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MELBOURNE, Australia – Of the 16 seeds slotted in this top half of the men’s draw, 1 made the date to meet in the third round.

Which is excellent, even if some of the matchups on this Friday aren’t hugely compelling. But you never know who might make a move.

Davidovich Fokina vs. Tommy Paul on John Cain Arena had a lot of appeal – except the Spaniard couldn’t answer the bell.

(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

Friday, Jan. 23, 2026
Final results
Men’s singles, third round

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Upsets

[18] CERUNDOLO, Francisco (ARG) def [13] RUBLEV, Andrey (RUS) 63 76 (4) 63

[19] PAUL, Tommy (USA) def [14] DAVIDOVICH FOKINA, Alejandro (ESP) 61 61 retd

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Seeds advancing

[1] ALCARAZ, Carlos (ESP) def [32] MOUTET, Corentin (FRA) 62 64 61

[3] ZVEREV, Alexander (GER) def [26] NORRIE, Cameron (GBR) 75 46 63 61

[6] DE MINAUR, Alex (AUS) def [29] TIAFOE, Frances (USA) 63 64 75 

[10] BUBLIK, Alexander (KAZ) def. ETCHEVERRY, Tomas Martin (ARG) 76 (4) 76 (5) 64 

[11] MEDVEDEV, Daniil (RUS) def. MAROZSAN, Fabian (HUN) 67 (5) 46 75 60 63

[25] TIEN, Learner (USA) def BORGES, Nuno (POR) 76 (9) 64 62  

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