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MELBOURNE, Australia – More seeds survived to the third round in the bottom half of the draw – 11 to nine in the top half.

And as a result just about all of the matches are must-sees, with the possible exception of unseeded Jaqueline Cristian vs. lucky loser Eva Lys. Not that it won’t be good; it’s just that the other seven top it on the list.

We were liking Swiatek v Raducanu as a marquee matchup, even though you wouldn’t “expect” Raducanu to really challenge. Although, as she says, she always. backs herself. But that didn’t help much. She got bakery-producted.

(Melbourne is 16 hours ahead of ET).

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Australian Open
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Category: Grand Slam 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: Jan. 12-26, 2025
Prize Money: $96,500,000 AUD
Draws: S128 – D64

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025
Final results
Women’s singles, third round

Upsets

[28] Elina Svitolina (UKR) def [4] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 26 64 60

[19] Madison Keys (USA) def [10] Danielle Collins (USA) 64 64

Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def [15] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 64 62

Seeds advancing

[2] Iga Swiatek (POL) def. Emma Raducanu (GBR) 61 60

[6] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def. [32] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 63 64

[8] Emma Navarro (USA) def. Ons Jabeur (TUN) 64 36 64

[9] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def. [24] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 75 61

Other results

[LL] Eva Lys (GER) def Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 46 63 63

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