Jack Draper said the abuse he received during his thrilling five-set Australian Open comeback over home favourite Thanasi Kokkinakis inspired him to raise his level as the British No 1 reached the third round of the grand slam for the first time.

From the moment Draper walked onto John Cain Arena, the British No. 1 was met with a chorus of boos from the predominantly Australian crowd

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Jabs, jokes, and insightful comments make the list of the best comments from Day 3 of the Australian Open. Coco Gauff of USA celebrates before winning her round 2 match against Jodie Burrage of Great Britain during the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Wednesday, January 15, 2025. / IMAGO / AAP

The third day of the 2025 Australian Open on Wednesday was filled with drama as No. 7 Novak Djokovic survived a scare against qualifier Jaime Faria, and No. 3 Coco Gauff was pushed to the brink by Jodie Anna Burrage.

Coco Gauff stretched her unbeaten start to 2025 to seven matches and 14 sets by moving into the third round at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over 173rd-ranked Jodie Burrage of Britain at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday.

No. 3 seed Coco Gauff able to "step up my level" at the right time to dispatch Jodie Burrage in second round at Melbourne.

Jodie Burrage's Australian Open came to an end on Wednesday as she succumbed to a valiant 6-3, 7-5 defeat to American world No. 3 Coco Gauff.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz picked up wins Wednesday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.

Heavyweights Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have taken vastly different paths to the Australian Open third round. World No.3 Alcaraz laid down a marker with a strong serving display in his 6-0 6-1 6-4 demolition of Japanese opponent Yoshihito Nishioka on Wednesday.

Four-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz said he was "really, really happy" with his form after an ominous display of strength at the Australian Open on Wednesday to sprint into the third round. "The less time you spend on court in the Grand Slams,