Tennis star Naomi Osaka made a surprising decision amid the Australian Open tournament after her happy start. The update came late Saturday in Melbourne about two hours before the pair were expected to face off in Saturday’s session.

MELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Highlights of the seventh day at the Australian Open on Saturday (times GMT): 1125 RYBAKINA BEATS VALENTOVA Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina cruised past Czech Republic's Tereza Valentova 6-2 6-3 as the fifth seed from Kazakhstan set up a fourth-round clash with Belgian 21st seed Elise Mertens.

Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka in third-round action at the Australian Open - listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and follow text updates.

Every year in Australia, the city of Melbourne (metro population of approximately 5.5 million), hosts two major global events: the tennis world’s Australian Open (this year Jan. 12-Feb. 1) and auto racing’s Australian Grand Prix (March 6-8).

By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - World number two Iga Swiatek was given an almighty scare by Russian Anna Kalinskaya before earning a 6-1 1-6 6-1 victory on Saturday and advancing to the Australian Open fourth round.

College tennis players succeeding at Grand Slams used to be seen as a quirk. Now it is a feature of the tennis elite.

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With his first-round win over Pedro Martinez, Djokovic equaled two all-time tennis records by starting his 21st Australian Open and his 81st Grand Slam event, and he added another milestone with his 100th win at Melbourne Park.