Taylor Fritz, the highest-seeded American man at the Australian Open, needed only 82 minutes to defeat Cristian Garin on Thursday and advance to the third round.

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.

The final match of the day saw American Learner Tien, playing in his first major outside of the U.S. Open, upset No. 5 seed Daniil Medvedev in a five-set classic, 6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 1-6, 7-6, that ended at 2:54 a.m. local time. Medvedev had reached three of the past four Australian Open finals, but could not fend off a ferocious Tien.

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Shelton is the 25th American man in the Open Era man to reach the semis in Melbourne. He’s bidding to become the second straight American man to reach a Slam final after Taylor Fritz lost to Sinner in the U.S. Open final, and the first since Andy Roddick at the 2003 U.S. Open to win a major.

Jannik Sinner continues Australian Open defence with straightforward win; Gael Monfils, 38, dumps out fourth seed Taylor Fritz; American teen sensation Learner Tien also progresses in Melbourne; watch

Taylor Fritz has no plans to deviate from his usual Grand Slam approach when he begins his Australian Open campaign and says he is focused on taking it one game at a time as he chases a first major title.

(AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Jannik Sinner, of Italy, holds up the championship trophy after defeating Taylor Fritz, of the United States, in the men’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia N ...

Iga Swiatek produced a clinical performance to send Emma Raducanu packing, and Taylor Fritz was stunned by the evergreen Gael Monfils in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday (January 18,

Gael Monfils rallied from a set down to claim a thrilling 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 win over American Taylor Fritz in a third-round match at the Australian Open.

Men's No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner stumbled early against Australian ... January 16, 2025 American Taylor Fritz dispatched Cristian Garín of Chile in straight sets 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 to move to the ...

Men's No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner sailed through to the fourth round for the fourth time in his career with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Marcos Giron. Sinner has now won 17 consecutive matches.