Second-week berths are up for grabs as third-round action in our men's and women's singles draws wraps up.
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Here's our pick of the best matches on offer on Day 6.
Iga Swiatek v Daria Kasatkina
Pole Iga Swiatek has had no trouble keeping herself busy off-court of late, reading Margaret Mitchell's classic Gone With The Wind, hitting the beach, watching her idol Rafael Nadal in action, and even keeping an eye on some of her prospective rivals' televised matches.
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Swiatek won't have had to see 25th seed Daria Kasatkina's opening two rounds to know the Russian is on a roll.
Kasatkina opened the season with back-to-back semifinals in Melbourne and Sydney, the latter at which she did not drop a set against Sofia Kenin, Elise Mertens and Garbine Muguruza before she fell to eventual champion Paula Badosa.
Swiatek and Kasatkina played once last year, in the round of 16 at Eastbourne, and it was the Russian who prevailed in three sets.
The seventh seed has reached the fourth round the past two years while the Australian Open remained the only Slam Kasatkina had not progressed as far.
"I think in both matches that I lost here against Anette Kontaveit and (Simona) Halep, I could see that they had more experience," Swiatek said.
"I'm also the one that was on tour for three years now, so I feel like it's going to be easier for me to adjust and find solutions."
Daniil Medvedev v Botic van de Zandschulp
Only one man managed to snaffle a set off Daniil Medvedev on the Russian's path to a maiden Grand Slam title in New York last year.
On Saturday, that contender – 26-year-old Botic van de Zandschulp – crosses the second seed for the second straight major.
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The 56th-ranked Dutchman – who reached his maiden Slam quarterfinal at the US Open – benefited when Richard Gasquet pulled the pin at 4-6 6-0 4-0 (ret) during their second-round clash.
"Of course, it will depend on the other opponents. But, yeah, it's like a big challenge where you can fail it and go home the next day. But I'm happy that I managed to make this challenge."
Aryna Sabalenka v Marketa Vondrousova
Serving yips considered – she has tallied 31 double faults in two matches already – Aryna Sabalenka has found a way to survive her opening two rounds against players ranked in the triple digits.
Such was the Belarusian's explosive all-court ability against Storm Sanders and Wang Xinyu, she backed herself in to finish the job even when one of her biggest weapons had gone awry.
"I already have a lot of experience playing without the serve and I just kept telling myself ‘You have enough shots to still win the match even if you cannot serve', so I think this kind of mentality helped me stay in the game and actually helped me find my serve," Sabalenka said.
That option won't stack up for long if she doesn't start to find her range against higher-ranked foes, including third-round opponent, 31st-seeded southpaw Marketa Vondrousova.
The Czech has looked comfortable in her opening two rounds and has won two of the pair's four encounters but Sabalenka was at her dominant best in their most recent showdown in Miami last year.
Felix Auger-Aliassime v Dan Evans
The last-standing Brit, Dan Evans, has spent just an hour and 48 minutes on court to book a return to the third round at Melbourne Park for the second time.
The 24th seed dropped just seven games against Belgian former world No.7 David Goffin and was gifted a free passage thanks to Arthur Rinderknech's walkover.
It comes in stark contrast to the route his younger, high-seeded opponent, Felix Auger-Aliassime has taken so far.
The ninth-seeded US Open semifinalist needed three hours and 43 minutes to fight off Emil Ruuusuvuori, and four hours and 23 minutes to avoid a fifth set against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
"A great day, a long day, more than four hours on the court, so definitely getting plenty of tennis so far this week," Auger-Aliassime said.
The pair has squared off once before at this site, in the final of the Murray River Open leading into last year's Australian Open. Evans claimed that in straight sets for his first title, while the defeat left the Canadian 0-7 in tour finals.
Andrey Rublev v Marin Cilic
Medvedev's compatriot Andrey Rublev was a late scratching from Russia's ATP Cup team due to Covid-19 but has shown no lingering effects, conceding seven games or fewer in each of his first two rounds.
On the heels of Team Russia's triumph to open last season, Rublev's eight-match winning streak came to an end against his teammate and eventual finalist Medvedev in the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park.
The speedy Rublev's all-or-nothing aggression is best suited to hard courts but will be tested against former US Open champion Marin Cilic.
The fifth seed owns a commanding 4-1 record against the former world No.3, with all his wins coming on the surface, including twice last year at Masters 1000 events in Cincinnati and Miami.
Cilic has runs on the board at the Australian Open, where Roger Federer ended his run in the 2018 final in five sets.
The Croatian came into his 14th campaign at Melbourne Park with back-to-back semifinals in Adelaide.