It's an up-and-down day for favorites and the husband-and-wife duo of Gaël Monfils and Elina Svitolina wo their singles matches.
Elina Svitolina completed a family fairytale day at the Australian Open on Saturday when she emulated her husband Gael Monfils in knocking out a world number four in the third round. Svitolina took a tight second set after an early break then completely ran away with the third as Paolini had no answers to her shot-making.
Gael Monfils has joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open’s fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988.
Elina Svitolina, the 28th seed at the Australian Open, has made it to the tournament's second week. This is her fifth time reaching this stage in Melbourne. In a thrilling match on Saturday, Svitolina defeated fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini with a scoreline of 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.
Watch the match highlights between Elina Svitolina & Jasmine Paolini in Round 3 of the 2025 Australian Open Women's Singles Tournament Tennis.
Elina Svitolina produced a stunning comeback to upset Jasmine Paolini in Melbourne, beating the No. 4 seed 2-6 6-4 6-0.
Elina Svitolina beats fourth seed Jasmine Paolini hours after her husband Gael Monfils beat men's fourth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open fourth round.
Jannik Sinner and Elina Svitolina won their respective Round 3 matches and advanced to the pre-quarters. While Sinner beat Marcos Giron in straight sets, Svitolina got the better of Jasmine Paolini.
Elina Svitolina came from a set down to upset Jasmine Paolini in the third round of the Australian Open, while Madison Keys won an all-American clash over Danielle Collins.
No.28 seed Elina Svitolina followed in husband Gael Monfils' footsteps on Saturday at the Australian Open, ousting No.4 seed Jasmine Paolini 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 to reach the second week in Melbourne for the fifth time.
In the Round of 64 at the Australian Open on Wednesday, Renata Zarazua (ranked No. 70) faces Jasmine Paolini (No. 4).Her last time out, Zarazua lost to Martina Trevisan 4-6, 3-6 in the Round of 16
Fourth seed Jasmine Paolini shook off some early nerves to sail into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Mexico's Renata Zarazua.