Jordan Thompson, Ajla Tomljanovic and Thanasi Kokkinakis headline play on Day 4 of Australian Open 2025.
Melbourne, VIC, 14 January 2025 | Jackson Mansell
Australian No.3 Jordan Thompson is considered one of six Aussies in motion at Melbourne Park on Wednesday, all of whom are vying to succeed in an Australian Open third spherical for the primary time.
Thompson, alongside Ajla Tomljanovic and Thanasi Kokkinakis headline festivities at John Cain Enviornment, whereas Talia Gibson, Aleksandar Vukic and James Duckworth additionally characteristic.
Ought to all these gamers prevail, it will likely be the primary time since Wimbledon 1989 that six or extra Australians have reached the third spherical of a serious.
[27] Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Nuno Borges (POR)
Head-to-Head: Borges leads 2-0
Jordan Thompson was prolific in his four-set victory over top-seeded qualifier Dominik Koepfer on Monday. The world No.27 despatched down 18 aces to Koepfer’s 5 within the three-hour, 15-minute battle, as he reached his fifth second-round in Melbourne.
“Robust match. Aussie Open, being an Aussie. First spherical, it’s tough. Little bit extra added strain being seeded however began effectively,” he mentioned. “I feel it was fairly tight within the third. He acquired a break there, made the best performs, simply didn’t execute it. Acquired a little bit bit powerful being down a break within the fourth. Turned it round within the fourth. Simply pleased to get via.”
> READ: Jordan Thompson off to a successful begin at AO 2025
Thompson hopes to rectify his winless file in opposition to Nuno Borges within the second spherical, with the world No.33 successful each of their earlier conferences.
Borges enters this encounter having defeated Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-7(2) 6-3 6-2 7-5 in just below three hours and can look to increase on that on Wednesday.
[WC] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v [12] Diana Shnaider
Head-to-Head: First assembly
Ajla Tomljanovic produced an announcement victory within the first spherical as she claimed her greatest win in seven months. The 31-year-old prevailed in opposition to world No.52 Ashlyn Krueger 6-4 4-6 6-4, avenging her defeat to the American 9 days earlier.
> VIEW: Tomljanovic stars in first-round win
“Having misplaced to her final week, it felt candy to play her once more and get one other likelihood,” she mentioned. “I didn’t need to go 0-2 in opposition to a superb participant like her, however nonetheless, I don’t like seeing an enormous hole after I play sure gamers.”
Tomljanovic goals to file her first win in opposition to a top-15 opponent since August 2022 on Wednesday night time when she competes in opposition to world No.13 Diana Shnaider.
Shnaider achieved her second win at Melbourne Park in opposition to Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto, closing the match in straight units.
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v [15] Jack Draper (GBR)
Head-to-Head: Draper leads 2-1
Kokkinakis blew the metaphoric roof off Kia Enviornment on Monday, coming from a set right down to defeat world No.63 Roman Safiullin in 4 hours and 5 minutes.
“Simply an unbelievable feeling to get in entrance of that crowd once more. That roar, that ambiance, they actually willed me on like they’ve achieved a lot all through the years. Unbelievable emotion and recollections there,” he mentioned. “You’ve acquired to try to lap up the summer season as a lot as you may. I feel I’ve introduced a few of my finest tennis right here.
“It’s a particular feeling (enjoying in entrance of a house crowd) and it’s why you need to play.”
He performs the ultimate match at John Cain Enviornment on Wednesday in opposition to fifteenth seed Jack Draper, who wanted 5 units to defeat Argentine Mariano Navone.
“He’s going from energy to energy. We’ve had three matches perhaps. He’s received two, I’ve received one. All extraordinarily tight matches,” Kokkinakis mentioned on his next-round opponent. “[It’s] going to be a battle. Hopefully, the physique pulls up alright and I can provide it my finest.”
[WC] Talia Gibson (AUS) v [11] Paula Badosa [ESP]
Head-to-Head: First assembly
After a maiden breakthrough at her dwelling main, Talia Gibson will look to reflect her first-round efficiency on Wednesday night time. The 20-year-old options second through the night time session at Margaret Courtroom Enviornment in opposition to former world No.2 Paula Badosa.
Gibson launched a convincing comeback after dropping the primary set in opposition to younger Turk Zeynep Sonmez. She took honours 3-6 7-6(5) 6-1 on Monday afternoon to advance.
> MORE: Gibson scores memorable maiden victory
“Tremendous thrilling to get my first win right here in the principle draw,” Gibson mentioned. “Actually wanting ahead to being within the subsequent spherical and having the ability to exit once more and play in entrance of a house crowd. It’s all the time actually wonderful.”
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Badosa wasted little time in opposition to Wang Xinyu, as she continued her 13-match successful streak within the first spherical of majors.
Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v [22] Sebastian Korda (USA)
Head-to-Head: Korda leads 2-1
It was solely becoming that Aleksandar Vukic broke his three-year stoop at Melbourne Park in one other five-set nailbiter. The strategy of defeat for his final two Australian Open matches, Vukic lastly duplicated his sole triumph at Australian Open 2022.
“It damage quite a bit, clearly I feel like every five-set loss,” he mentioned reflecting on his previous two losses at his dwelling main. “I misplaced in 5 units I feel the 12 months earlier than, two years earlier than that, as effectively, within the first spherical.
“You simply grow to be a bit extra assured a bit extra with the expertise. I truly drew upon my Wimbledon one, the place I did win that 7-6 within the fifth – that was my most up-to-date one which I had. So I sort of was fascinated with that and it was extra of making an attempt to have extra optimistic ones as effectively.”
> READ: Kokkinakis, Vukic and Schoolkate triumph at Australian Open 2025
On Wednesday, at 28 years and 285 days previous, Vukic can grow to be the oldest Aussie since Wayne Arthurs in 2001 to succeed in the maiden third spherical on the Australian Open.
The world No.68 will play seeded American Sebastian Korda third up on Kia Enviornment. Though the world No.22 leads the head-to-head, Vukic received their most up-to-date encounter on the 2023 Toronto Masters.
James Duckworth (AUS) v Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP)
Head-to-Head: First assembly
James Duckworth cruised previous Dominic Stricker to kickstart his twelfth Australian Open in the absolute best style. His first main victory since US Open 2022, Duckworth doubled the Swiss teenager’s receiving factors tally.
> READ: McCabe and Duckworth advance at AO 2025
Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena stands in the best way of Duckworth’s second look within the spherical of 32 at a Grand Slam. The world No.57 upset twenty third seed Alejandro Tabilo in 4 units to advance to the second spherical.
Duckworth will characteristic second on Courtroom 3 on Wednesday as he goals to proceed his Australian Open journey.
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