A couple of matches are still ongoing in Melbourne, including 12th seed Casper Ruud leading Marin Cilic by a set and a break on Margaret Court Arena.

But that's all from us on day seven of the Australian Open.

There's plenty of tennis content for you to sink your teeth into across the BBC Sport website, including:

• How 'lucky' Sinner became biggest winner in near 40C Melbourne heat
• Two-time champion Osaka withdraws shortly before match
• The podcast co-hosts who will be opponents in Melbourne
• Surviving bombs and hunger to become a professional tennis player

And we'll be back on Sunday for the first block of men's and women's singles fourth-round matches. Goodbye!

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The fourth round of the men's and women's singles gets under way in Sunday.

Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka are both in action earlier in the day on Rod Laver Arena. Sabalenka faces a particularly tricky-looking tie against highly-rated Canadian youngster Victoria Mboko.

In the evening session, Alex de Minaur - Australia's main hope for a singles title this year - is up against the enigmatic Alexander Bublik.

There's also Coco Gauff and Alexander Zverev in action on the other show courts.

Plus, a lot of Brits in action in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles after play on the outside courts was disrupted by extreme heat on day seven.

• See Sunday's order of play at the Australian Open

BBC Sounds

The BBC Sport team in Melbourne will round up every day's play at the Australian Open in a daily podcast.

Friday's episode focused on the wider condition of British tennis, after Cameron Norrie's third-round exit meant no British players remain in the singles' draws.

You can find all episodes now on BBC Sounds.

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Defending men's champion Jannik Sinner, speaking on court after his four-set win over Eliot Spizzirri: "Eliot is an incredible player, he played really well today and I wish him only the best. I'm sure he will have a great season this year.

"I struggled physically a bit today and I got lucky with the heat rule. They closed the roof, I took my time and as the time passed I felt better and better.

"I'm very happy about this performance. Looking back, in every big tournament I've had, there were some really tough matches. Hopefully this can give me some positives for the next round, starting with a good mentality again and then we'll see what's coming."

On his physical condition during the third set, just before the heat rule was enforced: "I started with the leg, then it got into the arm and I was cramping a bit all over. This is the sport, I know this is an area I need to improve. It's a positive thing I will try to work on every day and I have a great team behind me, who are pushing me in the right direction.

"At the same time, tennis is a very mental game and I tried to stay as calm as possible. I'm here to fight, play every point in the best possible way and today we saw the outcome - even not playing at my best, I tried to do my best. The crowd gave me a lot of support and it means a lot to me.

"I know if I want to go far in this tournament, I need to play in hot conditions. It's not only for here, it's for the rest of the season. But I'm looking forward to it. It's great for me that I have at least one more match to play here and we'll try to do our best.

"Now it's most important [to get some] recovery and prepare for the next match."

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Former champion Stan Wawrinka, who will retire at the end of the 2026 season, speaking after his Australian Open exit to Taylor Fritz: "He's an amazing player, he's a tough fighter to play against, so congrats to him and his team. He was better today, no question about that.

"The atmosphere was unbelievable, so thank you guys for always showing up.

"I've had so many emotions here the last 20 years because of you guys [the crowd].

"It's been an amazing journey. I won my first Grand Slam here and I always enjoy being back.

"I've always had so much support and the reason why I was still playing -- it's because of you, because of the love of the game, the emotion you can give me."

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Heat has dominated the headlines on day seven in Melbourne, with play suspended on the outside courts for much of the day and the roofs closed on the show courts as temperatures approached 40C.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner admitted he "got lucky with heat rule" in his four-set victory over Eliot Spizzirri, with the second seed wobbling at 3-1 down in the third set before play was called to a halt.

Ten-time champion Novak Djokovic beat Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets while American eighth seed Ben Shelton also came through in three.

Fifth seed Lorenzo Musetti wasn't quite so fortunate, taking the full five sets to overcome Tomas Machac.

And it was the end of the road for former champion Stan Wawrinka on his final outing at the Australian Open. He lost to American ninth seed Taylor Fritz in four.

In the women's singles, American pair Jessica Pegula and Madison Keys - the defending champion - won in straight sets. The sixth and ninth seeds will meet in round four.

Compatriot Amanda Anisimova also cruised through, dropping just five games against Peyton Stearns but second seed Iga Swiatek produced another up and down performance in her 6-1 1-6 6-1 win over Anna Kalinskaya.

Sixteenth seed Naomi Osakawithdrew from the tournament because of an abdominal injury, sending Australian qualifier Maddison Inglis through to the last 16.

Pat Cash
Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

The ball was nearly slapped at a million miles per hour into the side hoarding, it skimmed past the ball kid.

I don't even think he knew the ball kid was there and that was three inches from getting defaulted.

He would have been defaulted for sure.

I don't think he even thought about it, he slapped it into the net and because the ball was out, he wasn't focused on where exactly he was hitting the ball.

Something that escaped our attention earlier - after the conclusion of a point in the second set, Novak Djokovic struck a ball which was close to hitting a ball kid crouching by the net.

He quickly held up a hand of apology.

The Serb was disqualified from the 2020 US Open when he was playing Pablo Carreno Busta, after he fired the ball to the back of the court and a linesperson was struck in the neck.

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Novak Djokovic, speaking on court after his straight-set win against Botic van de Zandschulp:

"At the beginning of the second set he did struggle with his arm and I could see his km/h went down, so I had more looks at his first serve and second serve.

"Then the tables turned and I must say I relaxed a little bit too much, and was in trouble to close out the second set. From that moment, it was anybody's game.

"I was really lucky to get out of the trouble of the set point in the third set. He had an upper hand in that point and things can happen quickly, one shot can determine the winner so I'm glad to overcome it and win in straight sets."

On turning his ankle in the third set:

"I was planning to see the trainer for my blisters. Thankfully I managed to have a good fall and protected myself. Things could have been very ugly in that moment."

On his physical condition after three matches:

"[I feel] really good. It's been a great start of the tournament. Things can change and I'm not getting ahead of myself because last year I learned a lesson, I got too excited too early in some of the Grand Slams, playing really well and getting to the quarters and semis and then getting injured in three out of four.

"I'm still trying to give these young guys a push for their money. I'm still around and hanging in there. Alcaraz and Sinner are playing at a different level from all of us right now, but when you enter the court and the ball rolls, you always have a chance."

Pat Cash
Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

It was a bit of a fight and a scrap. It wasn't the perfect tennis but Novak Djokovic has got through in straight sets again, so that's impressive.

Botic van de Zandschulp is a tricky player, he can produce some winners, you know you're going to get some errors off that forehand side.

Djokovic knew that but at one stage he wasn't making those mistakes and it was causing Djokovic some problems.

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Pat Cash
Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

This is not the highest quality tie-break I've ever seen. Novak Djokovic now sits with three match points.

Big moments - Botic van de Zandschulp nets with a sliced approach backhand and drops another mini-break, then goes wide with another backhand.

Three match points for Novak Djokovic.

Still level as the players change ends. Novak Djokovic had got another mini-break but he's outlasted in a 16-shot rally to give it back.

Pat Cash
Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Novak Djokovic went for a big second serve again, he should have put that back in his tool kit for a long while.

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The first two points go against the server, with Novak Djokovic throwing in a double fault after going for it again on second serve.

Novak Djokovic survives two set points and takes the third set into a tie-break.

Pat Cash
Former Wimbledon champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

That is the first time in a long time Djokovic has gone for a big second serve, that is what champions are made of.

Wonderful play again from Novak Djokovic, who finds some powerful groundstrokes when required to save a second set point.

Back to deuce.

Sensational from Novak Djokovic!

A gutsy second serve gives him a foothold in the point and he sends a brilliant forehand down the line for a winner.

Set point saved - but now he'll be facing another...