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 means of 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 issue, 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 finest, now with an 8-6 W:L report.

Full outcomes and choose highlights under.

Day 4 2025 Australian Open Spherical of 64 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Novak Djokovic (7)
Jaime Faria (Q)
6-1 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2

Tomas Machac (26)
Reilly Opelka
3-6 7-6(1) 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-4

Jiri Lehedcka (24)
Hugo Gaston
6-3 3-1

Benjamin Boni
Francesco Passaro (LL)
6-2 6-4 3-6 6-4

Jack Draper (15)
Thanasi Kokkinakis
6-7(3) 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-3

Alexsandar Vukic
Sebastian Korda (22)
6-4 3-6 2-6 6-3 7-5

Nuno Borges
Jordan Thompson (27)
6-3 6-2 6-4

Carlos Alcaraz (3)
Yoshihito Nishioka
6-0 6-1 6-4

Jakub Mensik
Casper Ruud (6)
6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Felix Auger-Aliassime (29)
6-7(7) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1 6-3

Roberto Carballes Baena
James Duckworth
6-4 6-2

Tommy Paul (12)
Kei Nishikori
6-7(3) 6-0 6-3 6-1

Ugo Humbert (14)
Hady Habib
6-3 6-4 6-4

Arthur Fils (20)
Quentin Halys
6-2 4-6 7-6(2) 7-5

Jacob Fearnley
Arthur Cazaux
3-6 7-5 6-2 6-3

Alexander Zverev (2)
Pedro Martinez
6-1 6-4 6-1

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.

Not like his opener, Djokovic obtained off to a stable begin, taking the primary set and capturing an early break within the second, however a dip in kind (a minor damage?) allowed Faria to win 4 straight video games to place himself 5-2 in entrance.

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

With Andy Murray sitting courtside, Djokovic regained momentum within the third set. He confronted just one break level within the remaining 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 might be harmful but in addition inconsistent.

I believe I responded very nicely within the third and notably fourth units, particularly in the way in which I ended the match. He performed lights-out tennis in direction of the top 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 simple to play somebody like that who doesn’t have something to lose popping out. He’s a giant man, very younger, so I instructed him on the web that the long run is vivid for him and that he ought to hold going. I really like this sport. I really like competitors. I attempt to give my finest 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 positive: I’ll all the time 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.

As a consequence of his road-running model, Nishioka can usually 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 appears to again up his spectacular run in Melbourne twelve months in the past. I all the time thought-about Borges a little bit of a pillow puncher on the ATP stage, however a few of his wins final yr 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 stated post-match. “I’m feeling nice. I simply tried to be targeted on spending as little time as I can. I’m actually pleased with the serve at the moment. Am I a serve bot?” on the digital camera lens. “That is one thing that I labored on within the preseason. Within the first spherical I struggled somewhat bit, so I wasn’t too pleased with the serve. Yesterday I used to be extra targeted on practising the serve. I spent extra time simply serving with Juan Carlos [Ferrero], with my staff, and it’s one thing that I actually wish to be higher. So I’m simply glad that at the moment it labored fairly nicely. Hopefully within the subsequent spherical it’ll be higher. Alcaraz on his improved serve.

Zverev Strikes Previous Martinez

Alexander Zverev produced one other stable efficiency to defeat Pedro Martinez 6-1, 6-4, 6-1. Not like final yr he’s made serene progress by means of his two opening matches, and he dealt nicely with Martinez’s diversified recreation model, saving all six break factors.

Regardless of dropping simply six video games, Sacha did make a good few errors, however his serve (2nd finest on the planet as per the ATP metrics) is a big weapon today and constantly will get him out of hassle.

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 somewhat bit. Hopefully, there will probably be extra of that within the later rounds. I like enjoying 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 take advantage of 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 towards the High 10, and Ruud’s lack of success in Melbourne continues.

Jack Draper battled by means of 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 damage.

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 towards Murray a few years in the past.

Draper has now performed back-to-back five-setters. Can he get better 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 robust opening five-set matches within the third spherical, however the American appeared the brisker of their match. Kei began nicely however couldn’t go the gap as Paul got here by means of 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 means of with out dropping serve within the remaining three units. 

Australian Open Day 5 Spherical of 64 Matches