by Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka, the defending men’s and women’s singles champions, headline the fourth day of the Australian Open after being scheduled to meet again in the night session.
This time Sabalenka will be able to play the first match after Djokovic took four hours to complete his first round victory on Sunday.
Second seed Sabalenka faces 16-year-old qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtova while Djokovic takes on Australian Alexei Popyrin.
Elsewhere, Coco Gauff will play fellow American Caroline Dolehide in a day match at Margaret Court Arena while Jannik Sinner, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Ons Jabeur and Caroline Wozniacki are also in action.
On Tuesday, Emma Raducanu made a convincing return to the grand slam with a victory over Shelby Rogers in the first round. Jack Draper vomited into a courtside bin after overcoming his struggles with the Melbourne heat to beat Marcos Giron 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 after three hours and 20 minutes at the Australian Open in his first time. game five series ever.
Katie Boulter beat Yuan Yue for her first Australian Open win in five years. The British No.
Dan Evans won the first set against Lorenzo Sonego but the Italian hit back to win 4-6, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6. Cameron Norrie overcame injury concerns to ease into the second round with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win over Peru’s Juan Pablo Varillas.
What is the order of play on Wednesday?
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Game Rod Laver Arena
From 1am: (6) Ons Jabeur (Tun) v Mirra Andreeva (Rus), (10) Alex De Minaur (Aus) v Matteo Arnaldi (Ita)
From 8am: Brenda Fruhvirtova (Cze) v (2) Aryna Sabalenka (Blr), (1) Novak Djokovic (Seir) v Alexei Popyrin (Aus)
Margaret Court Arena
From 1am: Jannik Sinner (Ita) v Jesper De Jong (Ned), Caroline Dolehide (USA) v (4) Cori Gauff (USA)
From 8am: Jordan Thompson (Aus) v (7) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre), (8) Maria Sakkari (Gre) v Elina Avanesyan (Rus)
John Cain Arena
From 12am: Caroline Wozniacki (Den) v Maria Timofeeva (Rus), Laura Siegemund (Ger) v Storm Hunter (Aus), Christopher O’Connell (Aus) v (16) Ben Shelton (USA), Christopher Eubanks (USA) v (5) Andrey Rublev (Russia)
Kia Arena
From 12am: (32) Leylah Annie Fernandez (Can) v Alycia Parks (USA), (12) Taylor Harry Fritz (USA) v Hugo Gaston (France), (17) Frances Tiafoe (USA) v Tomas Machac (Cze), Marta Kostyuk ( Ukr) v (25) Elise Mertens (Bel)
1573 Arena
From 12am: Daniel Elahi Galan (Col) v (26) Sebastian Baez (Arg), Alina Korneeva (Rus) v (10) Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra), (16) Caroline Garcia (Fra) v Magdalena Frech (Pol), Daria Saville ( Aus) & Ajla Tomljanovic (Aus) v Oksana Kalashnikova (Geo) & Maia Lumsden (Gbr)
Court 3
From 12am: Tamara Korpatsch (Ger) v (9) Barbora Krejcikova (Czech), Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) v (15) Karen Khachanov (Rus), Gael Monfils (Fra) v (30) Tomas Martin Etcheverry (Arg), Francisco Cabral (Port ) & Henry Patten (Gbr) v Tristan Schoolkate (Aus) & Adam Walton (Aus)
Court 5
From 12am: Linda Noskova (Cze) & Xiyu Wang (Chn) v Talia Gibson (Aus) & Priscilla Hon (Aus), (1) Ivan Dodig (Cro) & Austin Krajicek (USA) v Miomir Kecmanovic (Ser) & Denys Molchanov (Ukr) , Varvara Gracheva (Fra) & Sabrina Santamaria (USA) v Kimberly Birrell (Aus) & Olivia Gadecki (Aus), (14) Wesley Koolhof (Ned) & Nikola Metkic (Cro) v Sadio Doumbia (Fra) & Fabien Reboul (Fra ) )
Court 6
From 12am: Pavel Kotov (Rus) v Flavio Cobolli (Ita), Paula Badosa Gibert (Spa) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus), (29) Sebastian Korda (USA) v Quentin Halys (Fra), Alex Bolt (Aus) & Luke Saville (Aus ) ) v Harri Heliovaara (Vine) & John Peers (Aus)
Court 7
From 12am: Amanda Anisimova (USA) v Nadia Podoroska (Arg), (25) Lorenzo Musetti (Ita) v Luca Van Assche (Fra), (28) Lesia Tsurenko (Ukr) v Rebeka Masarova (Spa), (4) Gabriela Dabrowski (Can ) & Erin Routliffe (Nzl) v Linda Fruhvirtova (Cze) & Ashlyn Krueger (USA)
Court 8
From 12am: James McCabe (Aus) & Dane Sweeny (Aus) v (7) Hugo Nys (Mon) & Jan Zielinski (Pol), (20) Adrian Mannarino (Fra) v Jaume Munar (Spa), Marcelo Melo (Bra) & Matwe Middelkoop (Ned) v (3) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury (Gbr), (12) Marie Bouzkova (Cze) & Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spa) v Cristina Bucsa (Spa) & Alexandra Panova (Rus)
Court 12
From 12am: (15) Ingrid Martins (Bra) & Monica Niculescu (Rom) v Sara Errani (Ita) & Jasmine Paolini (Ita), Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Ita) & Martina Trevisan (Ita) v Destanee Aiava (Aus) & Maddison Inglis (Aus) , Anhelina Kalinina (Ukr) & Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Svk) v Emma Navarro (USA) & Diana Shnaider (Rus), Ben McLachlan (Jpn) & Yoshihito Nishioka (Jpn) v Nikola Cacic (Ser) & Denys Molchanov (Ukr)
Court 13
From 12am: Kamilla Rakhimova (Rus) v Diane Parry (Fra), Fabian Marozsan (Hun) v (22) Francisco Cerundolo (Arg), (11) Lyudmyla Kichenok (Ukr) & Jelena Ostapenko (Lat) v Emina Bektas (USA) & Kayla Day (USA), Lucia Bronzetti (Ita) & Heather Watson (Gbr) v Yafan Wang (Chn) & Yue Yuan (Chn)
Court 14
From 12am: Jiri Lehecka (Cze) & Petr Nouza (Cze) v (12) Nathaniel Lammons (USA) & Jack Withrow (USA), (11) Lloyd Glasspool (Gbr) & Jean-Julien Rojer (Ned) v Tallon Griekspoor (Ned) & Bart Stevens (Ned), (5) Santiago Gonzalez (Mex) & Neal Skupski (Gbr) v MacKenzie McDonald (USA) & Botic Van de Zandschulp (Ned), Sorana Cirstea (Rom) & Donna Vekic (Cro) v (9) Demi Schuurs (Ned) & Luisa Stefani (Bra)
Court 17
From 12am: (4) Marcel Granollers (Spa) & Horacio Zeballos (Arg) v Evan King (USA) & Reese Stalder (USA), Anastasia Zakharova (Rus) v Kaja Juvan (Slo), Marcos Giron (USA) & Soon Woo Kwon ( Kor ) v (8) Kevin Krawietz (Ger) & Tim Puetz (Ger), Erika Andreeva (Rus) & Viktoriya Tomova (Bul) v Anna Blinkova (Rus) & Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Blr)
When are the Australian Open finals?
The women’s final is on Saturday, January 27. The men’s final takes place the following day: 28 January.
How to watch the Australian Open on TV in the UK
In the UK, Eurosport has the broadcast rights to live action from Melbourne and will be showing 260 hours of tennis. To watch Discovery+, an Entertainment & Sports pass is £6.99/month or £59.99 per year.
This year, Nick Kyrgios will be part of Eurosport’s English commentary team, and will be one of the highlights of the live camera stream from the commentary booth. Kyrgios will be joined in Australia by presenters John McEnroe, Barbara Schett and Laura Robson, and from a studio in London will be new host Rachel Stringer.
How to watch the Australian Open on TV in the US
ESPN has the broadcast rights to show the tournament.
Who are the defending champions?
Last year, Novak Djokovic claimed the men’s singles title for a record-breaking 10th time after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Aryna Sabalenka claimed her first grand slam singles title in the women’s draw when she defeated Elena Rybakina in three sets.
Latest odds
To win the men’s title
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Novak Djokovic 11/10
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Carlos Alcaraz 7/2
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Jannik sinner 11/2
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Daniel Medvedev 9/1
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Alexander Zverev 25/1
To win the women’s title
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Iga Swiatek 2/1
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Aryna Sabalenka 15/4
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Elena Rybakina 9/2
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Coco Gauff 5/1
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Jessica Pegula 18/1
Which British players are involved?
In the men’s draw, Andy Murray and Dan Evans lost in the opening round. Cameron Norrie and Jack Draper have progressed into the second round.
Among the women, Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter are through to round two. Jodie Burrage is broken.
When did the Australian Open start?
The competition started on Sunday, January 14. The competition started on the first Sunday.
“We have listened to player and fan feedback and are excited to provide a solution to minimize late finishes while continuing to provide a fair and balanced schedule on the stadium courts,” said director Australian Open Craig Tiley.
“The extra day will make this happen, which will benefit scheduling for both fans and players. The first round will now be played over three days instead of two, giving fans an extra day of incredible tennis, entertainment, food and family fun.”
What is the Australian Open prize money?
Total prize money at this year’s Australian Open is a 13 per cent increase on 2023 – £46.3 million will be shared by the field with the winners taking home £1.68 million each.
“We have increased prize money for every round at the Australian Open with the big increases in qualifying and in the opening rounds of singles and doubles,” Tiley said. “We want to ensure that Australia remains the key to the world tennis season and that the players and their teams have everything they need to help them perform at their best and continue to enjoy the happy slam. “
