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.

World No.1 and defending champion Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek, Elina Svitolina, Elena Rybakina and other big players will be in action on Day 9 of the hard court major at the Melbourne Park.

"The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that following a thorough review, it will not lodge an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of Polish tennis player, Iga Świątek, who tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ), a prohibited substance, in August 2024," the WADA said in a statement.

The quarterfinal pairings in the women's singles have been decided at the Australian Open in Melbourne. They are as follows: Aryna Sabalenka is the women's singles defending champion of the Australian Open.

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.

The five-time Grand Slam champion coasted into the third round of the Australian Open in straight sets on Thursday.

The 19-year-old American Learner Tien secured the biggest win of his young career in taking down No. 5 Daniil Medvedev

British star Cameron Norrie has apologised after inadvertently throwing his racket at a fan in Australia. During his defeat against Facundo Diaz Acosta at the Auckland Classic, Norrie launched his racket into the air in frustration. It struck a woman in the crowd but she was not injured.

After his historic win, Monfils returned to Margaret Court Arena and sat in the stands to watch his wife, Svitolina, eliminate the women's No. 4 seed, two-time major finalist Jasmine Paolini 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 at night.

And after that win, Monfils returned to Margaret Court Arena and sat in the stands to watch his wife, Elina Svitolina, eliminate the women’s No. 4 seed, two-time major finalist Jasmine Paolini 2 ...

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