After his historic win, Monfils returned to Margaret Court Arena and sat in the stands to watch his wife, Svitolina, eliminate the women's No. 4 seed, two-time major finalist Jasmine Paolini 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 at night.

The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria prevailed in three sets and will face Holger Rune on Monday for a place in the quarterfinals. The young Dane may be his most dangerous threat heading into the final, especially after Taylor Fritz's shocking elimination against Gael Monfils.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner raced to victory at the Australian Open on Saturday to sweep into the last 16 as Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu.- Rampant Swiatek - In a one-sided battle of former US Open champions,

Defending champion Jannik Sinner raced to victory at the Australian Open on Saturday to sweep into the last 16 as Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu.

Gael Monfils joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open's fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988, coming back to beat No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz 3-6,

Monfils upset fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the third round at Melbourne, Australia. When Monfils made his Australian Open debut in 2005, Fritz, now 27 years old, was 7.

It's an up-and-down day for favorites and the husband-and-wife duo of Gaël Monfils and Elina Svitolina wo their singles matches.

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

Day 5 of the Australian Open was a good day for the higher seeds in the men's and women's draws, with big names advancing to the third round. Men's No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner stumbled early against Australian Tristan Schoolkate by dropping the opening set 4-6.