Carlos Alcaraz dropped his first set of the tournament but still safely secured his passage into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 victory over Nuno Borges on Friday.

Carlos Alcaraz gets tattoos to celebrate Grand Slam titles, so he plans to get ink of a kangaroo if he can win the Australian Open to complete a full collection from the four most prestigious events in tennis.

Coco Gauff moved into the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a straightforward victory over Leylah Fernandez.

Jannik Sinner was trying to "battle test" some new shots in his win over Marcos Giron because Carlos Alcaraz "still has an extra gear" - believes Jim Courier.

When Carlos Alcaraz is on court for a training session, perhaps working on his newly revamped service motion, he’s doing so to buttress a game already good enough to claim four Grand Slam titles

In the Round of 16 at the Australian Open on Saturday, Jack Draper (ranked No. 18) meets Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3).Draper beat Aleksandar Vukic 6-4, 2-6, 5-7, 7-6, 7-6 on Friday in the Round of 32 in

In the Round of 32 at the Australian Open on Thursday, Nuno Borges (ranked No. 33) takes on Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3).Borges enters the Round of 32 after his three-set win on Tuesday over Jordan

While there have been plenty of surprises in the men’s bracket so far, most of the top women have progressed through the draw without an issue.

They met last year in the Wimbledon final (won by Alcaraz) and Olympic final (won by Djokovic).The top seed is Jannik Sinner, who won the Australian Open and U.S. Open last year. He can break his tie with Nicola Pietrangeli for the most Grand Slam singles titles for an Italian.

Novak Djokovic will resume his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title when the fourth round of the Australian Open begins on Sunday at Melbourne Park, where defending women's champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva.

Novak Djokovic will resume his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title when the fourth round of the Australian Open begins on Sunday at Melbourne Park, where defending women's champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva.