Taylor Fritz, the highest-seeded American man at the Australian Open, needed only 82 minutes to defeat Cristian Garin on Thursday and advance to the third round.

Danielle Collins ' spat with the Australian Open crowd continued as she stepped onto Rod Laver Arena for her third-round match on Saturday night. The world No. 11 was booed immeditely while walking onto the court and the crowd continued to give her grief, cheering her errors as she faced Madison Keys.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner lost his first set since October but recovered to beat Tristan Schoolkate and reach the third round of the Australian Open. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Jannik Sinner continues Australian Open defence with straightforward win; Gael Monfils, 38, dumps out fourth seed Taylor Fritz; American teen sensation Learner Tien also progresses in Melbourne; watch

Follow live text and radio commentary featuring Emma Raducanu, Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia.

Jannik Sinner’s relationship with fellow tennis star and women’s world #14, Anna Kalinskaya, first made headlines in May, after Sinner confirmed the budding romance with local press. Reiterating his usual tone in relation to his off-court life, Sinner told media that while he was indeed “with Anna” they preferred to “keep everything confidential”.

Taylor Fritz has no plans to deviate from his usual Grand Slam approach when he begins his Australian Open campaign and says he is focused on taking it one game at a time as he chases a first major title.

Gael Monfils rallied from a set down to claim a thrilling 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 win over American Taylor Fritz in a third-round match at the Australian Open.

Defending champ Jannik Sinner drops set for first time since October, but rallies for win; American Danielle Collins plays villain while advancing.

World number one and defending champion Jannik Sinner roared back to surge into the Australian Open third round on Thursday as Iga Swiatek set up a showdown with Emma Raducanu. Taylor Fritz was an emphatic winner in his pursuit of a maiden major title but exciting 18-year-old Joao Fonseca was edged out in a five-set thriller.

In a new Daily Dose of Social Media, we explore the behind-the-scenes moments of Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina supporting each other after achieving big upsets against the World No. 4 players,