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We are heading into DAY 7 of the Australian Open. Here's your rundown of where things stand, what people are saying, and who's hitting the showcourts.

🦘 De Minaur Makes History Alex de Minaur reached the fourth round for the fifth consecutive year, becoming only the second Australian man to achieve this feat in the Open Era after John Newcombe roughly 50 years ago.

⭐ Jovic Stuns Paolini 18-year-old American Iva Jovic upset 7th seed Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 7-6(3) to score her first top 10 win in only her sixth grand slam main draw.

🧊 Sabalenka's Tiebreak Dominance The world No.1 survived her toughest test yet, saving four set points in the 2nd set tiebreak against Anastasia Potapova. She's now won 19 consecutive Grand Slam tiebreaks, tying Novak Djokovic's 2005-2007 streak.

🔥 Medvedev Rallies... Big Time! Daniil Medvedev became the first player at AO 2026 to recover from 0-2 sets down, gutting out a 5-set win over Fabian Marozsan. Since 2014, he's forced a fifth set every time he's trailed by two sets (6 for 6).

🎭 Stan and Deliver The 40-year-old Swiss wildcard is the oldest man to reach the AO last 32 since Ken Rosewall in 1978.

"Aryna of five years ago would probably be focusing too much on the way she feels and completely lose these games." - Aryna Sabalenka on the evolution of her mental strength.¹

"I just said, 'if she plays like this the whole match and I can't raise my level, then great job to her'. But I was able to raise my level, and I'm happy with how I mentally stayed calm through that." - Coco Gauff on her come-from-behind win over Hailey Baptiste.²

"In my brain, I don't associate playing in Australia as playing with pressure. I associate it with just excitement. Since I was a kid, this is where I wanted to be. - Alex de Minaur on playing at his home slam.³

"It's crazy once you get out there, once you get playing. You want it so bad, it's crazy what you can do." - Maddison Inglis on fighting into the 3rd round as a qualifier.⁴

"Federer style, Alcaraz style. All the more aggressive players – that's my inspiration since I was a kid." - Nikola Bartunkova on the biggest influences on her game.⁵

"At one point, at the end of the third set I told my team, I'm not gonna run for another drop shot... I was looking at the screen, I was like, 'I've been going to the net like 55 times. Oh my God." - Carlos Alcaraz on his drop shot battle with Corentin Moutet.

NOTE: Matches start 30 minutes early today due to the extreme heat rule.

ROD LAVER ARENA

Day Session

◆ Madison Keys (9) vs. Karolina Pliskova (PR)

◆ Jannik Sinner (2) vs. Eliot Spizzirri

Night Session

◆ Novak Djokovic (4) vs. Botic van de Zandschulp

◆ Naomi Osaka (16) vs. Maddison Inglis (Q)

MARGARET COURT ARENA

Day Session

◆ Amanda Anisimova (4) vs. Patricia Stearns

◆ Jessica Pegula (6) vs. Oksana Selekhmeteva

Night Session

◆ Iga Swiatek (2) vs. Anna Kalinskaya (31)

◆ Casper Ruud (12) vs. Marin Cilic

JOHN CAIN ARENA

Day Session

◆ Lorenzo Musetti (5) vs. Tomas Machac

◆ Elise Mertens (21) vs. Nikola Bartunkova (Q)

Night Session

◆ Taylor Fritz (9) vs. Stan Wawrinka (WC)

◆ Elena Rybakina (5) vs. Tereza Valentova

KIA ARENA

◆ Karen Khachanov (15) vs. Luciano Darderi (22)

◆ Linda Noskova (13) vs. Xinyu Wang

◆ Jakub Mensik (16) vs. Ethan Quinn

¹ Tan, Gill. "Sabalenka survives Potapova test." ausopen.com, 23 January 2026. link

² Mansell, Jackson. "Gauff lifts level to surge to last 16 at AO 2026." ausopen.com, 23 January 2026. link)

³ Ubha, Ravi. "De Minaur makes Australian Open history." ausopen.com, 23 January 2026. link)

⁴ Smith, Sophie. "Net Gains; Why a Strong Slam run can mean so much." ausopen.com, 23 January 2026. link

⁵ Mansell, Jackson. "Bartunkova's sliding doors moment." ausopen.com, 23 January 2026. link

⁶ Imhoff, Dan. "Five from Five: Wawrinka's most memorable five-setters." ausopen.com, 23 January 2026. link

⁸ Christie, Vivienne. "Musetti: Past to Present." ausopen.com, 23 January 2026. link

⁹ Imhoff, Dan. "Alcaraz wins drop shot battle with Moutet." ausopen.com, 23 January 2026. link

¹⁰ Goodall, Lee. "Daily Down: Your rapid recap of Day 6 at AO 2026." ausopen.com, 23 January 2026. link

¹¹ Christie, Vivienne & Goodall, Lee. "Mboko reaches first Grand Slam second week." ausopen.com, 23 January 2026. link

¹² Smith, Sophie. "Net Gains; Why a Strong Slam run can mean so much." ausopen.com, 23 January 2026. link

¹³ Arhontissas, Felicia. "Rod Laver Runway: Osaka turns heads as court meets couture" ausopen.com, 23 January 2026. link

¹⁴ Smith, Sophie. "New duo Tu and McCabe shaking things up on the doubles court'" ausopen.com, 23 January 2026. link