Australian Open Day 7 Highlights: Djokovic Brings Up 400th Slam Win; Osaka Pulls Out; Wawrinka Bids Adieu

Good morning, tennis fans! This is the start of our live blog covering Day 7 of the Australian Open 2026. Stay tuned for up-to-date stories from Saturday’s matches in singles and doubles rounds.

American stars, Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula have advanced to the next round at the Australian Open 2026. Keys registered a 6-3, 6-3 win over Karolina Pliskova whereas Pegula won 6-3, 6-2 over Oksana Selekhmeteva.

Rod Laver Arena
Women’s Singles: [9] Madison Keys (USA) vs Karolina Pliskova (CZE) – 5:00 a.m.
Men’s Singles: [2] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs Eliot Spizzirri (USA) – Not before 6:30 a.m.
Men’s Singles: [4] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) – 1:30 p.m.
Women’s Singles: [16] Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs [Q] Maddison Inglis (AUS)

Margaret Court Arena
Women’s Singles: [6] Jessica Pegula (USA) vs Oksana Selekhmeteva – 5:00 a.m.
Women’s Singles: [4] Amanda Anisimova (USA) vs Peyton Stearns (USA) – Not before 6:30 a.m.
Men’s Singles: [8] Ben Shelton (USA) vs [30] Valentin Vacherot (MON) – Not before 9:00 a.m.
Women’s Singles: [2] Iga Swiatek (POL) vs [31] Anna Kalinskaya – 1:30 p.m.
Men’s Singles: [12] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs Marin Cilic (CRO)

John Cain Arena
Men’s Singles: [5] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) vs Tomas Machac (CZE) – 5:00 a.m.
Women’s Singles: [21] Elise Mertens (BEL) vs [Q] Nikola Bartunkova (CZE) – Not before 6:30 a.m.
Men’s Singles: [9] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs [WC] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) – 11:30 a.m.
Women’s Singles: [5] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) vs Tereza Valentova (CZE)

Kia Arena
Men’s Singles: [15] Karen Khachanov vs [22] Luciano Darderi (ITA) – 5:00 a.m.
Women’s Singles: [13] Linda Noskova (CZE) vs Xinyu Wang (CHN) – Not before 6:30 a.m.
Men’s Singles: [16] Jakub Mensik (CZE) vs Ethan Quinn (USA) – Not before 12:30 p.m.

Indians in action

Court 7
Men’s Doubles Second Round:
[A] N. Sriram Balaji (IND) and Neil Oberleitner (AUT) vs
[4] Marcelo Arevalo (SLV) and Mate Pavic (CRO) – Not before 6:30 a.m.

Men’s Doubles Second Round:
[10] Yuki Bhambri (IND) and Andre Goransson (SWE) vs
Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) and David Pel (NED)

Court 12
Junior Boys’ Singles First Round:
Arnav Paparkar (IND) vs Vihaan Reddy (USA)

In women's singles tie, 4th seed Amanda Anisimova is firmly in control against fellow American Peyton Stearns in a women’s singles Round 3 clash.

Amanda Anisimova registers a 6-1, 6-4 win over Peyton Stearns in the third round match and advances to the next round. Americans ruling the roost today at Australian Open 2026.

India's Sriram Balaji who was partnering Neil Oberleitner in the Men's Doubles tie, has lost his Round of 32 clash to fourth seed Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic 5-7, 1-6.

Over to KIA Arena, Italy’s Luciano Darderi has claimed a big scalp of Karen Khachanov 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in 3 hours and 24 minutes.

Another Indian who is on court right now is Yuki Bhambri, who is in men's doubles action alongside Andre Goransson. They are taking on Mexican-Dutch pair of Santiago Gonzalez/David Pel. Bhambri/Goransson have lost the 1st set 6-4.

At the John Cain Arena, Lorenzo Musetti has got the better of Tomas Machac 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 to seal the spot in the fourth round where he will face the winner of the match between Taylor Fritz and Stan Wawrinka.

An official word in from the organisers that due to today’s scorching conditions, no matches will be called on outdoor courts before 5.30pm local time.

Ben Shelton praises the crowd and the closed roof for his win over no. 30 seed Valentin Vacherot in the third round.

“There is a reason why I play so well here and the roof going on amplified the noise,” Shelton said in his post match interview.

“But I’m not done yet. I hope you are here to see me in two days time because I still got a lot to prove.”

According to the media, the play has been suspended on outdoor courts until at least 6.30pm local time.

All eyes are on the Rod Laver Arena for the 3rd round match between Novak Djokovic and Netherlands' Van de Zandschulp. The Serbian is currently leading by 4-2 in the first set.

Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka is out of the tournament due to an undisclosed injury and that's a big blow to her as well as her many fans. It however takes qualifier Maddison Inglis, 168th in the world, through to the fourth round.

Stan The Man's fairytale campaign in his Australian Open swansong comes to an end in the third round, as ninth seed Taylor Fritz beats him 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Wawrinka bids adieu to Melbourne Pak with the crowd roaring for him.

Second seed Iga Swiatek bounces back from a setback in the second set and takes the third comfortably She thus overcomes 31st seed Anna Kalinskaya in three sets (6-1, 1-6, 6-1) to march into the fourth round.

Gritty play from the Serbian! After van De Zandschulp puts pressure on Djokovic's serve at 5-6, the latter survives two set points to force a tiebreak. It is now at 3-3, whoever gets to 7 points first (with a difference of two) takes the set.

And there it is! Djokovic pushes through in the tiebreak, producing the clutch play he is so well known for, in the tiebreak. The Serbian wins 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) against van De Zandschulp to not only enter the fourth round but also bring up his 400th Grand Slam match victory.

At the Margaret Court Arena, Marin Cilic has lost the first two sets against 12th seed Casper Ruud 4-6, 4-6 and is staring down the barrel. Unless the veteran Croat comes up with an improbable comeback, he is likely to bow out of the tournament tonight.

Marin Cilic is not going down without a fight. He takes the third set 6-3 against Casper Ruud and forces the 12th seed into a fourth set. Let's see how much fuel in the tank the 37-year-old Croat has.

At the Show Court Arena, Jakub Mensik of Czechia gets the better of USA’s Ethan Quinn in straight sets. The 16th-seeded Mensik wins 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) to book a fourth-round meeting with Serbian great Novak Djokovic.

Marin Cilic's defiance ends, as Casper Ruud takes the fourth set to complete a 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7 victory in their third-round encounter. The veteran Croat is eliminated, while the 12th seed sets up a fourth-round face-off with USA's Ben Shelton.

With that, we conclude our coverage of Day 7 matches. We will be back tomorrow with live updates from the Australian Open. Until then, goodbye.