Australian Open day four results as Jack Draper wins epic vs Thanasi Kokkinakis, wins for Jakub Mensik, Coco Gauff & Novak Djokovic

Draper finally wins!

The epic encounter finally concludes with Draper winning the fifth set!

Draper has victory in sight

From going so close to defeat, Draper is now serving for the match as we approach midnight in Melbourne.

Tommy Paul a break up in the fourth set. Nishikori 7-6 0-6 3-6 1-2* Paul

Patten: “Paul looks to be on his way to the third round here on 1573 Arena, as Nishikori’s struggles continue. The American has managed to secure an early break and will be looking to consolidate before the Japanese star can start to think of pulling off another of his miraculous comebacks.”

4-3 Draper

Even after nearly four hours of play there’s still ittle to split these two warriors apart. Draper leads 4-3.

3-2 Draper

It’s still anyone’s game but Draper has the lead as the fans try and will Kokkinakis to victory.

It’s still tight

The fifth set is 1-1 but Draper is looking the sharper of the two, with his forehand on fire after a flaky start to the match.

Pause in play

Kokkinakis is taking his time to return to the court with his shoulder bothering him. He’s just lost four games on the spin and his momentum – as well as his serve – has deserted him. Can he pick himself up for one last set?

We’re all square

From the brink of elimination, Draper has fought back from the death to make it 4-4 and take us to a deciding set.

Draper leads!

Well, just as Kokkinakis seemed to have it sewn up, Draper his hit back and leads the set 6-5!

Tommy Paul takes the second set. Nishikori 7-6 0-6 Paul

Patten: “What a way to bounce back for Paul after dropping the first set against Nishikori. The American didn’t drop a game in the second as he takes the second set, and looks to have all the momentum as we head into a third. There could yet be a few more twists and turns in this one, however, and we all know how good Nishikori gets when things go long!”

Draper levels the game

Draper has won seven points in a row and is ensuring Kokkinakis has to work for his victory and he has just broken Draper’s streak.

Draper not giving up without a fight

Draper has just made it 5-4, earning the winning point after a splendid rally. However, it’s Kokkinakis’ swerve for the match.

Tommy Paul running away with second set. Nishikori* 7-6 0-5 Paul

Patten: “Things are quickly unravelling for the Japanese star here, as after a stellar first set, his form has dropped off massively in the second. Paul is now deservedly just a break away from leveling this one up, as Nishikori must hold serve to stay in the second set.”

Kokkinakis closing in

Kokkinakis has never reached the third round of the Australian Open before but he’s within touching distance now.

He’s just gone 5-3 up in the fourth set, one more win and he will be through!

Alexander Zverev takes two set lead. Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-4 Pedro Martinez

Patten: “The number two seed looks to be making his way into the third round, as he takes a commanding lead over his Spanish opponent. A tougher second set, followed a dominant first, but neither stopped the German from establishing his dominance on Rod Laver Arena.”

Tommy Paul takes commanding lead in the second set. Nishikori* 7-6 0-3 Paul

Patten: “Having dropped the first set, the American has started the second in fine form. Paul grabbed the early break, and quickly held serve as he takes a 3-0 lead here on 1573 Arena.”

Kei Nishikori wins the first set. Nishikori 7-6 Paul

Patten: “After more than an hour of back and forth action on 1573 Arena, the Japanese star clinches the first set against Tommy Paul. Nishikori found an extra gear at the end there as he takes the early lead. The eye catching stat at the end of the first set is Paul’s second serve struggles, winning just 23% of those points. Something the American will need to get a handle of if he wants to turn this one around.”

Strange development

The fans aren’t happy and the players don’t look it either as the umpire interrupts a rally and then Kokkinakis allows the points to be awarded to Draper rather than replay it, though it’s not clear why the umpire stopped proceedings. Kokkinakis hits straight back to level again.

The Aussie is being praised for his sportsmanship.

Kokkinakis takes the game

The Cain arena explodes with cheers as Kokkinakis takes the game and the ascendency in the set. He’s on the march now.

Kei Nishikori and Tommy Paul go the distance in the first set. Nishikori 6-6 Paul

Patten says: “This one has really delivered so far, and there has been nothing to separate the pair as we head to a tiebreak. Nishikori had the chance to serve out the set at 5-3, before the American broke back brilliantly.”

Sebastian Korda knocked out of the Australian Open

Patten: “An American star tipped for big things at this year’s tournament is out, after a five set defeat to home favorite Alexsandar Vukic. The 22nd seed was favored by some to face off against Carlos Alcaraz in the fourth round, but was shocked by Vukic.

“The Australian has achieved his best Grand Slam result with his win over Korda, and will now prepare to take on the winner of Thanasi Kokkinakis and Jack Draper in the next round.”

Here we go again

Game three in set four has gone 40-40 but Kokkinakis has the early advantage and it feels like his game to lose now.

Tommy Paul survives in the first set. Nishikori 5-4 Paul*

Patten: “Kei Nishikori couldn’t quite hold his nerve, and we’re back on serve in the first set. Pressure’s back on Paul now, as holding serve hasn’t proved an easy task so far in this one.”

A historic day for Mensik

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Kokkinakis takes the set

In a lengthy battle of a set that included one game that lasted over 15 minutes, Kokkinakis claims a 6-3 win.

Kei Nishikori breaks Nishikori* 5-3 Paul

Patten: “The Japanese star regains the advantage in the first set, with a lovely shot. Paul hasn’t played badly at all here, but Nishikori now has the opportunity to serve out for a one set lead.”

Advantage Kokkinakis

The crowd favourite’s forehand has seen him smash into a 5-3 leader and Draper has been warned for ball abuse.

Kokkinakis is raising the roof

After clinching the last game, Kokkinakis has all the momentum and the crowd is coming alive as he storms into a 40-15 lead.

Tommy Paul holds serve Nishikori* 3-3 Paul

Patten: “After an eight minute game, Paul holds serve, and levels things up on 1573 Arena. It looks likely that this will be the last match to finish today, and there won’t be many complaints, as the pair are dishing up an excellent second-round contest.”

Kokkinakis finally takes the game

Phewwww, what a finale to the game that was. The competitors were deadlocked on 40 a piece for an age, often swapping the advantage, but it’s Kokkinakis who clinches it to go 4-3 ahead in the set.

Interesting round three for Djokovic

Matthew Johns says: “An intriguing scenario has now emerged ahead of round three, where Djokovic meets Tomas Machac.

The Czech ace just knocked out all 6 feet 11 inches of Reilly Opelka, who incidentally ended Djokovic’s run at the Brisbane International earlier this month, becoming the first American to beat the Serbian since Sam Querrey at Wimbledon in 2016.

So close

From Draper’s advantage it’s now Kokkinakis’ as the seventh point in set three goes to the wire and we’re now back to 40-40!

Tommy Paul breaks straight back. Nishikori 3-2 Paul*

Patten says: “Nishikori didn’t hold on to the break for long, as a long deuce went the way of the 27-year-old American. This one is already delivering, as we’re back on serve in the first set.”

Kei Nishikori breaks Tommy Paul in the first set. Nishikori 3-1 Paul

George Patten says: “The Japanese star has started strongly on 1573 Arena, and has grabbed an early break against the 12th seed. Nishikori has been aggressive, and isn’t showing any signs of fatigue after his five set battle against Thiago Monteiro.

“There’s still a long way to go in this one, however, and it wouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone if it goes the distance.”

Kokkinaskis comes back swinging

After taking a six-minute medial break, Kokkinakis has come back swinging and won the next two games to go ahead in the set. The time-out was well-placed to stifle Draper’s growing momentum.

Arthur Fils impresses in victory

TTG’s George Patten says: “There’s been a lot of talk about Joao Fonseca over the day or two, and rightly so, but one youngster who deserves just as much hype is Arthur Fils.

“The 20-year-old is set for a top-20 debut after the Australian Open and has just qualified for the third round of a hard-court Major for the first time.

“He’ll face a tough test against fellow Frenchman Ugo Humbert or Lebanese qualifier Hady Habib in the third round, with a win potentially setting up a blockbuster clash with world number two Alexander Zverev.

“A clash that could be pretty feisty, after their encounter in Hamburg last year…”

Treatment for Kokkinakis

Just as Draper looked set to hold a point, Kokkinakis struck back to claim the game and go ahead in set three. However, he is receiving treatment for that pesky shoulder and being massaged heavily.

A fantastic Coco Gauff stat

And she’s only getting started.

The third set remains competitive

It remains a close contest as the pair have traded games to start set three.

Zverev ready to compete

Second seed Zverev is about to compete against Spaniard Martinez in his round 2 match at the Laver.

What a shot from Jakub Mensik

Elsewhere, check out this point-winning shot from the new kid on the block!

Draper levels the match

Draper finally looks to have claimed some ascendency and powered on to take the second set 6-3. Is this the catalyst for a strong win?

Attentions turn to Draper vs Kokkinakis

From one knife-edged game to another, there is still little to separate Draper and Kokkinakis, with the Brit winning set two 4-3.

Game set and match to Gauff

It wasn’t convincing after being pushed all the way by Burrage but Gauff emerges victorious. She was 5-3 down in set two but fired back to win 7-5.

Gauff playing for the win

Gauff is now 6-5 ahead and is playing for the win. Burrage had one misfire but just hit a fantastic back hand on the line to go 30-15 up.

So tense

Gauff wins a remarkable point but Burrage hits straight back to make it 40-40 but a fifth double fault hands the advantage to the American.

Gauff comes back again

Burrage did so well to go 5-3 up but has since seen her level dip and Gauff has been able to level things back up.

Draper breaks

The second set starts well for Draper as he gets an early break as Kokkinakis double faults… Meanwhile, it’s break point Burrage.

We’ve got a game here!

Burrage has sorted out her faulty forehand and just won a fantastic 17-shot rally that had the crowd in raptures. She’s 40-0 up here… and she takes the game. She’s now 4-3 ahead!

Burrage is level in the set!

This is a must-win set for Burrage and she’s putting it all on the line to drag the set back to 3-3.

Kokkinakis finally wins epic first set

Kokkinakis wins a gruelling and epic first set 7-6 with the tie break and it’s no less than he deserves with his excellent serving despite carrying a shoulder problem.

Burrage fights back

Just as break point looked inevitable, Burrage pulls an ace out of the bag to claw things back to 2-1.

Draper forces tie break

A thrilling first set between Draper and Kokkinakis has seen Draper hold to make it 6-6 and force a tie break.

Burrage squanders chance

Burrage put herself in a great position to level the set but squandered her chances and allowed Gauff to take the 2-0 lead. She’s now slamming her racket in frustration as he forehand lets her down again.

A concern for Gauff

TTG’s Matthews Johns says: “As always, Coco Gauff covered the court so well in that first set and always felt on top against Jodie Burrage. However, what will be of concern for the world number three is her first serve percentage being down at 48%.

“When you compare it to her first round match against Sofia Kenin where Gauff was up at 70%, it is hard to pinpoint what has changed so drastically in the past couple of days.”

Gauff leads set two

Gauff takes the first game of set two with her third break, it’s not the start Burrage needed.

Gauff takes the first set

Gauff manages to quash Burrage’s resistance to take the opening set 6-3, sealing the set with a forehand to hold.

Draper and Kokkinakis neck and neck

The two competitors are going tit for tat and now stand at four games a piece in the opening set. Draper isn’t having as much success on his serve but is managing to stick in there.

Impressive serve from Kokkinakis

Despite his sore shoulder, Kokkinakis is registering fantastic numbers with his serve. He is registering an average speed of 192kph and has won 13 points from his 15 serves so far.

Gauff pulls ahead

Gauff has responded to Burrage’s resurgence well and has stretchered her advantage to 5-2.

Possible injury for Kokkinakis

Kokkinakis has a slim 3-2 advantage over Draper in the first set but it appears the Aussie isn’t feeling 100%.

Journalist Jonathan Jurejko from the BBC reports from Melbourne: “While it was a good hold from Kokkinakis, I’m not convinced he is feeling great.

“He shot a concerned look to his box after the second service point and is regularly shaking his shoulder out.”

It’s since gone 3-3 and Kokkinakis appeared to take pain killers before dropping the game.

It’s 3-2!

This first set has just got very interesting as Burrage has clawed the score back to 3-2 after being three down. There’s a great match on the cards here.

Burrage gets on the board

The first set was looking like a white wash with Gauff cruising to a 3-0 lead but Burrage has finally got on the board to make it 3-1.

An England vs Australia derby

Meanwhile, at the John Cain Arena, Englishman Jack Draper faces off against Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis. The players are out warming up ahead of getting underway as Gauff wins the first game of the first set.

Coco Gauff coming up

We’re heading to the Rod Laver Arena as Coco Gauff faces off against Jodie Burrage.

Today’s big upset

There has already been a massive upset on Day Four as last year’s runner-up Qinwen Zheng lost to Laura Siegemund in straight sets.

Shnaider emerges victorious

The Aussie fans have been left gutted after Shneider defeated Tomlajanovic 6-4, 7-5 in about 90 minutes. It was a hotly contested affair but too many mistakes from the home favourite proved costly.

The 12 seed advances and is looking strong in the competition.

Tomlajanovic taking it to Shnaider

We’re still in the second set in this enthralling encounter, with the score 5 games a piece. Tomljanovic has her tail up and is taking the game to Shnaider.

Day 5 schedule

Day 5 will see top seed Jannik Sinner return to action against Australian Tristan Schoolkate tomorrow.

You can find the full schedule here.

Alcaraz warns tennis about Fonseca

The arrival of Joao Fonseca was the story of Day Three after he defeated top 10 seed Rublev and now Carlos Alcaraz has warned the world of tennis that is is on notice.

Alcaraz won his round 2 match earlier today in straight sets against Nishioka.

Shnaider strikes first vs Tomljanovic

A gripping first set between Shnaider and Tomlajanovic sees the Russian striker first to silence the partisan crowd supporting their home-country favourite.

Schnaider takes a close contest 6-4 but Tomlajanovic took her all the way and you expect more tense action to come.

Day four results so far

It’s been another action-packed- day so far.

Sabalebja 6-7
Bouzas Maneiro 3-5

Mertens 4-2
Pegula 6-6

Siegemund 7-6
Zheng 6-3

Djokovic 6-6-6-6
Faria 1-7-3-2

Nishioka 0-1-4
Alcaraz 6-6-6

Thompson 3-2-4
Borges 6-6-6

Polmans & Romios 7-3-6
Guinard & Rinderknech 6-6-3

Samsonova 1-2
Danilovic 6-6

Opelka 6-6-7-6-4
Machac 3-7-6-7-6

Uchijima 4-6-6
Andreeva 6-3-7

Muchova 6-1-3
Osaka 1-6-6

Boleli & Vavassori 6-6
Frantzen & Jebens

Lamens 1-6
Bencic 6-7

Maria 2-2
Tauson 6-6

Rakhimova & Sorribes Tormo 6-6
Danilina & Khromacheva 3-1

Bucsa 6-4-4
Fernandez 3-6-6

Lehecka 6-3
Gaston 3-1 (retired)

Bortolotti & Cobolli 5-4
Darderi & Hidalgo 7-6

Murray & Peers 6-6-6
Gojo & Kecmanovic 3-7-3

Collins & Krawczyk 6-4-3
Dabrowski & Routliffe 4-6-6

Bonzi 6-6-3-6
Passaro 2-4-6-4

Sramkova & Tomova 6-7
Jiang & Wang 2-5

Dolehide & Krueger 4-2
Aoyama & Hozumi 6-6

Mladenovic & Zhang 5-6-7
Kessler & Rus 7-3-6

Babos & Melichar-Martinez 7-6
Baptiste & McNally 6-4

What Djokovic told Faria after the match

Djokovic had high praise for Faria after the match and revealed what he told him following his victory.

He said: “I think i responded very well, third and fourth set the way I ended the match. in the wise words of Daniil Medvedev, if the new generation play this way they’re going to have everything, money girls, everything. I just loved that comment.

“He [Faria] was playing lights out tennis, towards the end of the second set and start of the third I had to weather the storm. He practically had second serves all match, its hard playing someone like that who has nothing to lose. He’s a big guy, very young.

“I told him at the net the future is bright for him he should keep going.”

Djokovic on his new Grand Slam record

Speaking after the win, Djokovic said: “I love this sport, I love competition. I try to give my best every single time. It’s been over 20 years I’ve been competing, if I win or lose one thing for sure I’ll always leave my heart on the court.

“Grand slams are the pillars of our sport. They motivate the youngest children. When I was a kid my oldest memory of tennis was watching Wimbledon finals. Grand slams are the most important finals in our sport. I’m just blessed to be making another record today.”

Djokovic advances!

Jaime Faria put in a spirited fight but the 7th-seed Novak Djokovic advances after a three-hour slog in four sets, winning three of them.

That’s now the most wins at Grand Slam level in history with 379 in his 430th match.

Djokovic 5-2 Faria in set four

Djokovic looked to be cruising to victory in the round 2 match but Faria is making things awkward in the fourth set as he makes it 5-2. Djokovic serves for the match.

5-1 Djokovic in set four

Faira has taken a 40-0 lead in the seventh game of the fifth set but Djokovic hold a 5-1 lead.

Djokovic in the ascendency

We join the action with Novak Djkokovic on the verge of defeating Jaime Faria. He is currently 4-1 up in the final set, having already won the first and third and narrowly losing the second 7-6.

It’s not over yet, though!

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Welcome to The Tennis Gazette’s live coverage of the Australian Open day four.