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MELBOURNE, Australia – Only two of the eight men’s matches on the docket on Saturday have the originally-anticipated clash between seeds.
Most of the higher seeds have made the date; it’s the lower ones who went out a little prematurely.
The question that will be asked for all the olds was this: could Stan Wawrinka recover for his match against Taylor Fritz, after the marathon win over a Frenchman half his age on Thursday?
Well, he didn’t play badly at all, but it wasn’t good enough as he said goodye to Melbournee.
(Melbourne is 16 hours ahead of ET)
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Australian Open
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Category: Grand Slam
Dates: Jan. 18 – Feb. 1, 2026
Prize money: $111,500,000 (AUD)
Draws: S128 – D64
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026
Final results
Men’s singles, third round
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Upsets
[22] DARDERI, Luciano (ITA) def [15] KHACHANOV, Karen (RUS) 76 (5) 36 63 64
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Five-setters
[5] MUSETTI, Lorenzo (ITA) def MACHAC, Tomas (CZE) 57 64 62 57 62
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Seeds advancing
[2] SINNER, Jannik (ITA) def. SPIZZIRRI, Eliot (USA) 46 63 64 64
[4] DJOKOVIC, Novak (SRB) def VAN DE ZANDSCHULP, Botic (NED) 63 64 76 (4)
[8] SHELTON, Ben (USA) def [30] VACHEROT, Valentin (MON) 64 64 76 (5)
[9] FRITZ, Taylor (USA) def. [WC] WAWRINKA, Stanislas (SUI) 76 (5) 26 64 64
[12] RUUD, Casper (NOR) def CILIC, Marin (CRO) 64 64 36 75
[16] MENSIK, Jakub (CZE) def. QUINN, Ethan (USA) 62 76 (5) 76 (5)
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