AO '26 Day 4 Recap: Gauff to battle Baptiste, Alcaraz pushed AGAIN, Raducanu & Parks fall

Top title favorites Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff cruised to the 2026 Australian Open third round. Gauff will face her friend Hailey Baptiste while Sabalenka is one match from a tough test in Mboko or Tauson. Carlos Alcaraz was tested for the first half of his second round vs Yannick Hanfmann. Emma Raducanu was the only seed to fall, losing to Anastasia Potapova in straight sets. Alycia Parks pushed Karolina Muchova in a competitive three set loss while Zeynep Sonmez continues to make history for Turkey.