Australian Open 2025: De Minaur progresses; Raducanu sets up Swiatek clash on day five – live

Key events
After that rush of results we’re entering the afternoon lull at Melbourne Park with no further singles action on the two main stadium courts until 7pm and an hour or so to wait before John Cain Arena welcomes Matteo Berrettini and Holger Rune (13).
Taylor Fritz (4) beats Cristian Garin 6-2 6-1 6-0
America’s brightest star Taylor Fritz continued his blistering start with a quick fire victory over Cristian Garin. The fourth seed has dropped only eight games in two rounds, and has handed out two bagels.
The veteran Gaël Monfils is next.
Karen Khachanov (19) beats Gabriel Diallo 7-6 4-6 6-3 6-3
De Minaur remains on track to meet the 19th seeded Russian Karen Khachanov after the 2023 semi-finalist overcame Canada’s Gabriel Diallo in four sets.
Alex De Minaur (8) beats Tristan Boyer 6-2 6-4 6-3
That was reassuringly routine for the Australian number one, who has yet to drop a set in Melbourne Park. He dropped his opening service game but never looked rattled and powered home with plenty to spare.
Francisco Cerúndolo (31) from Argentina awaits in round three.
Lorenzo Musetti (16) beats Denis Shapovalov. 7-6 7-6 6-2
Lorenzo Musetti, the Italian 16th seed has passed a stern test in the form of Denis Shapovalov. The Canadian has been hampered by injuries in recent seasons but is a tricky customer. The Paris 2024 bronze medallist moves on to face the winner of Shelton v Carreno Busta.
De Minaur forces Boyer to work harder than he’d prefer to hold his serve. The Australian will serve at 4-3 in the third set with progress to the third round on his racket.
Elsewhere, Taylor Fritz (4) is now two sets and a break up on Cristian Garin.
Lorenzo Musetti (16) is two sets and two breaks up on Denis Shapovalov.
Ben Shelton (21) remains in control two sets to one up over Pablo Carreno Busta but he failed to win a third set tiebreak that would have secured progress to round three.
De Minaur’s court coverage in defence is magnificent. He is moving freely and sliding with Djokovic-like rubbery ankles, rebounding to face the next shot with the merriment of a border collie puppy. It earns him two break points, but he can’t convert either. The second went begging after a backhand cracked into the modernist frame protecting umpire James Keothavong.
Boyer holds but De Minaur leads 6-2 6-4 3-2.
I’ve just been digging around for a link to a column about the economics of professional tennis to add some more context to Boyer’s financial situation. This from Greg Jericho in 2018 is a good explainer, set against the backdrop of Novak Djokovic’s presidency of the ATP Player Council and the push for a new union.
De Minaur exhorts the crowd to enjoy the moment as he breaks Boyer in game three of the third set. Australia’s number one is well on his way to a third round meeting with Argentina’s Francisco Cerúndolo.
Jonathan Howcroft
Thanks Martin. On centre court Boyer has just taken a comfort break, which is always a smart decision at 0-2 down. Shortly after the resumption of play one of his sneaker’s blows out so he’s forced into another quick wardrobe change. It prompts an interesting discussion on the host broadcaster about how the Stanford grad is part-financed by GoFundMe / Patreon support. It’s a stark reminder of the gulf between the haves and have-nots in professional tennis.

Martin Pegan
Thanks for following along across the day five morning and into the early exchanges of Alex de Minaur’s second round clash with Tristan Boyer. Jonathan Howcroft will cover the rest of the action from RLA as the Australian closes in on a spot in the third round, but here is a snapshot of what else has been happening in men’s singles around the grounds.
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Gael Monfils has just defeated Daniel Altmaier in straight sets 7-5, 6-3, 7-6(3).
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Ben Shelton (21) has one foot in the third round while leading Pablo Carreno Busta at 6-3, 6-3, 5-4.
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Lorenzo Musetti (16) and Denis Shapovalov are proving all but impossible to split at 7-6(3), 7-6(6).
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Taylor Fritz (4) leads Cristian Garin 6-2, 3-0.
Enjoy the afternoon and what already looks like another cracking evening …
Alex de Minaur wins the second set from Tristan Boyer and is perhaps just one more away from booking his place in the third round. Even when Boyer has been able to test De Minaur, the Australian is pulling out stunning volleys. He looks in fine form and will now hope to close this out in under two hours.
Alex de Minaur and Tristan Boyer both hold as the Australian takes a 5-3 lead in the second set and prepares to serve.
Elena Rybakina (6) beats Iva Jovic 6-0 6-3
Elena Rybakina is through to the third round with a straight-sets victory over Iva Jovic after doing much the same to emerging Australian Emerson Jones.
The 2023 finalist will next face 32nd seed Dayana Yastremska.
Both De Minaur and Boyer have impressed at the net on RLA with the American particularly keen to surge forward at any opportunity. But those opportunities have dried up in the second set with De Minaur hitting deeper and seemingly harder. The Australian pulls out a perfectly-placed volley that almost spins on a top to stay out of Boyer’s reach, then cleans up another service game to love.
Boyer has had to fight for every service game since his first start but finally cruises through another to love to keep pace with De Minaur in the second set at 3-2. Now the American just needs to test the eighth seed who it must be said is serving with the power and precision you’d expect from such a highly-ranked player.
De Minaur holds to love with his first serve humming. The Australian sends in an ace and keeps Boyer deep enough on the return on a couple more to race through the game in barely three minutes.
Fine tennis from Boyer as he pushes De Minaur deep then bursts forward towards the net to win back-to-back points, the first with a cross-court volley and the next with a powerful smash. The American gets back on the board but is still down a break as De Minaur leads 6-2, 2-1.
De Minaur is running hot on his service games, this time only dropping the one point and finishing with an ace as Boyer. The American hasn’t challenged De Minaur on his serve since breaking him at the start of the clash on RLA.
Alex de Minaur picks up where he left off in the first set against Tristan Boyer although the American doesn’t look like giving up without a fight. Boyer saves a couple of break points but lacks the consistency of his opponent on the backhand to match De Minaur for longer.
A couple of women’s singles results have landed while we have eyes firmly on Alex de Minaur and Tristan Boyer on RLA.
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Emma Navarro (8) survives a scare with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 win over Xiyu Wang.
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Yulia Putintseva (24) breezes past Shuai Zhang 6-2, 6-1.
Alex de Minaur keeps rolling along and holds serve to love to win the first set from Tristan Boyer 6-2 in 34 minutes.
Five-in-a-row for De Minaur as he moves to a 5-2 lead and prepares to serve for the first set. Boyer keeps coming to the net and saves a break point with a pinpoint volley but then nets much the same stroke in the next point. De Minaur’s cross-court backhand holds firm as he forces an error from the American to seal the break.
Australian tennis great Lleyton Hewitt is courtside as part of De Minaur’s camp. The former world No 1 sums up what he has made of the clash with Boyer so far.
It would have been nice to get the early break in the first game especially playing with the wind. But Boyer has played pretty well, especially down the far end. He is trying to take it on. We did know he likes to come in but he is taking his chances and he looks very comfortable at the net. He likes going for the drop volley a lot so Alex has to be ready for that.
After an early scare De Minaur has found his rhythm now. The eighth seed breezes through his serve to love even with a 19-shot rally on the third point.
De Minaur holds serve as he works Boyer around the court with clever ground strokes. The eighth seed then breaks Boyer to take a 3-2 lead in the first set.
De Minaur gets the first set back on serve as he breaks Boyer to love. The Australian forces a series of errors from Boyer with his own exquisite ground strokes.
Danger signs early for Alex de Minaur as Tristan Boyer breaks the eighth seed at the first attempt. The Australian has been matched by Boyer’s athleticism across the opening two games while the American has started with more control and power from the baseline.
Tristan Boyer holds after fighting off an early break point for Alex de Minaur. The eighth seed had his chances but some questionable shot selection at the net – including going cross-court when the door was open for a winner down the line at deuce – allows the American to make a reasonably steady start.
Alex De Minaur bounces around Rod Laver Arena as he quickly takes a 0-30 lead over Tristan Boyer. After a couple of errors at the baseline the American tries coming to the net and angles a volley across court that De Minaur is somehow able to chase it down. The return goes long but De Minaur’s speed will now be most apparent to Boyer, if it wasn’t already.
Tristan Boyer will serve first in the second-round match with Australia’s only remaining singles seed in Alex de Minaur.
While we wait for Alex De Minaur and Tristan Boyer to finish their warm-up on Rod Laver Arena, a quick wrap of where we’re at with more second round singles clashes around the grounds.
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Francisco Cerundolo (31) has just progressed to the third round as Facundo Diaz Acosta retires while trailing 6-2, 1-0.
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Xiyu Wang is closing in on an upset win over Emma Navarro (8) while serving at 3-6, 6-3, 4-3.
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Yulia Putintseva (24) is within reach of the third round while up 6-2, 4-1 against Shuai Zhang.
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Elena Rybakina (6) is off to a fast start against Iva Jovic with a pair of early breaks and a 4-0 lead.
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Gael Monfils takes the first set from Daniel Altmaier 7-5.
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Lorenzo Musetti (16) and Denis Shapovalov are locked on serve at 5-5.
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Ben Shelton (21) and Pablo Carreno Busta are also on serve at 2-2.
Alex de Minuar is completing his initial warm up inside the locker room before carrying the hopes of the home nation onto Rod Laver Arena to face American qualifier Tristan Boyer.
The eighth seed was in fine touch as he brushed aside a dangerous first-round opponent in Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets. Perhaps most importantly, de Minuar is showing no signs of the injury concerns that have plagued him since reaching the last eight at three consecutive grand slams.
The body is exactly where I wanted it to be. I put in countless hours over the better part of six months to get to this point and be feeling good, feeling comfortable, moving, sliding from one side to the other, and not really thinking about my hip.
Emma Navarro (8) has her work cut out against Xiyu Wang after dropping the second set. It’s all even at 6-3, 3-6, 2-2 as the American looks to match her efforts in reaching the third round at Melbourne Park last year.
Emma Raducanu looks relieved as she talks about beating her good friend Amanda Anisimova in straight sets, continuing her journey back from an injury layoff and facing second seed Iga Swiatek in the third round.
This is a slam I love playing at so to make it to the third round means a lot to me. It’s incredibly difficult whenever you play a friend but I had to put that aside today. It was tricky today, it was a little bit windy, but we both had to deal with that. We both, in patches, had moments with out serve, but I was proud to get in back on track.
It’s difficult. The way I play is pretty athletic. I was feeling it but the way I recovered, I was pretty proud of.
It’s a good match for me. Every match I can play against a tough opponent is good for me. We’ve played twice before on clay but this will be the first time on a hardcourt. I have nothing to lose.
Emma Raducanu beats Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-5
Emma Raducanu is through to the third round at the Australian Open for the first time after shaking off soreness and her good friend Amanda Anisimova.
The former US Open champion took some time to find her touch but soon outplayed Anisimova as the American too often went searching for winners rather than playing a more patient game against a seemingly wounded opponent.
Anisimova had 39-12 winners but paid a heavy price for 44-17 unforced errors while Raducanu looked more comfortable rallying from the baseline or when approaching the net.
Next up for Raducanu … a certain Iga Swiatek.
Miomir Kecmanovic beats Hubert Hurkacz (18) 6-4 6-4 6-2
We have our first upset of the day as Miomir Kecmanovic knocks out 18th seed and last year’s quarter-finalist Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets.
It was an impressive performance from Kecmanovic and the Serb should hold few fears coming up against Holger Rune (13) or Matteo Berrettini in the third round.
Emma Raducanu is showing few signs of the injury concerns that called for a medical timeout at the start of the second set as she holds serve against Amanda Anisimova. The American pulled out three backhand winners to take the game to deuce but Raducanu holds her nerve with her agility around the court telling as the game edges towards the two-hour mark. Anisimova to, once again, serve to stay alive.
The 18th seed is on the ropes on John Cain Arena as Miomir Kecmanovic again breaks Hubert Hurkacz. The Pole is serving to try to find a way back into the contest at 6-4, 6-4, 4-2.
Emma Raducanu can’t quite seal the match as Amanda Anisimova has the Brit scurrying around the court at 40-30. Raducanu fights to stay in the point until Anisimova sends a forehand return long to give up an 18-shot rally that she controlled throughout. The game twice goes to deuce before the American blazes a forehand winner then Raducanu goes long off from well behind the baseline on a backhand return.
Ons Jabeur beats Camila Osorio 7-5 6-3
Ons Jabeur overcomes illness and Camila Osorio to move into the third round.
The three-time grand slam finalist will face the winner of the ongoing match between Emma Navarro and Xiyu Wang. The eighth seed Navarro currently leads 6-3, 2-4.
Emma Raducanu is improving as the match against Amanda Anisimova carries on and the American will now serve to stay alive. Raducanu leads 6-3, 5-4.
Iga Swiatek (2) beats Rebecca Sramkova 6-0 6-2
Iga Swiatek surges into the third round with victory over Rebecca Sramkova in bang on an hour.
The second seed will face the winner of the ongoing battle between Emma Raducanu and Amanda Anisimova, while Alex de Minaur is next up on Rod Laver Arena.