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Round three of Australian Open 2026 promises a feast of compelling matchups.

From master-and-apprentice duels to magical shot-makers and former top-10 rivals, there’s something for every tennis fan.

Here are the five matches you won’t want to miss.

Alex de Minaur and Frances Tiafoe have both made significant strides since turning pro in 2015.

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Even though de Minaur is the higher seed, he has never gone where Tiafoe has been, and that is a grand slam semifinal. Head-to-head, de Minaur has won three of four times. de Minaur won the last meeting, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the fourth round of the 2025 National Bank Open in Toronto.

Paul reached the Australian Open semifinal in 2023, and is 4-0 all-time against Davidovich-Fokina, who reached the fourth round of the 2025 Australian Open. Paul has beaten Davidovich-Fokina twice at the Australian Open in the past (second round in 2023, 6-2, 2-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4, and fourth round in 2025, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1).

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