AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2025 – Favorites filling up, a 100% French duel marred by the injury of Arthur Fils and the abandonment of Naomi Osaka, the start of the third round also experienced its share of twists and turns.
Lots of favorites
The logic was respected at the start of the third round for the favorites involved. And some didn’t waste any time on the court. This is the case ofAlexander Zverev who only needed one opportunity in the first round to take the lead. Solid on his first service ball in the second set, the German was the first to make his rival fold and if Jacob Fearnley first responded, he very quickly cracked under the authority of the world No. 2. The latter wins the game in three rounds, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4and has still not conceded a single set in the tournament. What is no longer relevant, however, for Carlos Alcaraz.
If the Spaniard won his duel against Nuno Borgesthe latter showed some resistance, especially in the third set. But under Alcaraz’s 54 winning shots, the Portuguese finally surrendered in four acts. It took one less to Tommy Paul against Roberto Carballes Baenatransparent from the tie-break of the first round 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-0but two more for Davidovich Fokina to overthrow Mensik in 3h30.
There was no exploit for Tomas Machac against Novak Djokovic during this third round of the Australian Open. The Serbian has not conceded a set today (6-1, 6-4, 6-4) and could have won even more easily with a better success on break point (5/15). A Czech, however, validated his presence in the next round, because Benjamin Bonzi failed to create a surprise against Jiri Lehecka. A gray day for the few French people involved, because if we were expecting a high intensity duel between Ugo Humbert et Arthur Sonit ended in blood sausage.
Australian Open 2025: Ugo Humbert dismisses a weakened Arthur Fils in the round of 16
AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2025 – Ugo Humbert dominated the Franco-French clash against Arthur Fils in four sets (4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 2-1 ab). After two very committed first rounds and a promising duel between the two best Frenchmen, Arthur Fils was injured at the start of the third set. A frustrating scenario. Ugo Humbert will find the mountain Alexander Zverev in the round of 16.
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Naomi Osaka gives up again
It’s the never-ending story of the last few months for Naomi Osaka. After Beijing at the end of 2024 and Auckland around ten days ago, the Japanese was once again forced to retire for the third time in a row. Affected in the abdominals, it was already this injury which had taken her away from the courts in New Zealand and which prevented her from finishing the first set today. A first set finally conceded to Belinda Bencic who bored Osaka for almost an hour before seeing her opponent throw in the towel.
Like Sabalenka facing Tauson, Coco Gauff also made her superiority speak against Leylah Fernandez. Two short sets and then off to the next round for the world n°1 and 3. The American will meet Bencic while the Belarusian will face the young nugget Mirra Andreevadefeater of Magdalena Frech, who appears for the second year in a row in the round of 16 of the Australian Open.
