Australian Open semi-finalist Alexander Zverev has hit out at the “absolutely ridiculous” decision to remove let machines from major tournaments as an umpire’s non-call angered his opponent Tommy Paul on Tuesday.

A falling feather leads to a fuming German, a teenager makes an instant impact, and it is double delight for Aussie doubles. Here are the five quick hits from day 10 of the Australian Open.

The top German has questioned why let calls at Melbourne Park are left to the human eye, and not available technology.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Highlights of the eighth day of the Australian Open on Sunday (times GMT): American 12th seed Tommy Paul, a former semi-finalist at Melbourne Park, carved out a comfortable 6-1 6-1 6-1 victory over Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Margaret Court Arena.

Australian Open 2025 sees some of the bigwigs in action today at Melbourne Park including India's Rohan Bopanna. The Indian tennis veteran is in Mixed Doubles action. Moreover, Carlos Alcaraz will take the court as well as well Novak Djokovic.

Alexander Zverev was left bemused after the umpire stopped play in the middle of a rally when a bird's feather floated down on the court during his quarter-final against Tommy Paul at the Australian Open on Tuesday.

Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside teenager Mirra Andreeva and Coco Gauff rallied past Belinda Bencic to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and extend winning streaks as Melbourne Park stifled in the summer heat on Sunday.

Alexander Zverev continues his bid for an elusive first Grand Slam title with victory over Tommy Paul to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.

During his press conference, Sascha revealed that he has a great relationship with Tommy off the court: “I have massive respect for him. He’s someone I get along very, very well in the locker room and outside the courts.

Carlos Alcaraz made his 10th career Grand Slam quarterfinals when Jack Draper retired due to injury, while American Tommy Paul also advanced at the Australian Open.

MELBOURNE - History-chasing Novak Djokovic turned back the clock at the Australian Open for a vintage display that sent his young rival Carlos Alcaraz spinning out of the Grand Slam and the 37-year-old Serb into his 50th major semi-final on Tuesday.