Seeded fifth and heavily favoured to win, Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada had to dig deep on Tuesday to avoid another ATP Tour upset.

Unbearable noise forced a match close to the Australian Open's polarizing "party court" to be moved, but the men playing in front of "extremely drunk" fans said they loved the atmosphere. A second-round clash between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina was briefly suspended on Wednesday night in the opening set at Melbourne Park.

The former World No. 6 has had a respectable start to his 2025 tour campaign, going 1-1 in his United Cup matches for Team Canada (which ... their match beforehand. Cazaux, meanwhile, played ...

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has won the Adelaide International, beating American Sebastian Korda 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the final.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA (AP) _ Results Wednesday from Adelaide International 1 at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre (seedings in parentheses): Marcos Giron, United States, def. Denis Shapovalov, Canada, 7-5, 6-2. Felix Auger-Aliassime (5), Canada, def. Arthur Cazaux, France, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime would have squared off if both won their respective matches on Wednesday at the Adelaide International, but the Canadians settled for a 1-1 record.

The second-round meeting between Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime had to be suspended during the first set, and was later moved to a different court. Here’s why.

The Australian Open is well and truly underway, with six out of the eight British tennis players commanding their first matches of the grand slam. Only Cameron Norrie and Sonay Kartal failed to find passage in the first round respectably losing to higher-ranked opponents.

Overzealous fans at the Australian Open’s so-called “Party Court” — a venue equipped with a bar — grew so loud that a nearby match was moved to a different arena.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP) _ Results Monday from Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): Jakub Mensik, Czechia, def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3. Alex Michelsen, United States, def. Stefanos Tsitsipas (11), Greece, 7-5, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.

Jessica Pegula dropped just five games to romp past Maria Sakkari at the Adelaide International on Wednesday in a delayed start to her season days before the Australian Open.

Top-seeded Tommy Paul survived a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 scare from French lucky loser Manuel Guinard, and No. 5 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada rallied for a 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 defeat of Frenchman Arthur Cazaux. Australian Rinky Hijikata ousted No. 7 Brandon ...