Fourth seed Jasmine Paolini shook off some early nerves to sail into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Mexico's Renata Zarazua. Zarazua, who is playing in only her second Australian Open,

Elina Svitolina hailed a super Saturday for her and husband Gael Monfils at Melbourne Park after both sent world number four players packing from the Australian Open. A finalist at the French Open and Wimbledon last year,

keep playing well and staying at the top of the rankings for as long as possible. Jasmine Paolini was speaking to BBC Sport's Jonathan Jurejko at Melbourne Park.

Jasmine Paolini eased through to the second round of the Australian Open with a dominant 6-0 6-4 win over Chinese qualifier Wei Sijia on Tuesday as the Italian savoured a return to the Grand Slam that launched her golden season last year.

Jannik Sinner and Elina Svitolina won their respective Round 3 matches and advanced to the pre-quarters. While Sinner beat Marcos Giron in straight sets, Svitolina got the better of Jasmine Paolini.

Elina Svitolina beats fourth seed Jasmine Paolini hours after her husband Gael Monfils beat men's fourth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Highlights of the fifth day of the Australian Open on Thursday (all times GMT): 1242 PAOLINI EASES PAST ZARAZUA Last year's French Open and Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini brushed aside Mexico's Renata Zarazua 6-2 6-3 to reach the third round,

MELBOURNE - Jasmine Paolini eased through to the second round ... 29-year-old has eyes on a first Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park, where she reached the fourth round last year after having ...

It's not nice. You never know what you can achieve in life. Jasmine Paolini was speaking to BBC Sport's Jonathan Jurejko at Melbourne Park.

Although she has a 50% win percentage at Melbourne Park, she is in much better form now. Paolini's Ukrainian opponent, Svitolina is much more experienced, as this is her 12th appearance at the ...

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The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, ends on Sunday when defending champion Jannik Sinner faces Alexander Zverev for the men's title. Djokovic's bid for a record-extending 11th Melbourne title ended in anti-climax when he retired injured from his semi-final against Alexander Zverev.