Australian Open 2025: Results & updates

British wheelchair tennis stars Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid have won their sixth successive Australian Open men’s doubles title, while Andy Lapthorne added an eighth quad doubles trophy to his resume in Melbourne.

Hewett and Reid’s dominance at wheelchair men’s doubles Grand Slams reached new heights on Friday as they beat Daniel Caverzachi and Stephane Houdet 6-2, 6-4 to lift their 22^nd major title as a pairing.

Meanwhile, Lapthorne and Dutch partner Sam Schroder put in an impressive performance to beat top seeds Niels Vink and Guy Sasson 6-1, 6-4.

Six straight trophies for Hewett & Reid

Hewett and Reid have now won seven of the last eight Grand Slam doubles trophies as well as the Paralympic gold medal last year.

After going a break down on Reid’s opening service game, the British duo sparked into life and closed out the first set with five games on the spin.

In their third meeting between the teams Hewett and Reid were made to battle hard to complete their hat-trick of wins. The Spanish, French duo broke Reid twice in the second set and came back from 4-2 down to level but in the end the Brits had too much quality in the decisive moments.

With Caverzachi serving to stay in the match, the Brits had to show their athleticism to defend several big groundstrokes on the longest rally of the match to finally break and seal the match.

Hewett will return to action tomorrow for the men’s singles final against world No.1 Tokito Oda.

Lapthorne adds eighth title in Melbourne

The Australian Open has been Lapthorne’s most successful event of his career and the Briton has now won the doubles title in three of the last four years – capturing eight in total. It also marks the 50^th quad doubles title in his career across the UNIQLO ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.

A dominant opening set saw the second seeds break Vink to love on the first game before racing out to a 3-0 lead. The British, Dutch team seemed to handle the pressure points much better than their opponents, winning three games on deciding deuce points as they wrapped up the set.

The top seeds came back in the early parts of the second set and held 3-1 lead but were unable to keep the momentum going.

Lapthorne and Schroder, gunning for their first Grand Slam title together, showed little mercy in winning the next four games in a row before breaking Sasson in the final game to win the title.

Britain’s Henry Patten and Finland’s Harri Heliovaara are through to their second men’s doubles Grand Slam final together after knocking out fourth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz in Thursday’s semi-finals.

The reigning Wimbledon champions came through in a deciding set tie-break to win 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(10-7) in just over two hours.

Meanwhile, Alfie Hewett, Gordon Reid and Andy Lapthorne are all set to contest finals in the wheelchair tennis draws over the coming days after strong semi-final wins.

Patten & Heliovaara one step closer to the title

Patten and Heliovaara will go in search of their second Grand Slam title as a partnership against third seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.

If Patten wins the title, he will become only the fourth Briton to lift multiple Grand Slam men's doubles trophies in the Open Era (Roger Taylor, Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury).

In a high-quality doubles semi-final contest, it was just a single break from either pair that saw them battle on into a deciding third set.

Both teams served well in a cagey decider with only 10 points on first serve dropped between them. The German duo had their chances in the third but Patten and Heliovaara managed to see off four break points to force their opponents to a tie-break.

The pressure continued to rise throughout the deciding match tie-break, but with the experience of winning a final set tie-break during their Wimbledon final last summer Patten and Heliovaara rose to the occasion once more.

The German’s led 6-4 after a double fault from the British No.1 but Patten quickly overturned the mini-break with an acute forehand cross court winner. It seemed to give the sixth sees an added boost of confidence in the decisive moments of the match as they went on to win six of the last seven points to book a place in the final.

British trio set for wheelchair finals

It will be a busy weekend for the British wheelchair stars with three titles up for grabs in the men’s singles, men’s doubles and quad doubles.

Hewett will bid to win his second Australian Open men’s singles title up against world No.1 Tokito Oda, after the British star eased past Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez 6-3, 6-3.

Oda currently leads the head-to-head 10-8 and has beaten Hewett in three sets in each of their last three matches – including the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. They have played twice in Australian Open finals over the last two years with one win apiece.

Hewett will also contest for a sixth straight Australian Open doubles title with Reid after they defeated Martin De La Puente and Ruben Spaargaren 6-4, 6-4.

In the final they will play Daniel Caverzaschi and Stephane Houdet who upset second seeds Oda and Tom Egberink in a deciding match tie-break.

Lapthorne could be set to defend his Australian Open quad doubles title and add an eighth to his name alongside Sam Schroder, with the British, Dutch duo knocking out Heath Davidson and Robert Shaw 6-1, 6-2 in the semi-final.

First however they will have to beat top seeds Guy Sasson and Niels Vink in what is set to be a blockbuster final.

However, Lucy Shuker and  Japan’s Yui Kamiji lost out 7-5, 6-1 to Chinese duo Li Xiaohui and Wang Ziying in the women's doubles semi-final.

Henry Patten has punched his ticket to the semi-finals of the men's doubles draw after yet another impressive victory alongisde Harri Heliovaara.

However, Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool missed out on the opportunity to guarantee a British finalist after being knocked out in their quarter-final match, while Patten and Olivia Nicholls lost out in the mixed doubles semis.

Patten and Heliovaara defeated Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3, 7-5 to reach their first semi-final together at Melbourne Park.

All British duo Cash and Glasspool were narrowly beaten by fourth seeds Tim Putz and Kevin Krawietz 7-6(9), 7-6(5) 

Patten and Nicholls were beaten by Australian pair John Patrick Smith and Kimberly Birrell 7-6(2), 6-2.

Patten and Heliovaara continue sensational run down under

Patten and Heliovaara's doubles partnership continues to grow from strength-to-strength, with the pair being in touching distance of a second Grand Slam final together.

The British, Finnish duo have been nothing short of impressive since arriving at Melbourne Park and have breezed through all of four of their matches in straight sets.

The Wimbledon champions were the first pair to blink as they were broken on the third game of the match. However, a quick response saw them immediately break back before opening up a double break cushion after Nys hit a volley into the net to take the set.

Patten and Heliovaara were by far the more aggressive partnership - racking up 35 winners across the match and looked to dominate their return games.

Both duos shared a couple of early breaks in the second but eventually settled to keep the match on serve. A late charge from the sixth seeds at 5-5 saw Heliovaara connect on a lethal backhand return to secure the break before going out to close out victory on their first match point.

Cash and Glasspool defeated in close battle to the fourth seeds

After a standout run Down Under, Cash and Glasspool's journey came to an end at the hands of the fourth seeded German duo.

It was a tight match of fine margins, with neither teams being able to convert any of the nine break point opportunities across the one hour 54 minute battle.

The Brisbane International champions put up a strong showing against Puetz and Krawietz but after two closely fought tie-breaks, it was the fourth seeds who eventually prevailed to set up a semi-final meeting against Patten and Heliovaara.

Henry Patten and Olivia Nicholls have missed out on the chance to reach the mixed doubles final after being defeated by home favourites John Patrick Smith and Kimberly Birrell in the semi-finals.

Patten and Nicholls lose out in mixed doubles semi-final

Patten and Nicholls were bidding to become the first British champions since Jo Durie and Jeremy Bates in 1991 but missed out on a place in the final to Australia's Kimberly Birrell and John Patrick Smith.

Just hours after recuring his place in the men’s doubles semis, Patten returned to the Margaret Court Arena alongside fellow British No.1 Nicholls.

The Australians placed pressure on the Brits from the get-go, as they were forced to fend off two break points on their opening service game of the match. However, Smith and Birrell eventually found their breakthrough at 4-3 and looked as though they would close out the set with ease before a double fault from Smith gifted the British pair the break back.

The tie-break saw the Aussie pair ramp up the intensity – breaking Patten and Nicholls four times to run away with the opening set.

With the momentum and confidence firmly with Smith and Birrell, there was no stopping the home favourites who sprinted ahead to a double break in the second to confirm an all-Aussie mixed doubles final.

Hewett & Reid make a winning start in their bid for sixth consecutive Australian Open title

Hewett powered into his 25th men’s singles semi-final at a Grand Slam tournament before partnering Reid to reach the final four of the doubles draw.

Lapthorne and Shuker also booked their places in the quad doubles and women’s doubles semi-finals with their respective partners.

Hewett produced a high class performance for his 60th singles match win in Grand Slam competition, defeating Dutchman Ruben Spaargaren 6-0, 6-0 after just 54 minutes to set up a last four meeting with Argentina’s world No.4 Gustavo Fernandez.

Reflecting on his performance, the world No.2 and 2023 champion said, “I definitely felt at home out there today - it was a strong performance from point one.

"I wasn’t too happy about my performance yesterday. I got the job done and battled through the windy conditions. Today I was really determined to raise that level to another gear and I did that. Some of the things I was doing on the court today are going to be really key for tomorrow (against Gustavo Fernandez)."

Later in the day Hewett partnered Reid to a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Japanese duo Daisuke Arai and Takuya Miki as Britain’s five-time Australian Open men’s doubles champions opened their title defence. They will play Spain’s Martin de la Puente and Spaargaren for a place in the final.

Hewett faces Fernandez in the last four of the singles after the Argentinian denied British No.2 Reid, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-1.

Seven-time Australian Open quad doubles champion Lapthorne’s first Grand Slam match partnering Dutchman Sam Schroder turned into something of an epic as the second seeds came from 3-0 down in a deciding match tie-break to defeat Francisco Cayulef and  Gonzalo Enrique Lazarte 5-7, 7-5, (12-10).

They now play Australian’s Heath Davidson and Canada’s Robert Shaw for a place in the final as Lapthorne continues his bid for an 18th Grand Slam title, having earlier bowed out of the quad singles 6-2, 6-0 against world No.2 Niels Vink.

British No.1 Shuker’s bid for a place in her fifth Australian Open women’s doubles final and her second with Japan’s Yui Kamiji began strongly as the 2022 finalists beat Macarena Cabrillana and Saki Takamuro 6-1, 6-0 to earn a semi-final against China’s Li Xiaohui and Wang Ziying.

British mixed doubles team Olivia Nicholls and Henry Patten are into the Australian Open semi-final for the first time in their careers with another impressive victory in Melbourne.

Nicholls and Patten breezed past Irina Khromacheva and Jackson Withrow 6-2, 6-2 in just 51 minutes.

Meanwhile, the British wheelchair stairs got off to winning stars in the singles draws, with Alfie Hewett, Gordon Reid and Andy Lapthorne coming through their opening matches.

Nicholls & Patten come through in staight sets to make final four

Nicholls and Patten’s dream run at the Australian Open continues into the semi-finals, with the pair looking to become the first British champions since Jo Durie and Jeremy Bates in 1991.

In the next round they will face Australian duo Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith.

Having knocked out the top seeds Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori in the previous round, Nicholls and Patten came in full of confidence and got off to a strong start.

They missed three break points on the opening game but made up for it next time around and broke Khromacheva on both her service games in the first set.

A double beak at the start of the second all be wrapped up the match and the Brits only lost three points on serve throughout the set as they booked a place in the final four.

Patten is no stranger to the latter stages of Grand Slams, having won his first major title at Wimbledon last year – but this is his best run in mixed doubles. The British No.1 is also in the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles with Harri Heliovaara.

Nicholls is a former Wimbledon mixed doubles semi-finalist having teamed up with Jonny O’Mara in 2023.

Hewett, Reid & Lapthorne claim first round victories

2023 men’s wheelchair singles champion Hewett got his Australian Open campaign underway with a routine 6-4, 6-2 victory over France’s Stephane Houdet.

“I’m very happy,” Hewett said. “He’s a tricky guy on the court, he’s going to make it tricky for you. It was really fun. I think first round is always one of the most difficult ones – you just want to hit the ground running – so it was nice to get it done in straight sets.”

Hewett’s doubles partner Reid had a tough first round draw against Belgium’s Joachim Gerard but managed to come through 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-4 in a match lasting two hours and 45 minutes.

In a repeat of the 2016 final, Reid managed to get the decisive break in the final game of the set to battle his way into the quarter-finals.

“I felt like I was dominating for the majority of the match,” Reid said. “Maybe my serve could have been more accurate. I was happy mentally with how I stuck it out and stayed focused. It was a good one to get through as he can be dangerous on these courts.”

In the quarter-finals Hewett will face Dutch star Ruben Spaargaren, while Reid will take on two-time former singles champion Gustavo Fernandez.

In the quad wheelchair singles, British No.1 and former runner-up Lapthorne overcame Argentinian qualifier Gonzalo Lazarte 6-3, 6-3 to set up a quarter-final clash with second seed Niels Vink.

The Dutchman leads the head-to-head 15-2 but the two have only faced each other once since 2023.

“I’ve worked hard in the off-season,” Lapthorne said. “Without that, today would have been tough because the heat hit me. I think the experience and the knowhow in tough matches got me through today.”

However, Lucy Shuker lost in her first round of the women's wheelchair singles against South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in an epic battle on Court 6.

Trailing 5-3 in the decider, Shuker found a way to break back and had the chance to serve and level the set, but Montjane proved too striong in the end, claiming her sixth break of the match to seal victory.

Three British doubles players have sailed into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. In reaching the last eight, Henry Patten, Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool have all surpassed their tournament best efforts as they take one step closer to the coveted title at Melbourne Park

Patten and Finnish partner Harri Heliovaara defeated American duo Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram 6-3, 7-6(6).

Cash and Glasspool reached their first Grand Slam quarter-final as a partnership as they overcame a tough three-set battle against Robert Galloway and Ariel Behar 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(9).

Patten and Heliovaara sail into quarter-finals without dropping a set

Patten and Heliovaara have kept their dream of clinching a second Grand Slam title alive after they took down the strong American pairing of Krajicek and Ram.

It was a rock-solid performance from the reigning Wimbledon champions, who delivered a masterclass in serving - dropping just seven points on serve and avoided facing a single break point across the 81-minute match.

A single break of the Ram serve was all that was needed for the sixth seeds to take the first set as they looked to carry their momentum into the second.

The American duo upped their level in the second as hey looked to challenge the Grand Slam champions. After fending off their only break point of the set, Ram and Krajicek took us to a tie-break where they found themselves on the back-foot from the get-go.

The British, Finnish pair sprinted ahead to a 5-1 lead and looked as though they might close out the match with ease. However, a late surge saw their opponents string a run of points together to threaten taking us to a decider before Ram sent a backhand return long to seal the victory for the Wimbledon champions on their third match point.

This marks the pair’s third consecutive straight sets victory at the first major of the 2025 season.

Cash and Glasspool reach first Grand Slam quarter-final as a duo

Cash and Glasspool’s Australian swing just keeps getting better. The British duo began their year by lifting their second ATP title together at the Brisbane International before reaching the last eight at the ASB Classic.

Now, the pair have ticked off a new milestone together in reaching the quarter-final of a Grand Slam for the first time after defeating Behar and Galloway in a battle lasting just over two hours.

The Brits made a strong start to the match, breaking their opponents on their opening service game before closing out the first set.

After the American, Uruguayan pair fought back to level the scoreboard, we headed into a deciding set. With little separating the two on both their service and return games and the scoreboard locked at 6-6, a tie-break was inevitable.

There, it was Behar and Galloway who made the stronger start, finding a crucial double break on the 11^th seeds serve to edge an 8-3 lead. However, Glasspool stepped up to spark the comeback – launching a lethal return that kissed the edge of the court followed by some soft volleys at the net to help the Brits win five points on the bounce.

Cash and Glasspool saved one match point before being given a chance of their own which they took at the first time of asking to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in Melbourne.

Wheelchair

Four Brits will contest the Australian Open Wheelchair Championships main draws after Cornelia Oosthuizen and Greg Slade both missed out in their respective women’s singles and quad singles qualifying matches at the start of the second seek of play at Melbourne Park.

Former Invictus Games medallist and British No.2 Oosthuizen came into her women’s singles contest against Charlotte Fairbank level with the Frenchwoman at 4-4 wins apiece across their previous eight encounters. However, despite holding a narrow 2-1 first set lead and hitting more winner than her opponent, Oosthuizen’s efforts were not helped by her own error count.

Oosthuizen dug deep in the second set to come back from 4-0 down and lead 5-4, twice forcing Fairbank to serve to stay in the set. As the second set entered the tie-break, Oosthuizen sparked hopes of being able to force a decider after a crisp forehand cross court winner earned her a 2-0 lead.

But fortunes started to turn and despite Oosthuizen saving three match points to recover from 6-3 down to level the tie-break she was unable to complete the comeback as Fairbank progressed to the women’s main draw 6-2, 7-6(6).

Having shared the honours with Leandro Pena in his two previous matches against the Brazilian, Slade found himself on the back foot after successive backhand errors gave Pena a 3-1 first set lead and the British No.2 could not get back on terms in his second successive appearance at Melbourne Park.

Pena established another 3-1 lead in the second set with a ace and while Slade was able to hit winners off both his forehand and backhand and battled back to within a game of his opponent, the greater consistency came from the Brazilian as he wrapped up the win 6-2, 6-4.

Both losses mean that Alfie Hewett, Gordon Reid, Lucy Shuker and Andy Lapthorne will now take British hopes into the men’s, women’s and quad main draw, which begin on Tuesday.

Jack Draper's Australian Open campaign has come to an end in the fourth round after being forced to retire against third seed Carlos Alcaraz at 7-5, 6-1 down.

Meanwhile in the mixed doubles, a comprehensive victory from Henry Patten and Olivia Nicholls saw them glide into the quarter-finals in Melbourne.

Injured Draper forced to retire against Alcaraz

After three, successive five-set victories, a meeting against the four-time Grand Slam champion was always going to be a tough ask for Draper, who didn't look his usual self in the early stages of the match.

The Brit was under pressure from the get-go and was forced to save four break points in his opening two service games. The 23-year-old Brit managed to conjure up some opportunities of his own on the Alcaraz serve but the Spaniard held firm before going on to break the Draper on his next service game.

Just when it looked like the world No.3 was going to close out the first set with ease, a couple of double faults combined with some unforced errors gifted the break back to the British No.1 before a fiery forehand winner eventually sealed the set for Alcaraz.

Following a medical time out at the end of the first set, Draper returned eager to carry on the match but he continued to show signs of struggles as Alcaraz worked his way through the gear.

A double break put the second set out of reach for Draper who eventually made the decision to call it a day.

Mixed doubles

British duo Patten and Nicholls eased to a 6-3, 6-4 victory over top seeds Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori to reach the quarter-finals.

The pair could now face either reigning champions Su-Wei Hsieh and Jan Zielinksi or Irina Khromacheva and Jackson Withrow in a bid to reach the final four.

Emma Raducanu’s Australian Open run came to an end in the third round against five-time Grand Slam champion and world No.2 Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-0 on the Rod Laver Arena.

In the doubles, British team Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool are into the third round of the men's doubles after a three set victory.

However, the new partnership of Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski, as well as Luke Johnson and Harriet Dart all suffered defeats in the men’s and women’s doubles draws.

Swiatek proves too strong for Raducanu

Raducanu pulled off two gutsy wins in the opening rounds, but second seed Swiatek showed why she’s a multiple Grand Slam champion with a near faultless performance.

The British No.2 held off two break points on her opening service game to get on the board, but the 23-year-old Pole only continued to move through the gears – winning the next 11 games on the spin.

Raducanu struggled on serve in her first two rounds but made up for it by fighting hard on the return game – however against Swiatek, the 2021 US Open champion had very few opportunities to get back into the match.

Swiatek dealt relentless pressure in their baseline exchanges with her big, heavy groundstrokes, which Raducanu couldn’t find an answer too – hitting 22 unforced errors in an hour and 11 minutes.

Overall it’s been a positive trip to Melbourne for the world No.61, coming off the back of an injury to reach the third round for the first time in her career. She’ll be hoping it forms a springboard for what’s left to come in the 2025 season.

Doubles

11th seeds Cash and Glasspool showed their quality in an impressive win over doubles specialists Santiago Gonzalez and Lucas Miedler 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

The Tokyo Open champions will play Ariel Behar and Robert Galloway in the next round, who knocked out seventh seeds Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow in round two.

British duo Salisbury and Skupski bowed out in the second round of the Australian in only their second event since forming a full-time partnership – losing 6-2, 6-4 to Andre Goransson and Sem Verbeek.

Johnson’s first trip Down Under with Sam Arends ended in the second round as well, with the doubles rising star losing a close match against French pairing Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul 7-6(3), 7-6(7).

Dart and French partner Diane Parry were also knocked out in round two against fifth seeds Hao-Ching Chan and Lyudmyla Kichenok 6-0, 6-3.

In the mixed doubles, Salisbury also bowed out with Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko - losing out to second seeds Erin Routliffe and Michael Venus 3-6, 6-3, 10-1. 

Jack Draper went the distance once again as he defeated Australia's Aleksandar Vukic 6-4, 2-6, 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-6(8) en route to the fourth round in Melbourne for the first time.

Jacob Fearnley's encouraging Australian Open run came to an end at the hands of Alexander Zverev in the third round, after the world No.2 earned a confident 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory.

On the doubles side, there were victories for Henry Patten, Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, while Jamie Murray and Maia Lumsden were defeated. 

Draper fights through another gruelling five-set battle against Vukic

Draper took the scenic route once again on his way to the fourth round at the Australian Open – battling through his third consecutive five-set match against Aleksander Vukic.

It was a slow start from Draper, who had been forced to overcome Thanasi Kokkinakis in five-sets on Wednesday, as the Brit conceded the break on his opening service game to spur Vukic on to a 3-1 lead.

Draper soon eased into the match and managed to recover to bring the score back level - but it was a glorious shot around the net post at 3-4 that ignited the Briton's comeback as he won the next three games on the bounce to take the set.

The world No.68 came back firing – conjuring up some big serving and producing 13 of his 80 winners in the second set to break the Brit three times on his way to levelling the scoreboard.

Both players turned up the intensity and quality in a high octane third set that saw the pair fight toe-to-toe. The 15^th seed slammed down three straight aces to take a 5-4 lead before digging up back-to-back double faults on his following service game to hand Vukic a crucial break and see him take a two sets lead.

A tie-break was the only way to settle the fate of the fourth with neither player being able to find a breakthrough despite 10 break point chances between them. Vukic took his foot off the pedal momentarily and Draper made his move before opting for the serve-volley to force us into a decider.

While the 23-year-old Briton dealt the first blow to lead 3-1 in the fifth, he couldn’t stave off the resurgent Australian who bit back with a passing winner to break back and ultimately force a match-deciding tie-break.

There, the 2024 US Open semi-finalist led twice but each time Vukic kept fighting back. However, it was another bold drop-shot by the Brit on the Aussie’s serve that led him to a 9-7 lead and bring up two match points.

One final thunderous serve from Draper that his opponent returned into the net sealed the deal for the 15^th seed to send him to the fourth round for the first time.

Fearnley falls short to second seed Zverev

The match-up against the in-form world No.2 was always going to pose a challenge for Fearnley, but the Brit made a sturdy start as he confidently won his opening two service games.

Zverev is currently one of the biggest servers in the men's game, which made it hard for Fearnley to read and make much of an impact during the German's service games.

Despite his encouraging start, a couple of loose unforced errors from Fearnley at 2-3 resulted in him losing his serve to love in the sixth game to hand Zverev the lead.

It was evident Fearnley was struggling with some discomfort in his lower back towards the end of the first set and after disappearing off court for a medical time out, he looked somewhat rejuvanised at the start of the second.

The Rothesay Open Nottingham champion slowly began to showcase the strengths that him to a meteoric rise up the rankings last year. Deadly forehand winners, effective serving, impressive net play and his cool, calm demeanour were all on display on the Margaret Court Arena. 

However, the gulf in experience of competing on the ATP tour was clear and while the 23-year-old managed to break the Zverev serve after trailing himself in the second, the world No.2 broke straight back again before confidently serving out a two set lead.

Once again, Fearnley was able to take Zverev's serve for a second time to draw level at 2-2 - but some lapses in concentration and a dip in level during crucial moments proved costly for the Brit as Zverev dealt a final blow to secure victory on his first match point.

Doubles

Over in the doubles draw, all-British duo Cash and Glasspool got their first Grand Slam main draw win as a partnership against Argentine singles stars Francisco Cerundolo and Thomas Etcheverry 7-6(6), 6-2.

Wins also came in for the reigning Wimbledon champions Patten and Harri Heliovaara who defeated the Australian pair of Matthew Romios and Marc Polmans 7-6(2), 6-3.

However, it was the end of the road for Murray and John Peers who bowed out to Botic van de Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor. On the women's side, Lumsden and Anna Siskova put up a strong fight against the second seeded Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski but couldn't quite get over the line as they fell to a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 defeat.

Mixed doubles

Patten later joined forces with fellow Brit Olivia Nicholls for their first round match in the mixed doubles where the pair eased to a 6-4, 6-0 win over Maximo Gonzalez and Giuliana Olmos.

Meanwhile, last year's runners up Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawcyzk suffered an early exit to Timea Babos and Marcelo Arevalo, 6-3, 6-4.

Emma Raducanu is into the third round of the Australian Open for the first time in her career after battling past world No.35 Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-5.

A landmark win for the Briton sees her through to face world No.2 and five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek in the next round.

However, British No.1 Katie Boulter's run in Melbourne came to an end at the hands of an impressive performance from Veronika Kudermetiva – losing out 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-2.

Meanwhile, there was more British doubles success with wins for Henry Patten, Neal Skupski, Joe Salisbury, Luke Johnson, Harriet Dart and Lloyd Glasspool.

Raducanu overcomes pain to beat Anisimova

Raducanu’s serving issues from the first round appeared to have followed her early against Anisimova as the American teed off on the return to break the Briton on her opening two service games.

However, it was much the same for Anisimova and between the two of them, they reached 13 breaks of serve throughout the match.

From 3-1 down, Raducanu showed great composure to produce a run of five straight games to seal a topsy turvy set in 54 minutes.

However, the issues on serve returned early in the third and three double faults in two games saw Raducanu go 3-0 down and call for the trainer to deal with a back issue she had coming into the tournament.

The 2021 US Open champion quickly managed to find a way out of trouble. Anisimova couldn’t find any level of consistency – hitting 26 unforced errors in the second set. Raducanu struck back with a double break of her own and the pressure began to tell for the 2017 Roland Garros semi-finalist.

Ultimately the big points made the difference between the two – Raducanu converting on eight of 10 break points, while also saving eight of her own. Serving for the match at 6-5, the Briton rescued another break point to complete a gutsy victory on yet another Anisimova mistake.

Boulter suffers second round exit to former world No.9

Kudermetova looked almost unstoppable through the opening stages of the match – kicking off with a double break as she raced to a 5-1 lead, but Boulter wasn’t going away without a fight.

While the world No.75 had to call the trainer for breathing issues, Boulter quickly found her rhythm and clawed back five straight games to eventually force a tie-break.

Boulter seemed to be firmly on top against the former world No.9 and Wimbledon doubles runner-up but Kudermetova managed to sure up her game when she needed it most. In a slightly conservative tie-break from the Brit, Kudermetova got out to a 4-1 lead before closing out on serve.

The 22^nd seed gave the perfect response in the second. Boulter broke three times in a devastating second set and seemed to be on the rise heading into the decider.

The British No.1 had to come through in three sets against Rebecca Marino on Tuesday, but was unable to match her final set heroics this time. Having missed on an early break point, Boulter soon found herself 5-2 down and serving to stay in the match.

Kudermetova rediscovered her form from the opening set and caused Boulter a lot of issues by switching up the pace on her shots. On her first match point she connected on a brilliant backhand return winner to see herself into to the third round.

Doubles

Teaming up ahead of the 2025 season, former world No.1s Skupski and Salisbury got off to a dream start against Argentinian singles stars Sebastian Baez and Francisco Comesana 7-6(1), 6-4.

They’ll be joined in the next round by Wimbledon champions Patten and Harri Heliovaara as the sixth seeds overcame Rithvik Bollipalli and Ryan Seggerman 7-6(5), 6-1.

Johnson clinched a victory on his Australian Open debut with Sander Arends, coming from behind to beat Pablo Carreno-Busta and Sergio Martos Gornes 6-7(9), 6-2, 6-4.

Dart won the battle of the Brits in the women's doubles as she teamed up with Diane Parry to knock out Heather Watson and Linda Noskova 6-3, 7-5.

Skupski and Salisbury will have to wait to find out who they’ll face in round two, while Patten and Heliovaara will play wild cards Marc Polmans and Matthew Christopher Romios.

Johnson and Arends will take on French duo Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul.

Dart and Parry move on to face fifth seeds Hao-Ching Chan and Lyudmyla Kichenok in the second round.

However, British No.1 Olivia Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova lost to third seeds Su-Wei Hsieh and Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 6-2.

Tara Moore and Julia Grabher were also defeated 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the opening round against Bernarda Pera and Sabrina Santamaria.

Mixed doubles

Glasspool and partner Alexandra Panova opened their account with a tight victory over Cristina Bucsa and Joran Vliegan 6-4, 1-6, 10-8 and could face Salisbury and Ostapenko in the second round.

Meanwhile, Jamie Murray and Bethanie Mattek-Sands were narrowly beaten by home favouirtes Priscilla Hon and Alex Bolt 6-3, 3-6, 11-9.

Jack Draper and Jacob Fearnley will carry the Brits into the third round at the Australian Open as both players recorded impressive wins on day four at Melbourne Park.

However, it was a tough day at the office for Jodie Burrage and Harriet Dart's Australian Open campaigns came to an end in the second round.

Draper came through one of the matches of the tournament so far to beat Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7(3), 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the third round for the first time in his career.

Fearnley fought back from a set and a break down to overcome Arthur Cazaux 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-3.

Burrage gave a fantastic account of herself in her second career meeting against third seed Coco Gauff but eventually lost out in a 6-3, 7-5 defeat.

Dart’s put up a tough fight against 18th seed Donna Vekic but it was the Croatian who took a 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 victory in their second round clash.

Jack Draper stages comeback win over Thanasi Kokkinakis

Draper has had to do things the hard way in Melbourne so far this year – coming through two five-set matches to set up a third round clash with Australian Aleksandar Vukic.

Both Draper and Kokkinakis brought a high level to the John Cain Arena on Wednesday night despite both carrying injuries into the match.

After losing a tight opening set tie-break, 2024 US Open semi-finalist finally got a breakthrough against the seemingly unstoppable Kokkinakis serve with two breaks in the second set.

Kokkinakis was forced to call for the trainer to get treatment on his shoulder early in the third, but only seemed to raise his game again after. His forehand caused Draper problems all match and the world No.71 dealt blow after blow as he not only survived an eight-deuce game at 3-3 but went on to win the set in his best three game stretch of the match.

The Aussie had the chance to serve for the match at 5-4 but nerves and tiredness got the better of him. In a gutsy showing from the British No.1, Draper rattled through the last three games in a blink of an eye to take it to a decider.

Draper seemed to have more energy and dealt with the pressure better in the final set. Sensing his chance at 4-3, with Kokkinakis struggling more and more with his shoulder on serve, he finally got his break after the Australian failed to block a volley on break point.

Two-time ATP title winner Draper served out the match with ease and will now be hoping for a slightly more straightforward tie on Friday against another Aussie in Vukic.

Jacob Fearnley fights back to reach third round after ousting Arthur Cazaux

It was a slow start for Fearnley who was broken on his opening service game before a two-hour long rain delay put a halt to the second round match. While he looked to turn things around at the restart, the Brit was unable to deny his opponent who eased to a one set lead.

It was a similar story at the start of the second after a couple of costly double faults in the third game handed Cazaux the advantage. However, just when it looked like his opponent was going to take full control of the match, the Briton produced an immediate response – breaking straight back before consolidating with a confident hold to love.

With little separating the two, the Rothesay Open champion began to work his way through the gears late in the second and just when we thought a tie-break was looming, Fearnley dealt another blow to break Cazaux and level the scoreboard to a set apiece.

From there, there was simply no stopping Fearnley who cruised ahead to a 5-2 lead before cooly closing out the set to put himself on the edge of a spot in the third round on his tournament debut.

A seventh break of Cazaux’s serve was all that was needed to take the reigns in the fourth. Stepping up to the baseline to serve for a spot in the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his young career, Fearnley launched a powerful backhand into the corner of the court which Cazaux dumped into the net to secure victory and send a stand full of British fans into erupted cheers.

He now sets up a blockbuster clash against second seed Alexander Zverev after the Germany dispatched Pedro Martinez 6-1, 6-4, 6-1.

Jodie Burrage narrowly misses out to third seed Coco Gauff

It was a shaky start from Burrage, who let a few leaky forehand errors fly off her racket, while Gauff came out with the clear intention of playing aggressively to force the Brit on the back foot. After a tough start, Burrage soon settled into the contest and managed to recover the break thanks to a thundering forehand winner.                                                    

However, like all top five player do, the American was able to lift her level and put a stop to Burrage’s momentum as she responded immediately before consolidating the break to take the opener.

It was important that Burrage made a confident start to the second set but after a few lengthy baseline exchanges with the American, it was the British No.7 who found herself trailing once again after the 2023 US Open champion capitalised on her first opportunity.

Despite the deficit, Burrage didn’t let her head drop and dug deep to not only claw back level but make her move after a loose service game from Gauff at 4-3 saw her slam down two double faults.

With the opportunity to serve out the second set having come and gone and the Brit handing Gauff another break after costly back-to-back double faults, the world No.3 made certain to close it out at the first time of asking.

Harriet Dart loses out in second round defeat to Donna Vekic

Dart started the brighter of the two, dealing with the blustery conditions much better than her opponent. The British No.3 took full advantage of Vekic’s sluggish opening few games – playing with aggression and on the front foot to go a double break up.

Despite Vekic claiming one break back, the 28-year-old Briton managed to keep her nerve with an impressive hold to love as she took a one set lead.

Vekic was trying to get some momentum going at the start of the second set, letting out big roars after each point to get the crowd going behind her and it seemed to work. After a shaky hold she managed to break Dart to love, finishing with a brutal forehand winner.

Dart’s first round match against Jana Fett saw 19 breaks of serve between them and after the first came in the second set, the Brit only managed one hold the rest of the way.

The opportunities were there for Dart in the third set. A poor service game from the Croatian, with a number of wild unforced errors saw the Brit strike the initial break for a 2-1 lead but she couldn’t make the advantage tell. Vekic rattled off the last five games in a row – reaching 28 winners on the match – to see herself through a tricky match up against the British lucky loser.

Doubles

Wednesday's action welcomed a bumper day of British doubles action.

Jamie Murray and John Peers edged out Miomir Kecmanovic and Borna Gojo 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3.

Maia Lumsden and Anna Siskova fought off a late resurgence from Varvara Gracheva and Oksana Kalashnikova to win 6-4, 7-5.

Day three: Six Brits into singles second round for first time as Raducanu & Boulter clinch victories

Emma Raducanu secured an upset victory over 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova and Katie Boulter held off a spirited performance to beat Rebecca Marino to progress to the second round of the Australian Open.

Meanwhile, British No.2 Cam Norrie bowed out in four sets to former Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini.

In a match that saw 12 breaks of serve, Raducanu came out on top with a 7-6(4), 7-6(2) win over Alexandrova in two hours and 19 minutes.

The 2021 US Open champion will take on USA’s world No.35 Amanda Anisimova in the next round.

Boulter had to fight off three break points in a deciding third set to beat Marino 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to set up a clash with Veronika Kudermetova in round two.

Six British players are into the second round of singles for the first time in the Open Era – with Raducanu joining Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart, Jack Draper and Jacob Fearnley.

However, former top 10 star Norrie lost his first round against 2022 semi-finalist Matteo Berrettini 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 in a tough match up.

Raducanu overcomes serving difficulties to knock out 26th seed

Both Raducanu and Alexandrova failed to find any sort of rhythm in a topsy turvy match. The British hopeful got off to the brighter start having led by a break at 3-1 and 4-2 but as her serve let her down, that was soon turned on it’s head as she had to fight to stay in the set with the 26th seed serving with a 5-4 and 6-5 lead.

The British star – who finished last year with three wins in three matches at the Billie Jean King Cup – hit 15 double faults in a scrappy performance, but produced her best tennis in the big moments.

Raducanu reeled off the final three straight points of the tie-break and broke in the first game of the second to move a set and 2-0 in front. However, the double faults came back to haunt her. With the Brit having led 5-4, 30-0,, Alexandrova managed to come back and at one stage had the chance to serve out a set point at 6-5 but once again failed to capitalise.

The tie-break was one way traffic for Raducanu who opened with six straight points before clinching the match on her third match point.

Raducanu will be back in action on Thursday as she looks to book a place in the third round for the first time.

Boulter keeps her nerve against big-hitting Marino

Boulter had been hoping for an ‘easier first round match’ but will have plenty to take away from a tough battle on the Kia Arena.

After overcoming a break deficit to see out the opening set in relative comfort, the final two sets for Boulter against Marino were anything but.

The Canadian came out swinging at the start of the second set and picked off the Brit’s serve on a couple of occasions to break early and rush out to a 3-0 lead.

Marino seemed almost untouchable on serve from that point as well. She lost only six points on serve in the second set to draw back level with the British No.1 and take all the momentum into the decider.

The three-time WTA title winner has shown her fighting spirit time and time again both on tour and for GB at the Billie Jean King Cup. Despite being on the wrong ended of some powerful exchanges through the middle of the court, the Briton from Leicester saw off three break points across her opening two service games of the set.

The 22^nd see did everything she could to stay ahead and on serve and was eventually rewarded for it. With Marino serving to force a deciding tie-break, Boulter was able to unsettle her opponent and on a second match point, Marino landed a forehand into the net, much to the British star’s relief.

Norrie knocked out by Berrettini in tough first round tie

Norrie took the game to the big-serving Italian in the opening set but failed to take advantage of two early break points in Berrettini’s serve in the third game.

A solid set from both players saw them move on to a tie-break, where Norrie came back from 4-1 down to win six consecutive points and seal a hard earned one set lead.

After the match, Norrie cited that he had been dealing with illness since Auckland and hadn’t had much time to prepare coming into Melbourne.

It appeared to take its toll in the second set and Norrie said after the match that he ‘hit a wall after an hour and a half’ and that he wasn’t as ‘sharp’ after that.

Berrettini – a former Grand Slam finalist – spotted his opportunity and took it. A single break was all he needed to serve out the second, before the floodgates opened in the third and the Italian won three games on the Norrie serve.

Norrie made the fourth round in Melbourne last year and the Brit showed his fighting spirit in the fourth and had two break points early on, but it was a chance missed. Berrettini only lost two points on serve from there to see out his victory in two hours and 59 minutes.

It's been a winning start to main draw action for the Brits on day two at the Australian Open. Jack Draper clawed through a tough five-set encounter against Mariano Navone, while Jacob Fearnley secured a straight sets victory over Nick Kyrgios on his main draw debut.

Lucky loser Harriet Dart came through a gruelling three hour battle against Jana Fett and Jodie Burrage marked her return to Grand Slam action with a maiden victory at Melbourne Park.

Rising star Fearnley put in a statement performance as he knocked out former Wimbledon runner-up Kyrgios 7-6(3), 6-3, 7-6(2).

British No.1 Draper made a slow start against the Argentine but eventually saw out a five-set epic 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Despite the late call up, Dart made sure to take full advantage of the opportunity as she saved two match points on her way to a 7-5, 2-6, 7-6(7) win over Fett.

Meanwhile, Burrage dominated Frenchwoman Leolia Jeanjean 6-2, 6-4 to book her place in the second round for the first time.

Draper fights back to win in five

After being forced to withdraw from making his United Cup debut due to a hip injury, Draper avoided a first-round scare by bouncing back to victory, but he wasn't without his struggles during a marathon match that lasted four hours.

The British No.1 had a rusty start to his first round encounter - mis-timing his shots and spraying unforced errors to give Navone the chance to take control of the match early on.

Trailing two sets to one, the two-time ATP titleholder eventually turned the tide in the fourth set, despite looking worn out from the Argentine's intensity. However, Draper began to find his first serves when it mattered most and eventually pinned Navone back to clinch a decisive break and take us to a deciding set.

Into the fifth and the Brit dug deep in an attempt to wrap up the match. After the world No.43 held in his opening service game, Draper strung together a run of five games to give himself a 5-2 lead before going on to secure the victory on his first match point.

He'll now go on to face former Australian Open doubles champion Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round.

Fearnley clinches first win against Kyrgios on John Cain Arena

Stepping out onto the John Cain Arena in what was arguably the biggest match of his career so far, Fearnley looked born for the big occasion as he sought to put a dampner on Kyrgios' long-awaited return to Melbourne.

Despite the rowdy Aussie crowd against him, Fearnley was laser focused on the mission ahead of him. The British No.3 couldn't have got off to a better start in the opener, where he dropped just six points on serve.

Fearnley was presented with opportunities to break the Australian, but failed to convert as we headed towards a tie-break. Visibly struggling with the abdomen issue he sustained at the Bristbane International, the errors began to leak in for Kyrgios as the Brit seized his chance to close out the first set.

Momentum is his favour, the reigning Rothesay Open champion continued to serve well and oust Kyrgios in the longer rallies to move ahead to a two set advantage. However, leading by a break in the third soon saw the Briton show his first signs of tightness as a couple of uncharacteristic errors began to creep in, allowing the Aussie back into the set.

Fearnley did well to regain his composure in the third set tie-break and displayed his rock-solid defence to open up a comfortable 6-1 margin, before sealing one of the biggest wins of his career on his second match point.

Dart takes advantage of first round opportunity

After arriving down under, Dart had put in a strong qualifying campaign that led her to the third round before eventually missing out on a spot in the main draw to Nao Hibino.

However, after 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew just hours before her first round match, the British No.3 stepped up to the challenge as a lucky loser

It was a topsy-turvy opening opening set, with seven breaks of serve in 12 games. However, it was the Briton who had the last say as she broke the Croatian at the last chance to take a one set lead.

Things soon became difficult for Dart, who began to struggle with an injury and cramp early in the second. Fett – who is ranked world No.133 – capitalised on her opponent's struggles as reeled off the last four games of the set to level proceedings.

Into the decider, and the pair continued to exchange breaks. The scoreboard locked at 6-6 and the match fast approaching three hours, Dart dug deep to save two match points and force a 10-point tie-break.

The 28-year-old Brit sprinted ahead to a comfortable 6-0 lead and despite her opponent threatening a comeback, eventually got over the line on her third match point to clinch the win after three hours and 11 minutes.

Next up, Dart will face Fett’s compatriot and 18^th seed Donna Vekic in the second round.

Burrage sets up Gauff clash

It was an emotional return to Melbourne for Burrage, who was contesting at her first major tournament since her first-round defeat against Tamara Korpatsch this time 12 months ago.

While she may have had a long period away from Grand Slam action, there were little signs of nerves for the British No.7 who looked fired up from the get-go.

Looking to play with aggression and attack from the baseline, the W100 Dubai champion opened up a double break lead against the French qualifier to take the opener.

After breaking the world No.149 on her opening service game of the second, Burrage looked to maintain her level. The former world No.83 continued to strike with venom – hitting an impressive 23 winners past Jeanjean and avoiding any break points throughout the 73 minute encounter.

Stepping up to serve for the match, Burrage sprinted ahead to a 40-0 lead. With a first Australian Open win in sight, all the emotions from a tough 12 months came spilling out as the 25-year-old hit a winning forehand which dribbled over the net, sending a cluster of British fans into eruption and bringing Burrage to tears.

She now sets up a blockbuster second round meeting against world No.3 Coco Gauff. The pair last faced at the 2023 Rothesay International Eastbourne where the American earned a 6-1, 6-1 win.

Sonay Kartal bowed out in the opening round of the Australian Open, losing to Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-1, 7-6(5) in and hour and 25 minutes.

Kartal – who was making her main draw debut in Melbourne – managed to get a hold in her opening service game but after that had a shaky start to the match.

Bouzas Maneiro’s powerful groundstrokes, particularly off the backhand, proved too much for the Briton to handle in the early stages, as the world No.52 went on to break three times as she wrapped up the opening set in half an hour.

The writing seemed to be on the wall as Bouzas Maneiro won nine of the first 12 points to start the second set – wrapping up nine consecutive games in an impressive all-round performance.

Kartal managed to get herself on the board with a hold for 3-1 and from there, the nerves appeared to sink in for the Spaniard.

At 4-2, Bouzas Maneiro showed the first kinks in her armour as a flurry of mistakes saw Kartal break back on her first opportunity.

Bouzas Maneiro broke back straight away but again seemed to tighten up in the big moment serving for the match. Kartal got back within a game of her opponent and saved a match point on a gutsy rally to level back at 5-5.

The Briton had led 4-2 in the tie-break but the Spaniard was determined not to let the match slip away. At 5-5 on Kartal’s serve, the British hopeful hit the net on an attempted drop volley, only for Bouzas Maneiro to put away a backhand volley of her own on her second match point.