Australian Open: Order of Play with Emma Raducanu, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff all playing | Tennis News
The Australian Open gets underway on Sunday, with British No 1 Emma Raducanu and top men’s hopeful Cameron Norrie both in action, as well as top seeds in the women’s and men’s tournaments, Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz.
The first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne takes place daily from midnight (UK and Ireland) each day on the outdoor courts and 12.30am on the exhibition courts. Night sessions start at 8am.
Norrie is action all night, the third seed of 26 on the court at 1573 Arena against Benjamin Bonzi, and the British Arthur Ferry kicks off at John Cain Arena against 20th seed Flavio Cobolli from midnight.
Raducanuscheduled for the 28th, plays in the night session against Mananchaya Sawangkaew, the runner-up at the Margaret Court Arena – that match should start around 10am on Sunday morning.
Top seeds Here we are again Alcaraz headline the evening session at the Rod Laver Arena, where Sabalenka plays Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah for the first time from 8am, before Alcaraz takes on Adam Walton.
Order of Play (all times in the UK and Ireland)
Rod Laver Arena
12.30 am
Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Jasmine Paolini (ITA) [7]
Alexander Zverev (GER) [3] vs Gabriel Diallo (CAN)
8 a.m
Aryna Sabalenka [1] vs Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (FRA)
Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) [1] vs Adam Walton (AUS)
Margaret Court Arena
12.30 am
Maria Sakkari (GRE) vs Leolia Jeanjean (FRA)
Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) [18] vs Zhizhen Zhang (CHN)
8 a.m
Alexander Bublik (KAZ) [10] vs Jenson Brooksby (USA)
Mananchaya Sawangkaew (THA) vs Emma Raducanu (GBR) [28]
John Cain Arena
12 am
Arthur Fery (GBR) vs Flavio Cobolli (ITA) [20]
Elina Svitolina (UKR) [12] vs Cristina Bucsa (ESP)
Not before 6am
Frances Tiafoe (USA) [29] vs Jason Kubler (AUS)
Olga Danilovic (SRB) vs Venus Williams (USA)
The KIA Arena
12 am
Talia Gibson (AUS) vs Anna Blinkova
Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) vs Corentin Moutet (FRA) [32]
Not before 4.30am
Michael Zheng (USA) vs Sebastian Korda (USA)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Zhuoxuan Bai (CHN)
1573 Arena
12 am
Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) vs Tomas Martin Etcherery (ARG)
Ekaterina Alexandrova [11] vs Zeynep Sonmez (TUR)
Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) [26]
ANZ Arena
12 am
Dayana Yastremska (UKR) [26] vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU)
Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) vs Marta Kostyuk (UKR) [20]
Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) vs Marton Fucsovics (HUN)
Suzan Lamens (NED) vs Anastasia Potapova (AUT)
Court 6
12 am
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) vs Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)
Emilio Nava (USA) vs Kyrian Jacquet (FRA)
Yannick Hanfmann (GER) vs Zachary Svajda (USA)
Court 7
3 am
Patrick Kypson (USA) vs Francisco Comesana (ARG)
Polina Kudermetova (UZB) vs Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales (ESP)
Court 8
2 am
Caty Mcnally (USA) vs Himeno Sakatsume (JPN)
Liam Draxl (CAN) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH)
Court 13
3 am
Hailey Baptiste (USA) vs Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) [32]
Arthur Cazaux (FRA) vs Jaime Faria (POR)
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