04:55 CET – Carlos Alcarez is currently up 7(8)-6(6), 6-4, 2-2 on Tommy Paul in the final men’s match ahead of the quarterfinals.
Still coming up on the women’s side is Coco Gauff’s matchup against Karolina Muchova after experiencing a slight delay due to a doubles match.
04:35 CET – The American Iva Jovic makes quick work of Yulia Putintseva, taking just 54 minutes to defeat her in straight sets 6-0, 6-1.
The 18-year-old now moves into her first-ever Grand Slam quarterfinals as she has yet to drop a single set the entire tournament.
03:20 CET – Victoria Mboko came back after being down 4-1 in the second set, but Aryna Sabalenka eventually won in the tiebreak to finish off the match in straight sets 6-1, 7(7)-6(1).
Sabalenka now advances to her fourth-straight Australian Open quarterfinals matchup and is 9-0 in 2026.
23:15 CET – Welcome back to the Tennis Tracker tonight, as the fourth round finally begins at the Australian Open, with several excellent clashes to look forward to in the second week of the opening Grand Slam of the year.
Up first on Rod Laver Arena at 01:30 CET, world number one Aryna Sabalenka comes up against young starlet Victoria Mboko in a fascinating clash, which is then followed by fellow number one Carlos Alcaraz’s meeting with Tommy Paul.
The night session begins at 09:00 CET, with home favourite Alex de Minaur clashing with the in-form Alexander Bublik, in what should be a fantastic occasion. The final match on the main court sees two players who have started the season superbly, Mirra Andreeva and Elina Svitolina, go head-to-head.
The singles action starts on Margaret Court Arena at 04:30 CET, as Coco Gauff takes on Karolina Muchova in another excellent match. That is swiftly followed by a match-up that proved to be so captivating on several occasions last season, with Daniil Medvedev facing Learner Tien. Prepare for a slugfest.
On John Cain Arena at 03:00 CET, another wonderful young player, Iva Jovic, comes up against Yulia Putintseva, with Alexander Zverev butting heads with Francisco Cerundolo afterwards.
