In Melbourne, tennis players Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, and Elena Rybakina advanced to the next rounds with notable performances. Medvedev overcame frustrations, Fritz aims to end an American men's Grand Slam drought,

Three-time losing finalist Daniil Medvedev and home favourite Alex de Minaur set out on the road to Australian Open glory Tuesday while Jasmine Paolini headlines the women's action. De Minaur, nicknamed "The Demon" by the Australian fans and media,

Daniil Medvedev earns code violation for racket abuse before rallying past wild card entrant; Taylor Fritz carries U.S. banner forward.

The Australian Open first round continues with fifth seed Daniil Medvedev, home favourite Alex de Minaur and Italy's Jasmine Paolini among those in action, while Taylor Fritz battles Jenson Brooksby in one of three all-American clashes on Tuesday.

Three-time losing finalist Daniil Medvedev and home favourite ... with former finalist Elena Rybakina also in action. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts ...

Last year's runner-up Daniil Medvedev destroyed his racquet ... In the women's draw, Jasmine Paolini and Elena Rybakina were both emphatic winners on day three, with Emma Navarro and Emma Raducanu ...

Three-time losing finalist Daniil Medvedev and home favourite ... with former finalist Elena Rybakina also in action. Fritz blitzed fellow American Jenson Brooksby for the loss of only five ...

Three-time Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev smashed his racket ... It was plain sailing for former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina as she blitzed Australian wildcard Emerson Jones ...

Day Three at the Australian Open wraps up the first round and will see the debut of the remaining players in the draw. Daniil Medvedev, Elena Rybakina, Holger Rune, Emma Navarro, and Andrey Rublev

The third day of the Australian Open saw intense matches, with Daniil Medvedev overcoming a setback to advance and Gael Monfils winning a grueling five-setter. Other notable performances included Emma Raducanu's victory despite serving issues,

The No. 6 seed, who confirmed Stefano Vukov was not in attendance, needed just 53 minutes in her first Grand Slam match with coach Goran Ivanisevic Tuesday.

The Australian Open is drawing closer, and in a new Daily Dose of Social Media, we take a look at the final preparations being made by ATP and WTA stars ahead of the year’s first Grand Slam.