Aussie Open: Day 5 - Who's Through and What's New


 Osaka, Serena and Thiem Enjoy The last Of the Crowds.

by Tushar Banerjee

Day 5 was the last day with crowds welcomed into the Melbourne Park, as Australia Imposes 5 day lockdown.

Osaka Drifts past Jabeur.

The third seeded Japanese continued her quest to win her 4th Grand slam title with a 6-3 6-2 victory over The Tunisian Ons Jabeur to set up a 4th round against 2-time Grand slam Champ Garbine Muguruza.

Osaka Pounded eight aces in the Third round Contest while winning 4 break Points.


Serena Bids Adieu to Potapova.



As news broke on Friday that Melbourne would head into a snap lockdown to contain an outbreak of COVID-19, Serena Williams was already on court at the Australian Open playing potentially her last match in front of crowds at the tournament.

Williams completed a 7-6(5) 6-2 win in the sunshine at Rod Laver Arena then gushed about her daughter Olympia learning tennis in the on-court interview, drawing cheers from fans. 

The 39-year old American registers 90th win in the Melbourne park on Friday.


Serbian Tiger Roars Again.



The 8-time Aussie open Champion survives a injury as he battles past the American 27th seed Taylor Fritz 
7-6(1) 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2 to reach the fourth round.

Defending champion Djokovic, seeking a ninth title in Melbourne, looked in command when he took the opening two sets but began to suffer with a side injury early in the third set.


He needed to leave Rod Laver Arena to have treatment and was grimacing in pain at times as the 23-year-old Fritz took advantage to take the next two sets.

Thiem stars in a five set thriller.



The Third Seeded Austrian survives the Kyrgios Challange while producing a magnificent comeback in the third set . The U.S. open defending champion  sent a baying crowd home in disappointment on the last night before a five-day lockdown in Melbourne.

 Thiem dragged himself off the canvas to secure a thrilling 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 win over the Australian showman to reach the fourth round.

Halep hot-foots into last-16.

Second seed Simon Halep eased past Russian Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open for the fourth straight year on Friday.

Up next is a last-16 encounter with the winner of Fiona Ferro’s later match against Iga Swiatek, the Polish teenager who downed Halep 6-1 6-2 at the same stage of last year’s French Open on her way to her maiden Grand Slam title.






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