Another jarring, screeching shift in momentum as Vukic breaks Draper for 1-0 in the second, just as Djokovic brings up three match points at 40-0. But even Djokovic’s defence can’t survive a massive Machac forehand. Machac decides to charge forward on the second match point, but it’s high risk, and Djokovic pulls off the pass! Djokovic has his arms in the air and is then blowing kisses to his Rod Laver kingdom, the court where he’s won this title ten times. He’ll be happy with that performance; it was much more assured than his first two rounds.

Draper, from 4-2 down, has got himself two set points at 5-4, 15-40 on Vukic’s serve, after a bullet of a forehand down the line. The Brit shows superb touch on the second, ending a lengthy exchange with a cute drop shot, and he’s taken four games on the spin to seize the set 6-4!

Lehecka finishes the job against Bonzi, winning 6-2, 6-3, 6-3, and awaits the winner of Djokovic v Machac, as Djokovic holds for 6-1, 6-4, 5-3.

What of Djokovic, you say. After an early break in the third, he holds to love for 6-1, 6-4, 4-2 against Machac. And the Czech is close to um, czeching out when he drops 30-40 down. A double break would leave Djokovic serving for the match. Machac hauls himself to deuce with an ace, then brings up game point. Djokovic bounces his racket on the court in frustration. He’s then cursing and giving himself a very stern talking to when Machac takes the game. He seems to spare Murray from his anger though.

Draper is up and running (if that’s the right word, after back-to-back five setters) against Vukic, getting a few games on the board, but he still trails by a break, with Vukic serving at 4-3. Draper decides it’s time to really get going, moving 0-30 ahead, then 0-40 when Vukic fires long. And Vukic coughs up a double fault! It’s 4-4.

Tumaini’s piece on Fearnley, Draper and their childhood friendship is also well worth a read:

As is Simon Cambers’s preview of Vukic v Draper:

Draper is the last British survivor in the men’s singles after Jacob Fearnley’s run was ended by Alexander Zverev earlier in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Fearnley will still take much from reaching the third round, especially as the 23-year-old hadn’t even played a slam and didn’t have a world ranking just over a year ago; his rise has been one of the quickest (and most unexpected) in ATP history.

“I learned a lot about my game, about what I need to do better,” Fearnley said after the loss to Zverev. “I’ve learned a lot. To have these kind of matches seven months, eight months into my professional career is extremely valuable.”

Gauff’s victory means that Jack Draper and Aleksandar Vukic will round off the day’s programme on Margaret Court. A few boos for Draper as he stepped on to court, but some cheers too, as the British No 1 faces an Australian (and the crowd) for the second consecutive match, after edging out Thanasi Kokkinakis in five sets in round two. Vukic also needed five sets to advance against Sebastian Korda … but he’s not showing any fatigue here, charging into a 2-0 lead, breaking Draper to 30 before holding to love.

As for the other two Frenchmen in action… they’ve traded sets, with Humbert, six years Fils’s senior, not that you’d know it from his bat-to-front cap, taking the second set 7-5 having lost the first 6-4.

Djokovic is serving for a two sets to love lead against Machac, leading 6-1, 5-4. It’s not going to plan, though, with the 37-year-old break point down at 30-40. Then Djokovic remembers who he is, stepping up in the clutch moment to secure three points on the spin, the last with an ace down the middle. He’s 6-1, 6-4 up and is a set away from a fourth-round meeting with most likely another Czech opponent, Jiri Lehecka, who is also two sets to the good, 6-2, 6-3, against the Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi.