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Two-time Australian Open semi-finalist Madison Keys and 2023 runner-up Elena Rybakina lock horns in a fourth-round blockbuster. The head-to-head is locked at 2-2, with Rybakina winning the last two encounters at the 2022 Ostrava Open and last season’s Miami Masters. World No.6 Rybakina has thrashed Emerson Jones (6-1 6-1), Iva Jovic (6-0 6-3) and 32nd seed Dayana Yastremska (6-3 6-4) so far in Melbourne following on from a strong United Cup campaign. But a back injury that prevented her from competing at the Paris Olympics and forced her withdrawal from the second round of the US Open resurfaced during the…

Paula Badosa v Olga Danilovic 1.45pm Back Danilovic to Cover the Games Handicap (-3.5) @ $1.91 World No.55 Olga Danilovic is aiming to knock over a third straight seeded Australian Open opponent in the shape of Paula Badosa in the fourth round. The Serbian, who reached the last 16 at the 2024 French Open, is appearing in just her seventh grand slam. But she has been on fire in Melbourne this week, beating Aranxta Rus (6-4 6-4), 25th seed Liudmila Samsonova (6-1 6-2) and seventh seed Jessica Pegula (7-6 6-1). World No.12 Badosa has matched her best AO performance –…

Alex de Minaur will vie for his fourth straight Australian Open Round of 16 appearance courtesy of a win over Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo. Eighth seed de Minaur has barely been troubled so far this week, disposing of Botic van de Zandschulp and qualifier Tristan Boyer in straight sets and covering -8.5-game handicaps in both. Cerundolo, the 31st seed, has matched his 2023 Australian Open performance by reaching the last 32. The clay specialist carved out a strong win over Alexander Bublik (7-6 6-3 6-2) in the first round, before countryman Facundo Diaz Acosta (6-2 1-0 ret) pulled the pin early…

17th seed Marta Kostyuk is well on the way to replicating her breakout 2024 Australian Open quarter-final run, but 11th seed Paula Badosa shapes as a huge third-round challenge after two strong wins. Badosa has a 3-1 lead in this rivalry – including wins in Australian Open qualifying in 2019 and in the third round in 2022 – but Kostyuk took out their most recent clash at Wimbledon in 2023. Kostyuk, who pushed Coco Gauff to three sets in last year’s quarters, came into this tournament on the back of first-round exits in Brisbane and Adelaide. She was on the…