Australian Open 2024: Schedule, draw, how to watch, seeds, results, notable third-round matches

The 2024 Australian Open is underway and has given us loads of surprises already. Unseeded gamers are bringing their A-game and are reminding stars that no person is untouchable. 

A lot of the top-10 seeded males are nonetheless competing, however the second spherical was very a lot about survival. Novak Djokovic, who has gained this match 10 occasions, is seeking to prolong his file in Melbourne. His most up-to-date opponent, Australia native Alexei Popyrin, had the group behind him of their four-set battle throughout the second spherical. Djokovic managed to win that one, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, however stated that though he was glad with the win, he was not glad together with his efficiency. 

No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz additionally took 4 units to get previous Lorenzo Sonego, however third-seeded Daniil Medvedev had the most important scare of all of them. He needed to struggle again after dropping the primary two units in opposition to Emil Ruusuvuori, however ultimately the Russian star received the victory by a rating of 3-6, 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-1), 6-0.

One notable absence on this yr’s match is 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal, who withdrew after suffering a micro tear in his hip throughout the Brisbane Worldwide. Australian star Nick Kyrgios was additionally absent due to harm, which makes it the second consecutive Australian Open he will not play.

On the ladies’s facet, Aryna Sabalenka gained final yr’s trophy in opposition to Elena Rybakina. She is off to a stable begin with straight set victories within the first two rounds. Nonetheless, Rybakina didn’t have such luck this yr. Anna Blinkova pulled off the upset in opposition to her within the second spherical with the longest tiebreak in Grand Slam historical past and a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (22-20) victory.

No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek’s greatest Australian Open run was in 2022, when she made the semifinals. She is hoping to go all the best way this yr, and thus far she has been taking good care of enterprise regardless of a number of unsure moments. Swiatek survived Danielle Collins 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 within the second spherical in a 3-hour, 14-minute battle. After the match, Collins introduced that is her final season competing. 

One of the crucial spectacular unseeded gamers has been 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva, who took down No. 6 seed Ons Jabeur 6-0, 6-2 within the second spherical. This was her first profession top-10 victory and the third time she’s reached the third spherical of a serious match, having executed so on the French Open and Wimbledon final yr.

Dayana Yastremska from Ukraine gave us our first top-10 upset within the first spherical by taking down No. 7-seeded Marketa Vondrousova, 6-1, 6-2. Vondrousova, final yr’s Wimbledon champion, hasn’t been 100%, as she withdrew from the Adelaide Worldwide every week in the past with a proper hip harm.

Right here is all it’s essential know in regards to the 2024 US Open:

The best way to watch the 2024 Australian Open

• Dates: Jan. 13-27
• The place: Melbourne Park, Australia
• Watch: ESPN, ABC, Tennis Channel
• Stream: fubo (try for free)

Males’s seeding

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
2. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
3. Daniil Medvedev (N/A)
4. Jannik Sinner (ITA)
5. Andrey Rublev (N/A)
6. Alexander Zverev (GER)
7. Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
8. Holger Rune (DEN)
9. Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
10. Alex De Minaur (AUS)
11. Casper Ruud (NOR)
12. Taylor Fritz (USA)
13. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
14. Tommy Paul (USA)
15. Karen Khachanov (N/A)
16. Ben Shelton (USA)
17. Frances Tiafoe (USA)
18. Nicolas Jarry (CHL)
19. Cameron Norrie (GBR)
20. Adrian Mannarino (FRA)
21. Ugo Humbert (FRA)
22. Francisco Cerundolo (ARG)
23. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)
24. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)
25. Lorenzo Musetti (ITA)
26. Sebastian Baez (ARG)
27. Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
28. Tallon Griekspoor (NLD)
29. Sebastian Korda (USA)
30. Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG)
31. Alexander Bublik (KAZ)
32. Jiri Lehecka (CZE)

Girls’s seeding

1. Iga Swiatek (POL)
2. Aryna Sabalenka (N/A)
3. Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
4. Coco Gauff (USA)
5. Jessica Pegula (USA)
6. Ons Jabeur (TUN)
7. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)
8. Maria Sakkari (GRE)
9. Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
10. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)
11. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
12. Qinwen Zheng (CHN)
13. Liudmila Samsonova (N/A)
14. Daria Kasatkina (N/A)
15. Veronika Kudermetova (N/A)
16. Caroline Garcia (FRA)
17. Ekaterina Alexandrova (N/A)
18. Victoria Azarenka (N/A)
19. Elina Svitolina (UKR)
20. Magda Linette (POL)
21. Donna Vekic (HRV)
22. Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
23. Anastasia Potapova (N/A)
24. Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)
25. Elise Mertens (BEL)
26. Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
27. Emma Navarro (USA)
28. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
29. Zhu Lin (CHN)
30. Wang Xinyu (CHN)
31. Marie Bouzkova (CZE)
32. Leylah Fernandez (CAN)

Notable males’s second-round matches:

• No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. Alexei Popyrin, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
• No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz def. Lorenzo Sonego, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
• No. 3 Daniil Medvedev def. Emil Ruusuvuori, 3-6, 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-1), 6-0
• No. 4 Jannik Sinner def. Jesper De Jong, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
• No. 5 Andrey Rublev def. Christopher Eubanks, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
• No. 6 Alexander Zverev def.  Lukáš Klein, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (10-7)
• No. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Jordan Thompson, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
• Arthur Cazaux def. No. 8 Holger Rune, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
• No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz def. Jakub Menšik, 6-7 (Sept. 11), 6-1, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
• No. 10 Alex De Minaur def. Matteo Arnaldi, 6-3, 6-0, 6-3
• Tomas Machac def. No. 17 Frances Tiafoe, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)

Notable males’s third-round matches:

• No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 30 Tomas Martin Etcheverry
• No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz vs. Shang Juncheng
• No. 3 Daniil Medvedev vs. No. 27 Felix Auger-Aliassime
• No. 4 Jannik Sinner vs. No. 26 Sebastian Baez
• No. 5 Andrey Rublev vs. No. 29 Sebastian Korda
• No. 6 Alexander Zverev vs. Alex Michelsen
• No. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Luca Van Assche
• No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz vs. No. 21 Ugo Humbert
• No. 10 Alex De Minaur vs. Flavio Cobolli

Notable girls’s second-round matches:

• No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. Danielle Collins, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
• No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka def. Brenda Fruhvirtova, 6-3, 6-2
• Anna Blinkova def. No. 3 Elena Rybakina, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (22-20)
• No. 4 Coco Gauff def. Carolina Dolehide, 7-6 (7-2)
• Clara Burel def. No. 5 Jessica Pegula, 6-4, 6-2
• Mirra Andreeva def. No. 6 Ons Jabeur, 6-0, 6-2
• Elina Avanesyan def. No. 8 Maria Sakkari, 6-4, 6-4
• No. 9 Barbora Krejcikova def. Tamara Korpatsch, 6-2, 6-2
• No. 10 Beatriz Haddad Maia def. Alina Korneeva, 6-1, 6-2

Notable girls’s third-round matches:

• No. 1 Iga Swiatek vs. Linda Noskova
• No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Lesia Tsurenko
• No. 4 Coco Gauff vs. Alycia Parks
• No. 9 Barbora Krejcikova vs. Storm Hunter
• No. 10 Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Maria Timofeeva