Australian Open 2025 Day 4 Recap

The underside half of the draw accomplished their spherical of sixty-four matches on Wednesday, with Carlos Alcaraz storming into the third spherical with a 6-0 6-1 6-4 win over Yoshihito Nishioka.

Alexander Zverev wasn’t far behind, coming by for the lack of simply six video games as he routed Pedro Martinez 6-1 6-4 6-1.

seventh seed Novak Djokovic once more confronted problem, dropping a set to qualifier Jaime Faria however completed strongly to make the third spherical in Melbourne for the seventeenth time.

Casper Ruud was the largest seed to fall, falling to Jakub Mensik in 4 units. His report in Melbourne is patchy at greatest, now with an 8-6 W:L report.

Full outcomes and choose highlights under.

Day 4 2025 Australian Open Spherical of 64 Outcomes

Djokovic Drops One other Set

Novak Djokovic misplaced one other set, however like within the opening spherical, he completed strongly to defeat qualifier Jaime Faria 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2 and advance to the third spherical.

In contrast to his opener, Djokovic obtained off to a strong begin, taking the primary set and capturing an early break within the second, however a dip in kind (a minor harm?) allowed Faria to win 4 straight video games to place himself 5-2 in entrance.

Though the Serbian recovered the break to drive a tie-break, Faria clinched the set along with his highly effective serve and forehand to affix the choose membership of gamers who managed to win a breaker in opposition to Nole.

With Andy Murray sitting courtside, Djokovic regained momentum within the third set. He confronted just one break level within the closing two units and received 90% of first-serve factors to shut the match in three hours.

Djokovic will now face Tomas Machac, who defeated Reilly Opelka in a five-set thriller, and I’m to see what stage he brings, it’s 1-1 within the H2H, and Machac could be harmful but in addition inconsistent.

I believe I responded very effectively within the third and notably fourth units, particularly in the best way I ended the match. He performed lights-out tennis in the direction of the tip of the second set and the start of the third. I needed to climate the storm. He’s been virtually serving two first serves the whole match. It’s not straightforward to play somebody like that who doesn’t have something to lose popping out. He’s a giant man, very younger, so I advised him on the web that the long run is vibrant for him and that he ought to maintain going. I really like this sport. I really like competitors. I attempt to give my greatest each single time. It’s been over 20 years that I’ve been competing in Grand Slams on the highest stage. Whether or not I win or lose, one factor is for certain: I’ll at all times go away my coronary heart out on the court docket. Djokovic on his win.

Alcaraz Aces Nishioka

Carlos Alcaraz put in essentially the most spectacular efficiency from any of the highest gamers in Melbourne thus far, dropping simply 5 video games as he dispatched Yoshihito Nishioka 6-0, 6-1, 6-4.

Resulting from his road-running fashion, Nishioka can typically be a tough buyer, however Alcaraz had zero issues. He dominated all through the match and received the primary 9 video games.

Alcaraz will subsequent face Portugal’s Nuno Borges, who upset twenty seventh seed Jordan Thompson 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 as he seems to be to again up his spectacular run in Melbourne twelve months in the past. I at all times thought-about Borges a little bit of a pillow puncher on the ATP stage, however a few of his wins final 12 months have been spectacular so perhaps he’ll put up some resistance.

I believe the much less time you spend on the court docket on the Grand Slams, particularly initially of the opposite match, I believe it’s going to be higher, particularly bodily,” Alcaraz mentioned post-match. “I’m feeling nice. I simply tried to be centered on spending as little time as I can. I’m actually pleased with the serve at present. Am I a serve bot?” on the digicam lens. “That is one thing that I labored on within the preseason. Within the first spherical I struggled a bit bit, so I wasn’t too pleased with the serve. Yesterday I used to be extra centered on practising the serve. I spent extra time simply serving with Juan Carlos [Ferrero], with my workforce, and it’s one thing that I actually wish to be higher. So I’m simply glad that at present it labored fairly effectively. Hopefully within the subsequent spherical it’s going to be higher. Alcaraz on his improved serve.

Zverev Strikes Previous Martinez

Alexander Zverev produced one other strong efficiency to defeat Pedro Martinez 6-1, 6-4, 6-1. In contrast to final 12 months he’s made serene progress by his two opening matches, and he dealt effectively with Martinez’s diversified sport fashion, saving all six break factors.

Regardless of dropping simply six video games, Sacha did make a good few errors, however his serve (2nd greatest on the earth as per the ATP metrics) is a large weapon nowadays and persistently will get him out of bother.

Zverev will subsequent face Jacob Fearnley. The Briton adopted up his spectacular win over Nick Kyrgios with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Arthur Cazaux.

Often, I play 7-6 within the fifth to entertain you guys a bit, [but] I’m getting older, so I’ve to shorten issues up a bit bit. Hopefully, there will likely be extra of that within the later rounds. I like taking part in night time matches right here, I believe the environment is even higher at night time. Each time I get the chance to return out right here in an evening session, I wish to benefit from it. Zverev on his win.

Different Matches of Word

Czech teenager Jakub Mensik adopted in Joao Fonseca’s footsteps from yesterday, pulling off the upset by defeating No. 6 seed Casper Ruud 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 within the second spherical on Wednesday night time.

The 19-year-old has captured 5 victories in his final seven matches in opposition to the High 10, and Ruud’s lack of success in Melbourne continues.

Jack Draper battled by a five-set thriller to defeat Thanasi Kokkinaki, successful 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 regardless of a hip harm.

Kokkinakis served for the match at 5-4 within the fourth set, however Draper broke again to like and sealed the win with a late break within the decider. One other heartbreak match for the Aussie after his received in opposition to Murray a few years in the past.

Draper has now performed back-to-back five-setters. Can he get well for the third spherical?

One other Brit, Jacob Fearnley, backed up his win over Kyrgios with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Arthur Cazaux.

Tommy Paul and Kei Nishikori each had powerful opening five-set matches within the third spherical, however the American seemed the brisker of their match. Kei began effectively however couldn’t go the space as Paul got here by 6-7, 6-0, 6-3, 6-1.

Within the longest match of the day, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina got here from two units all the way down to beat twenty ninth seed Felix Auger Aliassime in 4 hours and 52 minutes.

The Spaniard hadn’t crushed Aliassime in three earlier makes an attempt, however he loves a five-set battle and got here by with out dropping serve within the closing three units. 

Australian Open Day 5 Spherical of 64 Matches