Andrey Rublev (5), Russia, def. Daniel Evans (25), Britain, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.

Holger Rune (9), Denmark, def. Ugo Humbert, France, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

Alex de Minaur (22), Australia, def. Benjamin Bonzi, France, 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-1.

Tommy Paul, United States, def. Jenson Brooksby, United States, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.

JJ Wolf, United States, def. Michael Mmoh, United States, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.

Tommy Paul moved into the second week with a 6-1 6-4 6-3 victory over Jenson Brooksby to set up a fourth-round match with either Andy Murray or Roberto Bautista Agut.

At the Kia Arena, JJ Wolf beat lucky loser Michael Mmoh 6-4 6-1 6-2 to move into the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time.

Dan Evans’ generosity came back to bite him as he was overpowered by fifth seed Andrey Rublev in the third round of the Australian Open.

After the first nine games went with serve, Rublev asked a ball boy for some bananas to give him a boost of energy.

“He actually asked for four bananas, and I quite like him, so I shared with him,” said Evans. “They only brought two, so I donated (one) so he could have one.”

Rublev smiled when asked about it in his post-match interview, saying: “He helped me with some energy for sure. I won an extra two games because I ate a banana.”

Incredibly, the schedule is running on time at the Australian Open today! Here’s what’s coming up in the night sessions:

Rod Laver Arena From 08:00 GMT

Grigor Dimitrov vs Novak Djokovic

Magda Linette vs Ekaterina Alexandrova

Margaret Court Arena From 08:00 GMT

Andy Murray vs Roberto Bautista Agut

John Cain Arena From 08:00 GMT

Alexei Popyrin vs Ben Shelton

KIA Arena From 08:00 GMT

Caroline Garcia vs Laura Siegemund

Australia’s Alex de Minaur beat Benjamin Bonzi 7-6(0) 6-2 6-1 to book his place in the fourth round, where he will play either Novak Djokovic or Grigor Dimitrov.

“I hope everyone that was on this court right now is going to go and support Alexei Popyrin,” De Minaur said.

“That’s all we do. Us Aussies, we stick together. We’ve got a bright future ahead and let’s get ‘Popeye’ to the line today.”

Wildcard Popyrin faces American Ben Shelton in the third round later on Saturday.

Murray was able to ensure a fairly swift return to his hotel afterwards and was in bed by 5.30am but incredibly was back at Melbourne Park at 9.30am for treatment and recovery.

He went back to his hotel for more rest before again returning to the venue for practice and sleep expert James Wilson, who works with a number of Premier League and English Football League clubs and is known as the ‘Sleep Geek’, says the 35-year-old will be heavily impacted when he plays Roberto Bautista Agut in Friday’s evening session.

Djokovic could be seen limping after points and took a second-set injury timeout for treatment from his physio.

“It’s not good at all, to be honest with you,” said the nine-time winner at Melbourne Park. “I’ll take it day by day.

“It was better in the last match than tonight, to be honest. That’s all I can say now.

“I just need God to help me now, and the physio and everyone. I’ll take it day by day and hopefully, I’ll be able to recover for a tough match-up in the next round.”

Andy Murray was out practicing this morning, where he was mobbed by the Australian fans, but the 35-year-old was looking pretty stiff following his five-hour 45-minute epic against Thanasi Kokkiakis.

The match is scheduled last on Margaret Court Arena and is therefore set to start at 8am GMT on Saturday 21 January, although it could be slightly later depending on the earlier matches.

How to watch

You can watch the Australian Open live on Eurosport in the UK. The action will be broadcast on Eurosport’s TV channels, or fans can tune into Discovery+ to stream the tournament, where an Entertainment & Sport pass is available for either £6.99/month or £59.99/year.

Sky has also announced that starting today, Discovery+ will be available at no extra cost for Sky customers, including for Sky Glass and Sky Stream customers.

If you’re not already a Sky customer, you can get a Sky Stream box, which comes with Sky TV and a Netflix basic plan. The device is currently discounted in Sky’s winter sale (was £26 per month, now £24 per month, Sky.com). This is Sky’s new device, and doesn’t require a satellite dish as it streams Sky directly over wifi.

Stefanos Tsitsipas voiced the thoughts of everyone who witnessed Andy Murray’s incredible late-night heroics against Thanasi Kokkinakis when he saw him back at Melbourne Park on Friday.

The sun was almost coming up when Murray left the scene of the longest match of his career, a five-hour, 45-minute epic that saw him fight back from two sets and a break down to finally clinch victory at 4.05am.

It was barely eight hours later when the man with the metal hip was seen walking gingerly along the corridors, accepting congratulations along the way, having already been attending to the damage to his body.

“I saw him today before my match,” said Tsitsipas. “I was thinking to myself, ‘What is he doing here? He should be in bed’.”