Australian Open Day Five: Live score and game-by-game updates as Tennis fans swoon over Alex de Minaur’s fiancée Katie Boulter after her ‘sweet’ behind-the-scenes act, as Tristan Schoolkate gets off to the perfect start against Jannik Sinner

We saw Alex de Minaur warming down on a bike on Tuesday evening following his victory against Botic van de Zandchulp.

Before rushing over to watch his new fiancee Boulter, who was in action at the Kia Arena, De Minaur had to complete his warm-down. But that was not going to stop him from watching his beau in action, as he flicked on the telly to watch Boulter battle her way to victory against Rebecca Marino.

Well, earlier today, the shoe was on the other foot it seems!

Boulter was seen warming up for her second-round clash against Veronika Kudermetova backstage at Melbourne Park on Thursday.

But mid-way through her warm-up boulter was seen running over to the information desk at the entrance to the player’s gym and asked staff to switch the televisions inside the fitness studio to De Minaur’s match.

Emma Raducanu said she had tried to reach out to apologise to Andy Murray following her controversial withdrawal from their mixed doubles partnership at Wimbledon last year.

The 22-year-old copped widespread flack following the move, even from Murray’s mum, Judy, who posted a sarcastic message on X claiming Raducanu’s injury withdrawal was ‘astonishing’.

The Brit, who advanced to the third round of the women’s singles event earlier this afternoon, was forced to withdraw from the match citing a need to protect an injured wrist.

MATTHEW LAMBERT has the full scoop from Melbourne Park below…

It’s been a disappointing week for both Kyrgios and Kokkinakis.

First it was Kyrgios who suffered defeat by Jacob Fearnley on Monday night here at the John Cain Arena.

He raised fears over who long he would be able to continue playing, stating that he may not play singles at the Australian Open again.

Then came Kokkinakis. In a brutal five-set thriller last night, injuries got the better of the Australian, as he succumbed to Jack Draper’s late comeback before being knocked out of the men’s singles.

Earlier in the week, Kyrgios said the pair ‘owed it to the fans to go out there and play’ doubles.

But Kokkinakis conceded that he might have to pull out of doubles.

I feel like I’m letting him (Kyrgios) down, I’m letting people down but yeah, I don’t know,’ Kokkinakis said on Wednesday night.

I won’t be able to lift my arm tomorrow. So we’ll see. Unless we’re both playing with underarm serves, it’s looking pretty unlikely.

I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a couple of underarm serves out there already tonight!

Nick Kyrigos and Thanasi Kokkinakis might be 5-3 down right now but the Aussie duo are certainly getting the fans on their feet here.

The pair pulled off some incredible trick shots at the net as they attempted to hold on their own service but they could not stave off the advances of Aleksander Vukic and James Duckworth, with Kokkinakis hitting a ball into the middle of the net.

This is a really fast-moving match, with both partnerships moving through the points very quickly here, it’s hard to keep up with some of the outrageous shots they’re playing as it is!

Fans on X are absolutely gutted for the Brit, who had teased a comeback before being beaten in the third set.

‘Cannot believe Katie Boulter crashes out of the Australian Open in the second round after teasing a comeback,’ one wrote.

‘Katie Boulter yet again gave her all but still not good enough he serve yet again is her weakness,’ another added

After sealing victory earlier this afternoon, Swiatek is here to remind fans how to pronounce her name!

The Polish star has been drawn up against Emma Raducanu in the next round of the tournament and is relishing her match up against the Brit.

It’s going to be a tough one. Emma can play great tennis. We all know that.

So, Yeah I’ll just prepare as before any other match.

It was a tough blow for Katie Boulter, who had been lapping up the atmosphere around Melbourne Park this week, having admitted that she felt at home playing at the Australian Open.

But today she crashed out of the Australian Open, despite a brilliant comeback against Veronika Kudermetova.

Mail Sport’s Matthew Lambert has the full story below…

Huge roars going up for the Aussie duo after both suffered early exits at the Australian Open this week.

We’ve an all-Aussie battle going down at the John Cain Arena right now with the duo taking on Aleksander Vukic and James Duckworth.

Meanwhile, at the Rod Laver Arena, Tristan Schoolkate has allowed Jannik Sinner back into this match, with the Aussie losing the second set 6-4.

That one is going to sting. Boulter worked so hard to fight back in that match having lost the first set.

She pushed hard against Kudermetova in the second to seal a dominant 6-2 win to level but she could not find an extra gear in the final set.

With Alex de Minaur watching on in the stands, Boulter suffered a 6-2 defeat, with Kudermetova sealing a crucial break at 4-2.

The pair had looked pretty inseparable up until then with Boulter failing to convert a break at 2-1.

Oh no! She’s been playing so well and it looks like Kudermetova’s going to hold on her own serve here too.

Kudermetova takes a 4-2 lead and has gone 40-love against Boulter.

Can the Brit drag it back?

Sensational stuff from Katie Boulter as she levels in the second set with a dominant 6-2 victory, breaking her opponent Veronika Kudermetova three times.

She’s forced her opponent to make mistakes here on Court 3, with Kudermetova making 31 unforced errors so far during the match.

But this one looks like it’s going to go down to the wire, with Kudemetova leading the final set 3-2.

There’s loads of Brits inside Court 3 right now cheering Boulter on too!

Tristan Schoolkate, 23, has just become the first player to take a set off reigning Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner, in 106 days.

The Aussie has the Italian on the ropes here at the Rod Laver Arena, with the crowd going mental for Schoolkate.

He wins the set by playing a booming backhand over the net, with Sinner unable to respond, smashing his shot into the middle of the net.

The Perth-born star has only won one game in his career on the ATP Tour, but he is seriously impressing right now on Rod Laver.

Sinner can’t believe it, he holds his hands up to the sky in disbelief!

Sydneysider Alex de Minaur gave a much more partisan answer to the question on who has the best coffee, Sydney or Melbourne.

And perhaps Swiatek should have taken a leaf out of Alex de Minaur’s book.

Speaking about what he gets up to on his day off, he said:

You know it mate, we’ll go find the best coffee shop in town.

That’s what we do.

He was then pressed with the same question as Swiatek.

Look I better keep this amazing crowd on my side. There’s no better place for coffee than… Australia.

It is absolutely bedlam right now in Melbourne Park.

Huge roars are going up at the 1973 Arena as Joao Fonseca and Lorenzo Sonego, after the Brazilian qualifier just broke his Italian opponent to go 4-1 up.

Fans are spilling out of the arena and the atmosphere is electric.

Meanwhile, on Court 3, Katie Boulter has gone a set down against Veronika Kudermetova, losing via a tie-break.

There is work to do for the Brit but she’s fighting back securing a huge break at the start of the second set before holding serve to go 2-0 up.

Oh, and guess who is here watching on?

Yes, her fiance Alex de Minaur, who booked his place in the third round earlier today with a straight-sets win against Tristan Boyer.

It is absolutely bedlam right now in Melbourne Park.

Huge roars are going up at the 1973 Arena as Joao Fonseca and Lorenzo Sonego, after the Brazilian qualifier just broke his Italian opponent to go 4-1 up.

Fans are spilling out of the arena and the atmosphere is electric.

Meanwhile, on Court 3, Katie Boulter has gone a set down against Veronika Kudermetova, losing via a tie-break.

There is work to do for the Brit but she’s fighting back securing a huge break at the start of the second set before holding serve to go 2-0 up.

Oh, and guess who is here watching on?

Yes, her fiance Alex de Minaur, who booked his place in the third round earlier today with a straight-sets win against Tristan Boyer.

Some fans seem to think that there’s been a huge change in Novak Djokovic’s game ever since the Brit came aboard as his coach.

Can you see any differences in Djokovic’s game here?

It’s been an interesting week for Nick Kyrgios after the Aussie star crashed out in the first round of his Grand Slam return on Monday night against Jacob Fearnley.

The divisive and outspoken star is set to return to court later tonight alongside doubles partner Thanasi Kokkinakis, who like the 29-year-old has dropped some bombshell comments this week sounding out fears over his future.

While Kyrgios has sounded off against Jannik Sinner in recent weeks, the Aussie today chose to wage war against Channel 7s new broadcaster, Kane Cornes on X.

Kyrgios lashed out at the former footy player on social media after Cornes had slammed him on SEN Breakfast.

Check out their full exchange below…

Iga Swiatek may have put her foot in it during her post-match interview.

Melbourne is known for having some of the best coffee shops in the whole of Australia.

But after booking her place in the third round of the tournament, the Polish star appeared to ruffle the feathers of some fans inside Rod Laver, after she admitted that the coffee was better in Sydney than it was in Melbourne.

Well, I gotta say, in Sydney I found better coffee shops…

Huge boos rang around the Rod Laver arena as Swiatek laughed, before she backtracked.

But no, no, no, guys! It’s not easy for me to fall asleep during a Grand Slam. My coffee level needs to be a bit lower so I’m only drinking it before the match.

So I didn’t do the right research, so, sorry for my answer.

Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray have set aside their bad blood, but there was a LOT of drama around her shock withdrawal earlier this year.

Even Murray’s mum, Judy, bizarrely got involved in the foray…

Jacob Fearnley and Jack Draper both secured berths in the thrid round of the Australian Open on Wednesday night with two huge victories late in the evening.

And the Brits have continued to dazzle at Melbourne Park, with Emma Raducanu bested Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-5.

Though, fears were raised after Raducanu received treatment on what was a lower back issue during the match.

Today, the Brit showed great tenacity to fight her way past 35-year-old Anisimova.

Speaking on her injury she said:

I haven’t fully investigated it yet. I just did my recovery and stuff. Haven’t seen the physios. I think it’s almost to be expected when you haven’t played a match in so long. And then to have two really physical ones. I think small niggles are going to come up here. and there. I’m just hoping that it is that.

Yeah, I was able to push past some pain today, but I’m going to just try and recover as best as possible over the next day.

It’s been a busy day here already at Melbourne Park!

The big news today is Alex de Minaur has claimed a three-set victory against Tristan Boyer to advance to the second round of the tournament.

Despite there being a lot of expectation on the Australian he’s bounding with confidence and cruised his way past the American at the Rod Laver Arena.

He’ll now take on No 31 seed Francisco Cerundolo from Argentina in the third round.

It was a comfortable win for De Minaur who continues to show how cool he is on the court, despite the wave of expectation on him to break the long wait for a male Aussie player to win at Melbourne Park since Mark Edmonson won at Kooyong in 1976.

Meanwhile, his fiancee, Katie Boulter is due to get underway in the second round shortly with the Brit set to take on Veronika Kudermetova on Court 3.

I also can’t believe it’s Thursday! This week has flown by and we’re nearly into the third round of matches. I’ve been recapping on some of the sights sounds and slightly bizarre things we’ve seen so far at Melbourne Park this week below!