Australian Open 2026 Highlights, Day 6: Medvedev Wins Against Marozsan; Zverev, De Minaur Clinch Victory

Australian Open 2026 Day 6 Highlights: Catch the key updates and results from the third-round matches in Melbourne on Friday, January 23, as they happened

Jasmine Paolini vs Iva Jovic
Seventh seed Jasmine Paolini, two time Grand Slam runner-up, has been knocked out in the third round. AP
Day 6 of Australian Open 2026 saw Carlos Alcaraz and Alex de Minaur enter the round of 16 in Melbourne on Friday (January 23, 2026). Carlos Alcaraz celebrated his 100th Grand Slam match with a comfortable 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Corentin Moutet. Andrey Rublev crashed out against Francisco Cerundolo. Jasmine Paolini also suffered an exit as she lost 2-6, 6-7 (7-3) against Iva Jovic. Coco Gauff defeated Hailey Baptiste after being a set down. Later in the day, Alex de Minaur came out victorious 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 against Frances Tiafoe. So did Alexander Zverev, who defeated Cameron Norrie 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Mirra Andreeva topped the day with a comprehensive 6-3, 6-4 win against Elena Gabriela Ruse. Catch the highlights and key updates from the second-round matches in Melbourne Park, as they happened.
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Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Good Morning!

Hello, we are back with another live blog and it is Australian Open 2026, Day 6. Stay tuned for live updates!

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Matches Available For Telecast/Streaming

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Daniil Medvedev (11) vs Fabian Marozsan

On the Margaret Court Arena, Daniil Medvedev is in action against Fabian Marozsan as the Russian tries to get an upper-hand in the match.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Tensed Games

One just cannot keep an eye off this! Sabalenka's match against Potapova has gone to 5-5 in the 1st set and it seems we'll have a tie-break. Similarly, Medvedev, who was struggling against Marozsan, is also tied 5-5 in the first set in the Men's singles third-round match.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Daniil Medvedev Loses First Set

11th seed Daniil Medvedev is being made to work hard and the Russian loses the first set to World No. 47 Fabian Marozsan at Margaret Court Arena. He goes down 7-6 (5-7). Big two sets coming up. 

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Daniil Medvedev's Struggles On Margaret Court Arena

We may see the 'mad' side of Daniil Medvedev as the Russian is famous to lose his temper on-court. The 11th-seed is now 1-4 down in the second set and is already trailing.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Sabalenka Through

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Carlos Alcaraz At The Rod Laver Arena

World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz has taken centre stage, getting his Round 3 battle against France’s Corentin Moutet underway. The Spanish star has raced to a 4-1 lead in the first set.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Alcaraz Takes Set 1

Carlos Alcaraz continues his domination as the world No. 1 sweeps past Corentin Moutet to take the opening set 6–2 in commanding fashion.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Daniil Medvedev Advances

Daniil Medvedev doing Daniil Medvedev things! The Russian comes from two sets down, to take the match, 6-7 (5-7), 4-6, 7-5, 6-0, 6-3 in a dramatic 3 hour and 43 minutes.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Carlos Alcaraz Advances To Next Round

Carlos Alcaraz has won his third round men's singles match at the Australian Open 2026. The World No. 1 wins his third-round match 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in two hours and five minutes. 

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Men's Doubles Sees Huge Result

Men's doubles top seed Lloyd Glasspool/Julian Cash have been knocked out in the Round of 32 by Australian wildcards James McCabe/Li Tu. The AUS pair won  7-6, 6-4. Ashes memory repeated?

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Mixed Doubles Top Seed Crash Out

Another upset in the Mixed Doubles at the Australian Open 2026 sees top seed Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori exit the tournament in their 6-4, 6-2 loss to Laura Siegemund/Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the Round of 32 clash.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Dance On The Court!

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Paolini Struggling

On the other side, teenager Iva Jovic is up 5-2 in the first set against Jasmine Paolini.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Paolini vs Jovic Headed For Tie-break

No. 29 seed Iva Jovic is ready to fight it out with her Italian opponent Paolini, who sees the second set head to a tie-break.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Paolini Crashes Out

First big upset of Australian Open 2026 is here and it's the seventh seed Jasmine Paolini, the two time Grand Slam runner-up, has been knocked out in the third round. 

She loses 6-2, 7-6 (3) to American Iva Jovic.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Tiafoe Up Against De Minaur; Norrie Vs Zverev

Tiafoe is currently battling Aussie De Minaur whereas Brit Cameron Norrie takes on Alexander Zverev in the third round clash.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: De Minaur, Zverev Take First Set

Alex de Minaur has taken the first set against Frances Tiafoe whereas Alexander Zverev has continued his dominance by taking the first set with a 7-5 scoreline.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: De Minaur Scalps Second Set

So far so good from Alex de Minaur as he looks locked in. He secures crucial break points in the second set, targeting the forehand of Frances Tiafoe and eventually closes the set down in his favour. He is leading 6-3, 6-4 now.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Elina Svitolina Wins

Elina Svitolina progresses to the next round following a comfortable 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory against Diana Shnaider. Svitolina's break in September seems to be working in her favour as she is in a winning streak now and is looking good.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Zverev Takes Lead

Alexander Zverev and Cameron Norrie have been engaged in a competitive clash and Zverev manages to sneak his nose ahead after the third set. After losing the second set, he came back strong in the third, currently in a lead of 7-5, 4-6. 6-3.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Alex de Minaur Clinches Victory

Absolute dominance from Alex de Minaur. A valiant effort from Frances Tiafoe but it is not enough to get past Minaur today. Tiafoe took a break point, saved one later but Minaur took the third and Tiafoe ends up making a crucial error. The match goes in favour of Minaur 6-3, 6-4, 7-5. He enters the next round.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Alexander Zverev Wins 

Alexander Zverev absolutely demolishes Cameron Norrie and enters the next round. Zverev has been dominant on the break points throughout the game and his job got easier in the last set when Norrie started to make more unforced errors. One-sided fourth set ends 6-1 in Zverev's favour and the final scoreline stands 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Alexander Bublik Takes Second Set

A hard-fought second set comes to an end as Alexander Bublik narrowly takes the tie-breaker. The set has been thrilling with both Bublik and his opposition Tomas Martin Etcheverry pushing ahead at times. Bublik seemed like closing in during the tie-breaker, but even then Etcheverry made a comeback. In the end, Bublik landed an ace to close it down.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Mirra Andreeva Starts Strong

Mirra Andreeva starts in a solid manner against Elena Gabriela Ruse as she takes the first set 6-3. She is going strong in the second as well, as she has taken a 3-2 lead already. She will want a straight-sets victory here in the third round.

Australian Open 2026 LIVE Scores, Day 6: Alexander Bublik, Mirra Andreeva Progress

After a competitive encounter in the first two sets, Alexander Bublik holds his own in the third and seals the victory. He wins 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 in the end. This will be the first time he will enter the round of 16 in Melbourne. Andreeva seals a comfortable victory in the end as well. She beats Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 6-4.

That's A Wrap!

With that, we conclude our coverage of today's Australian Open matches. We will be back tomorrow with live updates from Day 7 of the Melbourne Park Grand Slam. Until then, goodbye!

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