Highlights of the sixth day of the Australian Open on Friday (all times GMT): 0932 GAUFF DUMPS OUT FERNANDEZ IN STRAIGHT SETS American third seed Coco Gauff made light work of Leylah Fernandez, beating the Canadian 30th seed 6-4 6-2 on Margaret Court Arena.

Tennis Australia has followed the lead of a number of other sports by animating their players in a video game-esque format. In this case, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff et al look like characters from Wii Tennis.

Danielle Collins of the United States provokes the crowd after defeating Destanee Aiava of Australia in the second round on Day 5 of the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 16, 2025 Danielle Collins got the last laugh — and a "big fat paycheck" — at the 2025 Australian Open.

The Australian Open crowd really did not like American Danielle Collins during her second round 7–6, 4–6, 6–2 win over the Aussie native Destanee Aiava on Thursday. The crowd heckled Collins throughout the entirety of the match,

American tennis player Taylor Fritz said Thursday he is donating the prize money he earned for his first-round victory at the Australian Open -- about $82,000 -- to relief funds to help people affected by the wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

American tennis player Taylor Fritz is donating the prize money he earned for his first-round victory at the Australian Open — about $82,000 — to relief funds to help people affected by the wildfires

American world number four Taylor Fritz said Thursday he will donate his $82,000 first-round prize money from the Australian Open to help victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, calling the devastation "insane".