Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz defeated Yannick Hanfmann 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2 to reach round three and continue his bid to complete a career Grand Slam in Melbourne.
- World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka beat qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan 6-3, 6-1 after a brief first-set wobble, dropping just nine games across her first two matches.
- Emma Raducanu lost 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 to Austria’s Anastasia Potapova, ending talk of a Sabalenka–Raducanu matchup and leaving Cameron Norrie as Britain’s remaining singles hope.
- Third seed Coco Gauff cruised past Olga Danilovic 6-2, 6-2 and will face fellow American Hailey Baptiste in the third round.
- Three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev recovered to beat Quentin Halys 6-7 (9), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, joining Andrey Rublev and other seeds in the next round.