Among them: qualifier Lloyd Harris, who saved a match point to deny Alex Michelsen Monday in London.

Thompson, who takes on No. 7 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas next, said he was not amused to see fans moving about during his heated Australian Open first-round match.

Also, Holger Rune breaks into the Top 5 and Jannik Sinner rises to a new career-high of No. 6 after winning in Toronto.

The world No. 1 was pushed to a final-set tiebreaker when his double break advantage and two match points went to waste Thursday evening.

The American has now won his last five finals on the ATP Tour.

With the North American hard-court swing kicking off this week, a pair of top seeds are looking for a standout result this weekend at 250-level events.

The top seed eliminated Kei Nishikori, 6-4, 6-2, to set up a first-time meeting with his countryman Friday.

The wry Kazakh delivered an impeccably-timed kudos to the Greek star, who is believed to have inspired the ATP’s decision to crack down on time spent off court during a match.