By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -French flair topped American firepower as Gael Monfils turned back the clock to dump fourth seed Taylor Fritz out of the Australian Open on Saturday and celebrate his place in the last 16 with a dance on court.

Gael Monfils has joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open’s fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988.

Taylor Fritz plays Gael Monfils at the 2025 Australian Open. Our Australian Open odds series has our Fritz Monfils prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch Fritz-Monfils. The men’s Australian Open is making headlines for a number of reasons.

Novak Djokovic will resume his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title when the fourth round of the Australian Open begins on Sunday at Melbourne Park, where defending women's champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva.

It promises to be an entertaining eighth day at the Australian Open with plenty of star power on display. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, including all the action from the women’s singles,

Novak Djokovic stepped up a level in his Australian Open third round match against Tomas Machac, brushing the Czech aside 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 with a vintage performance to reach the second week at Melbourne Park for the 17th time.

"Every person that’s bought a ticket to come out here and heckle me ... it’s all going towards the Danielle Collins fund."

Danielle Collins played up a hostile crowd during her second-round win at the Australian Open against home favorite Destanee Aiava.

Danielle Collins has gotten into a back-and-forth with a booing crowd at the Australian Open after eliminating a local player