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 way 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 acquired 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 power a tie-break, Faria clinched the set along with his highly effective serve and forehand to hitch 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 gained 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 degree he brings, it’s 1-1 within the H2H, and Machac might be harmful but in addition inconsistent.

I feel I responded very nicely within the third and significantly fourth units, particularly in the way in which I ended the match. He performed lights-out tennis in 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 complete match. It’s not simple to play somebody like that who doesn’t have something to lose popping out. He’s an enormous man, very younger, so I advised him on the web that the longer term 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 finest each single time. It’s been over 20 years that I’ve been competing in Grand Slams on the highest degree. Whether or not I win or lose, one factor is for positive: I’ll at all times depart 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.

Attributable to his road-running type, Nishioka can usually be a tough buyer, however Alcaraz had zero issues. He dominated all through the match and gained 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 at all times thought of Borges a little bit of a pillow puncher on the ATP degree, however a few of his wins final 12 months had been spectacular so perhaps he’ll put up some resistance.

I feel the much less time you spend on the court docket on the Grand Slams, particularly in the beginning of the opposite event, I feel 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 proud of the serve right now. 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 just a little bit, so I wasn’t too proud of 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 group, and it’s one thing that I actually need to be higher. So I’m simply glad that right now 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 strong efficiency to defeat Pedro Martinez 6-1, 6-4, 6-1. Not like final 12 months he’s made serene progress by way of his two opening matches, and he dealt nicely with Martinez’s assorted sport type, 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 earth as per the ATP metrics) is a large weapon nowadays and persistently 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.

Normally, 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 just a little bit. Hopefully, there will likely be extra of that within the later rounds. I like taking part in night time matches right here, I feel the ambiance 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 Be aware

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 Prime 10, and Ruud’s lack of success in Melbourne continues.

Jack Draper battled by way 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 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 gained in opposition to 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 more energizing of their match. Kei began nicely however couldn’t go the gap as Paul got here by way 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 overwhelmed Aliassime in three earlier makes an attempt, however he loves a five-set battle and got here by way of with out dropping serve within the closing three units. 

Australian Open Day 5 Spherical of 64 Matches