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.

Fourth seed Jasmine Paolini shook off some early nerves to sail into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Mexico's Renata Zarazua.

In the Round of 64 at the Australian Open on Wednesday, Renata Zarazua (ranked No. 70) faces Jasmine Paolini (No. 4).Her last time out, Zarazua lost to Martina Trevisan 4-6, 3-6 in the Round of 16

Gael Monfils has joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open’s fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988.

Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils had a dream Saturday after the husband-wife duo took down World No.4s Jasmine Paolini and Taylor Fritz at the Margaret Court Arena.

Elina Svitolina completed a family fairytale day at the Australian Open on Saturday when she emulated her husband Gael Monfils in knocking out a world number four in the third round. Svitolina took a tight second set after an early break then completely ran away with the third as Paolini had no answers to her shot-making.

In the Round of 32 at the Australian Open on Friday, Jasmine Paolini (ranked No. 4) takes on Elina Svitolina (No. 27).Svitolina enters the Round of 32 after her two-set win on Thursday over

Highlights of the fifth day of the Australian Open on Thursday (all times GMT): 1242 PAOLINI EASES PAST ZARAZUA Last year's French Open and Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini brushed aside Mexico's Renata Zarazua 6-2 6-3 to reach the third round,

Jasmine Paolini eased through to the second round of the Australian Open with a dominant 6-0 6-4 win over Chinese qualifier Wei Sijia on Tuesday as the Italian savoured a return to the Grand Slam that launched her golden season last year.

Sijia Wei (No. 119 in the world) faces Jasmine Paolini (No. 4) in the Round of 128 at the Australian Open.In her last competition, Wei was defeated by Beatriz Haddad Maia 5-7, 4-6 in

Jasmine Paolini underlined her Australian Open title credentials with an almost flawless march into the second round on Tuesday. In 2024, Paolini became the first Italian woman to make the last 16 at all four Grand Slams in the Open Era and won the title in Dubai in a breakthrough season that propelled her into the top five.