Australian Open 2026 Live: Track Norrie, Zverev & More Matches

Post Jonathan Jurejko BBC Sport tennis news reporter in Melbourne Classic Melbourne. The dark clouds had whizzed past overhead for a while, but the downpour went from 0-60 in a second. Norrie and Nava cowered under towels and sun-brollies for a few minutes while the chair umpire checked the forecast. Then came the bad news. Looks like the rain is set for the best part of an hour, but you'd imagine the players would rather see if they can stick it out tonight. With floodlights on all courts at Melbourne Park, they can play until they need to. So no chance of them calling it a night yet. Time for a warming cuppa... Paolini in front Paolini 4-1 Frech The top 10 women's seeds all remain in the tournament on day four in Melbourne. And, on current evidence, that looks as though it should b the case at the start of day five. That's because Italian seventh seed Jasmine Paolini is a break to the good at 4-1 up against Poland's Magdalena Frech. Paolini hasn't had it all her own way. She had to see off three break points to hold for a 2-1 lead, and three more to back up her breakthrough. Zverev up a break in set three *Zverev 6-3 4-6 4-2 Muller Alexander Zverev hits the front for a second time in set three. The world number three, a runner-up here last year, forced the breakthrough for a 3-1 lead in the third set but Alexandre Muller responded immediately. However, Zverev manages to sneak back in front just before the rain begins to fall in Melbourne. When able, he'll return to the court serving for a 5-2 lead. Game and second set - De Minaur De Minaur 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 Medjedovic To the delight of the vast majority of those inside Rod Laver Arena, Alex de Minaur levels the match. After finally finding a way to break down Hamad Medjedovic's serve in the sixth game, De Minaur sets up three set points on his opponent's serve and takes the third. With that four-game streak, there's no denying there's been a significant momentum shift over the past 20 minutes in this one. Great Britain's Katie Boulter, knocked out of the women's singles yesterday, is among those hoping he can push on to victory from here. De Minaur breaks *De Minaur 6-7 (5-7) 4-2 Medjedovic There is the breakthrough for Alex de Minaur! And how he has been made to work for that. With the backing of the home support on Rod Laver Arena, the Australian number one eventually ends a nine-minute game with his sixth break point to breach Serbian Hamad Medjedovic's serve. After losing a first-set tie-break, it puts him on course to level the match. Approaching 9pm local time, nobody is leaving this night session early.