Australian Open – Day Three: Live score, game-by-game updates and results as Daniil Medvedev has an epic tantrum as engaged couple Alex De Minaur and Katie Boulter get ready for action

Wow! Daniil Medvedev has fully just lost it on Rod Laver!

The Russian star had gone two sets down to his 23-year-old opponent Kasidit Samrej, who is also ranked as No 418 on the ATP Tour.

But during the third set, the Russian’s frustrations got the better of him, with the world No 5 brutally smashing his racket against the middle of the net after losing a point.

He has broken his racket and the camera that is mounted on the middle of the net, which is now not showing any footage!

So, it seemed like Emma Raducanu has made some alterations to her service game coming into the Australian Open this week.

The British star got her tournament off to a flying start earlier this afternoon beating Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 7-6.

While she had to battle hard in the match, the 22-year-old played some of her best tennis to surpass Alexandrova in both tiebreaks.

But after making some tweaks, Raducanu appeared to struggle with her service game, double-faulting 15 times.

Mail Sport’s Matthew Lambert recaps on what was a great start from the British star.

De Minaur is off to a solid start here. He clinches the first game wrapping up the first exchange with a serve of 209km/h.

Not his fastest, but his placement is perfect, with Van de Zandschulp unable to counter.

And following on from my earlier post, the chances of local hero De Minaur winning this week are actually better than they have ever been for nearly 43 years!

After Daniil Medvedev got a ticking off on the Australian Open’s cartoon broadcast I thought I’d talk a little more about why Tennis Australia are broadcasting matches Wii Sports-style.

Fans have been left in hysterics at the broadcasts with cartoon characters of some of the world’s greatest players taking to the courts around Melbourne Park to play out in real-time real points from the matches.

According to tennis journalist Bastien Fachan, the issue is because of a broadcasting rights issue.

He wrote on X: ‘The Australian Open don’t own all of their broadcasting rights (fairly common), so they’re live-streaming a Wii Tennis-like version of the matches on YouTube – love this.’

The fans inside Rod Laver are showing their love for Alex de Minaur here, letting out a huge roar for the Australian star.

Alex De Minaur had a huge year in 2024, winning 47 times and reaching the quarter-finals or better at 12 tournaments, while picking up two wins in the Netherlands and in Acapulco.

Dubbed ‘the fastest man in tennis’ De Minaur comes into this week with bags of confidence and is being given the backing of one of his compatriots…

We’re live on Rod Laver right now awaiting both Alex de Minaur and Botic van de Zandschulp.

The atmosphere is building inside the stadium and I’ve had to put my hat and another layer of suncream on because the sun is belting down here inside the stadium

Meanwhile, Katie Boulter and Rebecca Marino are about to play at the Kia Arena.

Here come De Minaur and Van de Zandschlup!

I can barely see from my seat the sun is so bright!

If you hadn’t seen it already, the Australian Open are showing live streams for some of the matches that Tennis Australia do not have the rights to.

But while they’re unable to show real-time footage, they have instead been showing the matches in cartoon vision!

Bizarrely it looks like something out of Wii Sports!

And the tournament has hilariously broadcasted Daniil Medvedev’s tirade at the net earlier today, with broadcasters giving the Russian star a warning!

World No 418 Kasidit Samrej battled hard against Daniil Medvedev today on Rod Laver, and despite losing, he has left a lasting impression on the world No 5.

Medvedev lumped praise on the 23-year-old player from Thailand but also made a slightly bizarre comment after the match.

If he plays like this every match his life can be good. Money, girls, casino… Whatever…

If he plays like this every match, if he doesn’t, then he’s not going to have it.

Kasidit Samrej is only the third player from Thailand to contest a Grand Slam singles match in the Open Era.

He played brilliantly today against Daniil Medvedev this afternoon taking two sets off the world No 5.

The World No 418 picked up three wins on the ITF Tour last year and is a hugely impressing talent that we are sure to see here again in the future.

Alex de Minaur and Katie Boulter will get their Australian Open campaigns underway later tonight.

The Aussie is set to take on Botic van de Zandschulp at Rod Laver Arena while the Brit goes up against Canadian star Rebecca Marino.

De Minaur and Boulter dazzled fans at the end of last year announcing that they had secretly got engaged.

But the Aussie copped a stinging reply from Boulter earlier today after a picture of him has been going viral.

Daniil Medvedev has booked his passage to the second round of the Australian Open despite smashing the net at the Rod Laver Arena to bits in his clash against Kasidit Samrej.

It was a tough match for the Russian who went 2-1 down in the match before going on to win 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2.

Despite his earlier meltdown, Daniil Medvedev has fought his way back to go 2-2 and has vastly improved striking 44 winners and 22 aces.

But his third-set tirade has left many around Rod Laver and on social media shocked.

‘Not sure that camera will work any more,’ said one commentator after the insane moment.

Meanwhile, grounds staff have been on the court attempting to fix the camera.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Gael Monfils put on a show for fans currently putting on a show on Court 3!

I can hear the roars going up all the way from the media centre too!

It was Monfils though who would claim the win 7-6 6-3 6-7 6-7 6-4.

Cam Norrie took ill during last-weeks warm-up event in Auckland, with the British star admitting following his defeat by Matteo Berrettini that he had barely practised ahead of today’s match.

I haven’t been able to prepare as well as I could. I’ve been pretty sick in Auckland, then coming here. Just barely practised.

Honestly, I’ve been feeling the ball so well. Pre-season was excellent. It was a bit unfortunate with the timing. I definitely gave myself the best chance. Just hit the wall after like an hour and a bit. I was not able to stay sharp on court.

It’s disappointing. Yeah, It is what it is. Most importantly just to get my health back to 100 per cent and get some rest. Just tough to sustain that today.

Frances Tiafoe shocked some fans yesterday as he appeared to throw up on the court during his first-round victory against Arthur Rinderknech.

He credited the moment to being ‘overly hydrated’ having ‘mixed a lot of electrolytes’ before claiming he hadn’t eaten since 10 o’clock, before going on to play for four hours.

It showed how much of a gruelling sport tennis really is, with pro players placing a huge emphasis on their nutrition and hydration to ensure they perform to the best standards while on the court.

In fact, Emma Raducanu has just revealed what she eats before a match to keep her functioning at the top.

It’s a very early wake-up call. I think for me I struggle to eat when I open my eyes first thing.

I actually was pretty light this morning. I just had some berries and a coffee before I practiced. After practice, I just had toast, like plain toast with honey and a banana. Pure carb-loading.

I couldn’t stomach some rice and salmon. I’ll be sure after this to get my salmon and take in for the day!

Emma Raducanu spoke after her victory on the changes she has made to her service game coming into the Australian Open.

Yeah, honestly I’m not sure what I changed in my serve today. I think it had a mind of its own…

I will be sure to reflect, look at that and come back to you.

Raducanu would serve out 15 double faults and while her first-serve percentage points won sat at a solid 67 per cent, her profitability off her second serve was much lower at 30 per cent.

I think in the first set I was hitting a lot of good first serves. I hit a few aces. At the same time I was hitting a [lot of] double faults.

I think as the balls got heavier it was a lot more difficult. As I think more kept coming it was not easy to refocus but I knew that even if I was down, I have great returns. It was good to be able to rely on other parts of my game today that I know are quite strong.

I’m just very proud that I didn’t let it affect me too much and let the match run away from me.

Good afternoon (or good morning if you’re waking up in the United Kingdom)!

It’s a hot day here in Melbourne, it’s 26ºc but it feels way, way hotter out there.

On my travels this morning I’ve seen fans running through sprinklers and long queues outside the peach ice cream stand next to the Kia Arena.

It’s been a busy day on court too!

British fans will be excited to hear that Emma Raducanu has advanced to the second round of the Australian Open, beating Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 7-6.

We’ve also got some huge matches coming your way later today with newly-engaged couple, Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur in action!

First, though, let’s recap on Emma Raducanu’s win from today… here’s the moment she clinched victory!