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A 38-year-old extending his winning streak to seven matches in 2025 and an ex-US Open champ resurrecting her career, Melbourne Park was the place to be.
SNAPSHOT FROM DAY FIVE OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN AT MELBOURNE PARK:
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Taylor Fritz - the American fourth seed pledged his first-round prize money of $132,000 to the Los Angeles fire relief after dropping just three games against Chilean Cristian Garin.
STAT OF THE DAY: After becoming the oldest ATP singles champion in almost half a century with title glory in Auckland, 38-year-old Gael Monfils extended his 2025 winning streak to seven matches with a straight-sets second-round victory over German Daniel Altmaier.
PIC OF THE DAY: King of the kids !
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I spent a whole change of ends trying to peel a banana, and I couldn't peel a banana. I thought no one had noticed. I thought, 'Okay, I'll be safe.' Then as soon as I finished the match, it was all over social media." - Alex de Minaur on his most embarrassing moment of 2024.
THE MOMENT:
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY: Alex de Minaur - Australia's great hope - has surged into the last 32 without dropping a set for the first time in four years with a 6-2 6-4 6-3 mauling of American qualifier Tristan Boyer, while Fritz next faces the inspired Monfils for a spot in the second week. Second second Iga Swiatek is safely through in the women's event and will play revitalised former US Open champ Emma Raducanu next.
