The ongoing push to feed tennis players to the public is not without consequences.

After a back-and-forth with the Australian Open crowd, the American vowed to make the most of her Grand Slam paycheck.

For the first time since 1990, two American men aged 20 and younger made the third round in Melbourne.

Among them: the Italian has now won his last 10 matches in a row against Top 10 players in straight sets, the first man to do that since ATP rankings began in 1973.

Nike might have swept the podium with champions Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys, but it wasn’t just the big names that made waves in Melbourne.