Half an hour of heartbreak flattened Melbourne Park before a ‘beautiful’ piece of sportsmanship lifted the mood.

Highlights of the eighth day of the Australian Open on Sunday (times GMT): 0605 PAUL THRASHES DAVIDOVICH FOKINA American 12th seed Tommy Paul, a former semi-finalist at Melbourne Park, carved out a comfortable 6-1 6-1 6-1 victory over Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Margaret Court Arena.

Taking on the highly-touted Jakub Mensik, Davidovich Fokina escaped from two match points down. Both were saved with gutsy poise: the first involved stellar reaction time to a net cord and a clean volley winner capped a thrilling exchange. By the end, the 25-year-old deflated the Czech, wrapping up a 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-2 win.

There is already a match of the tournament, and we are only in the second round of the Australian Open 2025. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has completed a magical comeback against Felix Auger-Aliassime,

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The eighth day of the Australian Open saw remarkable performances: Carlos Alcaraz advanced after Jack Draper retired, Tommy Paul dominated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, and Coco Gauff overcame Belinda Bencic.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 66 in the world) takes on Tommy Paul (No. 11) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open.Davidovich Fokina defeated Jakub Mensik 3-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4,

In the Round of 32 at the Australian Open on Thursday, Jakub Mensik (ranked No. 48) takes on Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (No. 66).Mensik enters the Round of 32 after his four-set victory on

Highlights of the sixth day of the Australian Open on Friday (all times GMT): 0808 DAVIDOVICH FOKINA ENDS TEEN MENSIK'S RUN Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina battled from two sets down to beat Czech 19-year-old Jakub Mensik 3-6 4-6 7-6(7) 6-4 6-2 and progress into the fourth round for the first time in his career.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff's consecutive-set streak ended at the Australian Open. Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic in the fourth round.