Australian Open 2025 Day 3 Recap

Day three at Melbourne Park noticed the completion of the opening spherical and the upset of Andrey Rublev, who fell to qualifier Joao Fonseca in straight units.

Taylor Fritz and Daniil Medvedev have been the opposite two highest-ranked gamers in motion, and their matches have been polar opposites.

Fritz comprehensively dispatched Brooksby in straight units whereas Medvedev prevented turning into the second high-profile Russian casualty of the day, defeating Thai wildcard Kasidit Samrej in 5 units.

Flavio Cobolli, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Alexei Popyrin have been the opposite seeded gamers to lose. The latter coming unstuck with Corentin Moutet’s sport type to disappoint the house crowd.

Full outcomes and choose highlights beneath.

Day Three 2025 Australian Open Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Medvedev Sidesteps Samrej to Keep away from Upset

Daniil Medvedev has reached three of the final 4 finals in Melbourne, however after shedding final yr from two units up, his season by no means actually received going, except for a last run in Indian Wells.

That development seems to have continued into 2025, as he was pressured to battle again from two units right down to defeat World No. 418 Kasidit Samrej 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in a dramatic first-round encounter.

Medvedev has struggled these days to impart authority on the sport, and the Thais’ daring play induced him hassle.

Nevertheless, he nonetheless has glorious health and the legs to trace down numerous balls, so when the wildcard drained, he discovered his rhythm within the fourth and fifth units to seal the win in slightly below three hours. 

Samrej, who was making his Grand Slam debut, was noticed coaching with Novak Djokovic within the low season and displayed a assorted sport, mixing highly effective groundstrokes with intelligent drop photographs, so I used to be impressed.

However Medvedev’s sport has felt undercooked these days. He makes use of powder puff-type groundstrokes, so I don’t see how he can disrupt the highest guys as he hopes to except one thing adjustments. He’s additionally turning into extra of a racket smasher, and he delayed play when he smashed his racket into the online digital camera. A bit lame.

Medvedev will face Learner Tien subsequent, who received a five-set thriller in opposition to Camilo Ugo Carabelli. I feel that might be one other difficult day on the workplace.

I do know that I play higher once I play extra tennis. So I used to be like, ‘Why play one hour, 30 [minutes], I would like minimal three hours to really feel my photographs higher and have a great sensation. However talking significantly, within the second and third units I couldn’t contact the ball, no energy or something. I didn’t know what to do. Medvedev on his powerful 1st spherical.

Monfils Pips Perricard

Simply days after turning into the oldest participant to win an ATP title, surpassing Roger Federer, Gael Monfils pulled off a dramatic five-set victory over fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on the Australian Open. Monfils triumphed 7-6(7), 6-3, 6-7(8), 6-7(5), 6-4 in a virtually four-hour battle on Courtroom 3.

The youthful Frenchman has topped the serving stats these days, and whereas he hit 19 aces, it was Monfils who didn’t lose serve all through the match—a primary in a five-set Grand Slam match since 1991.

I knew Monfils could be difficult, however I assumed youth would conquer expertise, and Gael would in all probability be drained from Auckland.

Nevertheless, within the fifth set, Monfils capitalised on two double faults from Mpetshi Perricard to interrupt within the opening sport and held his result in seal the win.

I don’t concentrate on my age. It’s only a quantity, however I’m positive I’ll really feel extra 48 than 38 tomorrow morning.

Giovanni is within the class of Reilly (Opelka), John (Isner), Ivo (Karlovic), Milos (Raonic). In fact it’s a bullet, his first serve, however the place for me he stands out … is as a result of his second serve is loopy good.

His second serve is the perfect, due to the best way he hits it, the accuracy, the facility that he places (on it). I feel he’s the primary man on tour who hits a second function large.
Monfils on his veteran standing.

Fonseca Routs Rublev

Joao Fonseca received individuals speaking after he swept to the Subsequent Gen finals title in December. He began 2025, the place he left off, profitable the Canberra Challenger and progressing by qualifying with out dropping a set.

At this time, he worn out Andrey Rublev 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-6(5) to report a profitable debut in Melbourne and his first prime 10 profession victory.

Beating the world’s quantity 9 is a big win, however in the event you needed to choose anybody within the prime 10 to face, Rublev would in all probability be on the prime of most individuals’s lists.

The Russian hasn’t performed properly in current months, and Fonseca’s easy energy on each wings was an excessive amount of for him to deal with.

Except for his blazing forehand, probably the most spectacular a part of the match was his composure on the massive factors. He relinquished a 4-0 lead within the third set tiebreak, however at 5-5 he crushed two clear winners to get he job accomplished. 

Fonseca now faces Lorenzo Sonego within the second spherical after the Italian defeated Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 7-5.

Different Matches of Be aware

Fourth seed Taylor Fritz eased into the second spherical with a dominant 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 win over Jenson Brooksby. Fritz will meet Cristian Garin, who defeated Borna Coric in straight setups.

In the meantime, Matteo Berrettini defeated Cameron Norrie 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3, firing 32 aces. The Italian will face Holger Rune, who overcame Zhang Zhizhen 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Eighth seed Alex de Minaur superior with a 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 win over Botic van de Zandschulp. The Australian saved 4 of 5 break factors and I feel he has a great probability at making the second week after his standout 2024 season. He’ll subsequent face American qualifier Tristan Boyer, who defeated Federico Coria in a five-set battle.

Australian Open Day 4 Spherical of 64 Matches