Australian Open 2025, day six RECAP: New feat reached at Melbourne Park after Jack Draper overcomes second Aussie in another five-set epic
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Third round: Key matches
Rod Laver Arena
Aryna Sabalenka (1) def Clara Tauson 7-6 (5), 6-4
Carlos Alcaraz (3) def Nuno Borges 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2
Novak Djokovic (7) def Tomas Machac (26) 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
Margaret Court Arena
Alexander Zverev (2) def Jacob Fearnley 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Coco Gauff (3) def Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-2
Jack Draper (15) def Aleksandar Vukic 6-4, 2-6, 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-6(8)
John Cain Arena
Belinda Bencic def Naomi Osaka via walkover
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Brit overcomes dummy spit to defeat Aussie Vukic
Jack Draper has broken Australian hearts for a second straight match after defeating local hope Aleksandar Vukic in another four-hour, five-set epic.
The pair went toe-to-toe on Margaret Court but it was the Brit who again came out on top, prevailing 6-4, 2-6, 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-6(8).
With the match stretching to five sets — Draper and Vukic are the first two players to go the distance in the third round at the Australian Open having both played five-set matches in their opening two rounds.
Draper gets the job done
Heartbreak for Aleksandar Vukic.
He goes down 10-8 in the fifth-set tiebreak.
Having trailed love-3 early, Vukic fought his way back but it wasn't enough as Jack Draper rose to the top.
It all comes down to this
Ten-point breaker! Here we go!
And Jack Draper has a mini-break immediately.
Back on serve in the fifth
Aleksandar Vukic has broken back against Jack Draper and held serve.
This is going to be a tight finish!
The clock has just ticked over three hours and 31 minutes at Margaret Court Arena.
Huge hold for Vukic
Jack Draper is up a break in this deciding fifth set but looked like he would make it a double before a last-gasp save of serve from Aleksandar Vukic.
Draper leads 3-2 with his service game to come.
We are going the distance on Margaret Court
Jack Draper is refusing to go away! We are going to a deciding fifth set.
Draper gets the mini-break late in the seven-point tiebreak before serving out the set.
What has Aleksandar Vukic got left? He was so close!
With the feat, we have a new record at Melbourne Park — Draper and Vukic are the first two players to go the distance in the third round having both played five-set matches in their opening two rounds.
Remarkable stuff.
Vukic sends fourth set to a tiebreak
We are going to a fourth-set tiebreak at Margaret Court Arena!
Aussie Aleksandar Vukic had to dig deep to hold his serve with Jack Draper pushing but he's done it and is now a few points away from a fourth-round berth.
Let's go, Vuk!
Aleksandar Vukic of Australia celebrates a point. Clive Brunskill via Getty Images
Djokovic shrugs off injury concerns after 'unusual' behaviour
Novak Djokovic struggled physically during his straight-sets win over Tomas Machac but still ominously labelled the contest his "best match" so far at this year's Australian Open.
With the 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over the Czech, Djokovic progressed to the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the 17th time in his storied career.
However, it was not all smooth sailing with Djokovic combatting an ailment.
Danilovic triumphs
Jessica Pegula is out!
It's a double win for Serbia on night six as Olga Danilovic bundles out the seventh seed 7-6(3), 6-1.
Pegula is the highest-ranked player Danilovic has ever defeated.
