seats inside the John Cain Arena.

Ostapenko took the first set against her long-term rival Tomljanovic, storming into a 6-0 lead. But she was frustrated when the Australian battled back in the second set.

With the second-set score at 5-3 and with Tomljanovic boasting set point, Ostapenko let rip at her team. It was unclear what was said, but she furiously gestured to suggest that she would throw them out of the stadium.

She later carried out her threat. Despite taking a 2-1 lead in the deciding set, the 26-year-old turned to her box, pointed to each of her coaching team and told them to leave. The reason for her decision is unclear.

Carlos happy to overcome wind and sun

Carlos Alcaraz was “satisfied” with his “intense” and gruelling four-set defeat of Lorenzo Sonego.

The Spanish second seed claimed his first ever win over the Italian, 6-4 6-7 6-3 7-6.

Alcaraz, 20, said: “I’m satisfied with today’s performance. We both played great, expressing a high level of play. There was a lot of intensity.

“The conditions were not favourable. It was windy, then the sun was annoying on one side. It wasn’t easy to play at my best.

“The second set was very close. I had my chances, but he deserved to take it home. I’m happy with how I reacted. I just stood there with my head.

“We both played some great points. He’s playing great, I’ll watch some of his games to get to know him better.”