Australian Open day six AS IT HAPPENED: Alex de Minaur's opponent decided after Alexander Bublik's straight-sets win; Alexander Zverev confronts brother in bizarre on-court exchange
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Frances Tiafoe def. by Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
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Andreeva's late night jokes
It may have been midnight but that wasn't stopping Mirra Andreeva from keeping things light post-match.
Jelena Dokic let Andreeva know she played doubles with coach Conchita Martínez.
But she had no idea. That led to a little dig at her coach.
Andreeva gets it done
It's a straight sets win for Mirra Andreeva.
She's defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 6-4.
Andreeva on serve
Mirra Andreeva is serving for the match here.
She's up 5-4 in the second set.
Demon's opponent decided
Alex de Minaur will meet Alexander Bublik in the fourth round after the No.10 seed's win just recently.
He beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry in straight sets but it wasn't easy.
The Kazakhstani star went through two tiebreakers in the opening sets to claim the win.
The final score was 7-6(4), 7-6(5), 6-4.
Alexander Bublik. AP
There's been some razzle dazzle from Andreeva tonight
Mirra Andreeva has produced some magic tonight.
At 1-1 in the second set, her and Ruse shared some brilliant rallies.
This one below, which finished with a forehand slice might be the best.
Andreeva looking very solid
Mirra Andreeva is looking solid on Rod Laver Arena.
She barely put a foot wrong and won the first set 6-3 against Elena-Gabriela Ruse.
Zverev calls out his brother
Things got a bit weird in Alexander Zverev's on-court interview!
During his chat with Barbara Schett, Zverev brought the mic to his brother and coach, Mischa, and jokingly interrogated him about why he won't practice with him anymore.
"He doesn't step on the court with me anymore," Zverev said with a smile.
When pressed for a reason, the third seed simply pointed to his player's box: "Ask him. He's right there. Give him the mic".
Teen star on court
Elena-Gabriela Ruse and eighth seed Mirra Andreeva have just stepped out onto Rod Laver Arena.
This is the final match of the night on centre court, and with a spot in the second week on the line, expect plenty of fireworks to close out day six at Melbourne Park.
The pep talk that sparked Kyrgios' stunning AO escape
Nick Kyrgios' Australian Open campaign is still alive after he and Leylah Fernandez surged into the second round of the mixed doubles with a monumental comeback.
The newly-formed duo survived a white-knuckle match tiebreak, saving multiple match points to keep the crowd at ANZ Arena on the edge of their seats.
In the tense 10-point decider, it appeared doubles specialists Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski would prevail. However, the Aussie-Canadian pairing weathered the storm to secure a 6-7(8), 6-4, (12-10) victory.
Nick Kyrgios and Leylah Fernandez faced a stern first-round test at Melbourne Park. Morgan Hancock via Getty Images
