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Australian Open order of play and tournament schedule

Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka, Venus Williams and Emma Raducanu are all in action on the opening day of the tournament on Sunday

The Australian Open holds the opening grand slam of the year
The Australian Open holds the opening grand slam of the year (Getty Images)

Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka headline the opening day of action at the Australian Open on Sunday as Venus Williams returns to the tournament at the age of 45 in a bid to make history in Melbourne.

Alcaraz will be bidding to win his first Australian Open title, as he attempts to become the youngest man of all time to complete the career grand slam. The Spaniard takes on home hope Adam Walton in his first-round match on Rod Laver Arena.

Sabalenka is aiming to reclaim her Australian Open crown after defeat to Madison Keys in last year’s final. The World No 1, who has reached three finals in a row in Melbourne, opens against the No 188 Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah.

Williams is set to become the oldest woman to compete in the Australian Open main draw after accepting a wildcard. The seven-time grand slam singles champion takes on Olga Danilovic in her first match at the tournament in five years.

Elsewhere, Emma Raducanu, who is on a collision course with Sabalenka, plays Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, after qualifier Arthur Fery knocked out the Italian 20th seed Flavio Cobolli on his Australian Open debut.

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Australian Open - results

Day One - Sunday 18 January

(all times UK - GMT)

Rod Laver Arena

00:30

  1. Jasmine Paolini (7), Italy, def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, 6-1, 6-2.
  2. Alexander Zverev (3), Germany, def. Gabriel Diallo, Canada, 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.

08:00

  1. Aryna Sabalenka (1), Belarus, def. Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah, France, 6-4, 6-1.
  2. Carlos Alcaraz (1), Spain, def. Adam Walton, Australia, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-2.

Margaret Court Arena

00:30

  1. Maria Sakkari, Greece, def. Leolia Jeanjean, France, 6-4, 6-2.
  2. Francisco Cerundolo (18), Argentina, def. Zhang Zhizhen, China, 6-3, 7-6 (0), 6-3.

08:00

  1. Alexander Bublik (10), Kazakhstan, def. Jenson Brooksby, United States, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
  2. Emma Raducanu (28), Britain, def. Mananchaya Sawangkaew, Thailand, 6-4, 6-1.

John Cain Arena

00:00

  1. Arthur Fery, Britain, def. Flavio Cobolli (20), Italy, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-1.

2. Elina Svitolina (12), Ukraine, def. Cristina Bucsa, Spain, 6-4, 6-1.

3. Frances Tiafoe (29), United States, def. Jason Kubler, Australia, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2. 4. Olga Danilovic, Serbia, def. Venus Williams, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4.

KIA Arena

00:00

  1. Talia Gibson, Australia, def. Anna Blinkova, Russia, 6-1, 6-3.
  2. Corentin Moutet (32), France, def. Tristan Schoolkate, Australia, 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-3.

3. Michael Zheng, United States, def. Sebastian Korda, United States, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (0), 6-3. 4. Zhuoxuan Bai, China, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (10).

1573 Arena

00:00

  1. Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Argentina, def. Miomir Kecmanovic, Serbia, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
  2. Zeynep Sonmez, Turkiye, def. Ekaterina Alexandrova (11), Russia, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.
  3. Cameron Norrie (26), Britain, def. Benjamin Bonzi, France, 6-0, 6-7 (2), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

ANZ Arena

11:00 AM

  1. Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romania, def. Dayana Yastremska (26), Ukraine, 6-4, 7-5.
  2. Elsa Jacquemot, France, def. Marta Kostyuk (20), Ukraine, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7).
  3. Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, def. Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Argentina, 7-6 (5), 6-1, 6-2.
  4. Anastasia Potapova, Russia, def. Suzan Lamens, Netherlands, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Court 6

00:00

  1. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, def. Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazil, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
  2. Emilio Nava, United States, def. Kyrian Jacquet, France, 6-2, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6).
  3. Yannick Hanfmann, Germany, def. Zachary Svajda, United States, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Court 7

03:00

  1. Francisco Cerundolo (18), Argentina, def. Zhang Zhizhen, China, 6-3, 7-6 (0), 6-3.
  2. Polina Kudermetova, Russia, def. Guiomar Maristany Zuleta de Reales, Spain, 6-2, 6-3.

Court 8

0200

  1. Caty McNally, United States, def. Himeno Sakatsume, Japan, 6-3, 6-1.
  2. Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, def. Liam Draxl, Canada, 7-5, 6-0, 6-4.

Court 13

0300

1. Hailey Baptiste, United States, def. Taylor Townsend, United States, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3.

2. Jaime Faria, Portugal, def. Alexander Blockx, Belgium, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Day Two - Monday 19 January

Rod Laver Arena

00:30

  1. [3] Coco Gauff (USA) vs. Kamilla Rakhimova (UZB) 2. Mackenzie McDonald (USA) vs. [6] Alex de Minaur (AUS)

0800

  1. Yue Yuan (CHN) vs. [2] Iga Świątek (POL)
  2. Pedro Martínez (ESP) vs. [4] Novak Djokovic (SRB)

Margaret Court Arena

00:30

  1. [11] Daniil Medvedev vs. Jesper de Jong (NED)
  2. Simona Waltert (SUI) vs. [4] Amanda Anisimova (USA)

0800

  1. Donna Vekić (CRO) vs. [8] Mirra Andreeva
  2. Mattia Bellucci (ITA) vs. [12] Casper Ruud (NOR)

John Cain Arena

00:00

  1. Nuno Borges (POR) vs. [7] Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
  2. [6] Jessica Pegula (USA) vs. Anastasia Zakharova

0600

  1. Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) vs. Ajla Tomljanović (AUS)
  2. Alexei Popyrin (AUS) vs. Alexandre Müller (FRA)

KIA Arena

00:00

  1. Storm Hunter (AUS) vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP)
  2. Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) vs. [13] Andrey Rublev
  3. Laslo Djere (SRB) vs. Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
  4. Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) vs. [23] Diana Shnaider

1573 Arena

00:00

  1. Magda Linette (POL) vs. [15] Emma Navarro (USA)
  2. Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (ARG) vs. Jordan Thompson (AUS)
  3. [17] Victoria Mboko (CAN) vs. Emerson Jones (AUS)
  4. [17] Jiří Lehečka (CZE) vs. Arthur Gea (FRA)

ANZ Arena

00:00

  1. [27] Sofia Kenin (USA) vs. Peyton Stearns (USA)
  2. Priscilla Hon (AUS) vs. Marina Stakusic (CAN)
  3. Thiago Agustín Tirante (ARG) vs. Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)
  4. [21] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs. Bu Yunchaokete (CHN)

Court 5

00:00

  1. Ann Li (USA) vs. Maria Camila Osorio Serrano (COL)
  2. [25] Learner Tien (USA) vs. Marcos Giron (USA)
  3. Zarina Diyas (KAZ) vs. [25] Paula Badosa (ESP)
  4. Martin Damm (USA) vs. [30] Valentin Vacherot (MON)

Court 6

00:00

  1. Elias Ymer (SWE) vs. Alexander Shevchenko (KAZ)
  2. Alycia Parks (USA) vs. Alexandra Eala (PHI)
  3. [13] Linda Nosková (CZE) vs. Darja Semenistaja (LAT)
  4. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs. Rinky Hijikata (AUS)

Court 7

00:00

  1. Mariano Navone (ARG) vs. Hamad Medjedovic (SRB)
  2. Dalma Gálfi (HUN) vs. [14] Clara Tauson (DEN)
  3. [27] Brandon Nakashima (USA) vs. Botic van de Zandschulp (NED)
  4. [21] Elise Mertens (BEL) vs. Lanlana Tararudee (THA)

Court 8

00:00

  1. Anna Bondár (HUN) vs. Elizabeth Mandlik (USA)
  2. Juncheng Shang (CHN) vs. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)
  3. Daniel Altmaier (GER) vs. Marin Čilić (CRO)
  4. Renata Zarazúa (MEX) vs. Marie Bouzková (CZE)

Court 12

00:00

  1. Veronika Erjavec (SLO) vs. Magdalena Fręch (POL)
  2. Fábián Marozsán (HUN) vs. [24] Arthur Rinderknech (FRA)
  3. Kamil Majchrzak (POL) vs. Jacob Fearnley (GBR)
  4. Solana Sierra (ARG) vs. Moyuka Uchijima (JPN)

Court 13

00:00

  1. Emiliana Arango (COL) vs. McCartney Kessler (USA)
  2. [19] Tommy Paul (USA) vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA)
  3. Filip Misolic (AUT) vs. [14] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)
  4. [29] Iva Jovic (USA) vs. Katie Volynets (USA)

Court 14

00:00

  1. Petra Marčinko (CRO) vs. Tatjana Maria (GER)
  2. Nicolai Budkov Kjær (NOR) vs. Reilly Opelka (USA)
  3. [19] Karolína Muchová (CZE) vs. Jaqueline Cristian (ROU)
  4. Terence Atmane (FRA) vs. Francesco Maestrelli (ITA)

Court 15

00:00

  1. Quentin Halys (FRA) vs. Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
  2. Linda Klimovicova (POL) vs. Francesca Jones (GBR)
  3. Oksana Selekhmeteva vs. Ella Seidel (GER)
  4. Jaume Munar (ESP) vs. Dalibor Svrčina (CZE)

Day Three - Tuesday 20 January

Rod Laver Arena

00:30

  1. Oleksandra Oliynykova (UKR) vs. [9] Madison Keys (USA) 2. [8] Ben Shelton (USA) vs. Ugo Humbert (FRA)

08:00

  1. Hugo Gaston (FRA) vs. [2] Jannik Sinner (ITA)
  2. [16] Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs. Antonia Ružić (CRO)

Margaret Court Arena

00:30

  1. [5] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) vs. Raphael Collignon (BEL)
  2. [5] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) vs. Kaja Juvan (SLO)

08:00

  1. Katie Boulter (GBR) vs. [10] Belinda Bencic (SUI)
  2. Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) vs. [31] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)

John Cain Arena

00:00

  1. Tereza Valentova (CZE) vs. [30] Maya Joint (AUS)
  2. [15] Karen Khachanov vs. Alex Michelsen (USA)

06:00

  1. Valentin Royer (FRA) vs. [9] Taylor Fritz (USA)
  2. Maddison Inglis (AUS) vs. Kimberly Birrell (AUS)

KIA Arena

00:00

  1. Shuai Zhang (CHN) vs. Taylah Preston (AUS)
  2. Karolina Plíšková (CZE) vs. Sloane Stephens (USA)
  3. Dane Sweeny (AUS) vs. Gaël Monfils (FRA)
  4. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. Tomáš Macháč (CZE)

1573 Arena

00:00

  1. Cristian Garin (CHI) vs. [22] Luciano Darderi (ITA)
  2. [28] João Fonseca (BRA) vs. Eliot Spizzirri (USA)
  3. Rebecca Šramková (SVK) vs. [24] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
  4. Laura Siegemund (GER) vs. [18] Liudmila Samsonova

ANZ Arena

00:00

  1. [22] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) vs. Janice Tjen (INA)
  2. Christopher O’Connell (AUS) vs. Nishesh Basavareddy (USA)
  3. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs. Zizou Bergs (BEL)
  4. Daria Kasatkina (AUS) vs. Nikola Bartunkova (CZE)

Court 5

00:00

  1. Ashlyn Krueger (USA) vs. Sara Bejlek (CZE) 2. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) vs. Sebastian Baez (ARG) 3. Rei Sakamoto (JPN) vs. Rafael Jodar (ESP) 4. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Clara Tauson (DEN) vs. Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Katie Volynets (USA)

Court 6

00:00

  1. Varvara Gracheva (FRA) vs. Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 2. [16] Jakub Menšík (CZE) vs. Pablo Carreño Busta (ESP) 3. James Duckworth (AUS) vs. Dino Prizmić (CRO) 4. Rinky Hijikata / Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) vs. Luke Johnson (GBR) / Jan Zieliński (POL)

Court 7

00:00

  1. Maia Lumsden (GBR) / Qianhui Tang (CHN) vs. [2] Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
  2. Xinyu Wang (CHN) vs. Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)
  3. Luca Nardi (ITA) vs. Yibing Wu (CHN)
  4. Vít Kopřiva (CZE) vs. Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)

Court 8

00:00

  1. Jesika Malečková / Miriam Skoch (CZE) vs. Marta Kostyuk (UKR) / Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU)
  2. Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) vs. Alexander Bublik / Alexander Shevchenko (KAZ)
  3. Ekaterina Alexandrova / Venus Williams (USA) vs. Emiliana Arango (COL) / Elsa Jacquemot (FRA)
  4. Iryna Shymanovich / Solana Sierra (ARG) vs. Olga Danilovic (SRB) / Anastasia Potapova (AUT)

Court 12

00:00

  1. Francisco Cerúndolo / Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (ARG) vs. [8] Hugo Nys (MON) / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
  2. [12] Tereza Mihalíková (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) vs. Anna Bondár (HUN) / Jaqueline Cristian (ROU)
  3. [9] Francisco Cabral (POR) / Lucas Miedler (AUT) vs. Mattia Bellucci (ITA) / Fábián Marozsán (HUN)
  4. Alexandra Eala (PHI) / Ingrid Martins (BRA) vs. Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Magda Linette (POL)

Court 13

00:00

  1. Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) vs. Carlos Taberner (ESP)
  2. Lulu Sun (NZL) vs. Linda Fruhvirtová (CZE)
  3. [31] Anna Kalinskaya vs. Sonay Kartal (GBR)
  4. Sorana Cîrstea (ROU) vs. Eva Lys (GER)

Court 14

00:00

  1. Panna Udvardy (HUN) vs. Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)
  2. Ethan Quinn (USA) vs. [23] Tallon Griekspoor (NED)
  3. Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Ingrid Neel (EST) vs. Iva Jovic (USA) / Victoria Mboko (CAN)
  4. Pruchya Isaro (THA) / Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (IND) vs. Pedro Martínez / Jaume Munar (ESP)

Court 15

00:00

  1. Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry / Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG)
  2. Julia Grabher (AUT) vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)
  3. Petr Nouza / Patrik Rikl (CZE) vs. Terence Atmane / Alexandre Müller (FRA)
  4. [5] Kevin Krawietz / Tim Pütz (GER) vs. Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) / Valentin Vacherot (MON)

Australian Open tournament schedule

Sunday 18 January

  • 16 x men’s singles and 16 x women’s singles | first round

Monday 19 January

  • 28 x men’s singles and 28 x women’s singles | first round

Tuesday 20 January

  • 20 x men’s singles and 20 x women’s singles | first round
  • 8 x men’s doubles and 8 x women’s doubles| first round

Wednesday 21 January

  • 16 x men’s singles and 16 x women’s singles | second round
  • 12 x men’s doubles and12 x women’s doubles| first round

Thursday 22 January

  • 16 x men’s singles and 16 x women’s singles | second round
  • 12 x men’s doubles and12 x women’s doubles| first round

Friday 23 January

  • 8 x men’s singles and 8 x women’s singles | third round
  • 8 x men’s doubles and 8 x women’s doubles | second round
  • 6 x mixed doubles | first round

Saturday 24 January

  • 8 x men’s singles and 8 x women’s singles | third round
  • 8 x men’s doubles and 8 x women’s doubles | second round
  • 6 x mixed doubles | first round
  • 16 x boys’ singles and 16 x girls’ singles | first round

Sunday 25 January

  • 4 x men’s singles and 4 x women’s singles | fourth round
  • 4 x men’s doubles and 4 x women’s doubles | third round
  • 4 x mixed doubles | second round
  • 16 x boys’ singles and 16 x girls’ singles | first round

Monday 26 January

  • 4 x men’s singles and 4 x women’s singles | fourth round
  • 4 x men’s doubles and 4 x women’s doubles | third round
  • 4 x mixed doubles | second round
  • 8 x boys’ singles and 8 x girls’ singles | second round

Tuesday 27 January

  • 2 x men’s singles and 2 x women’s singles | Quarter-finals
  • 2 x men’s doubles and 2 x women’s doubles | Quarter-finals
  • 4 x mixed doubles | Quarter-finals
  • 8 x men’s and 8 x women’s wheelchair singles | first round
  • 8 x boys’ singles and 2 x girls’ singles | second round

Wednesday 28 January

  • 2 x men’s singles and 2 x women’s singles | Quarter-finals
  • 2 x men’s doubles and 2 x women’s doubles | Quarter-finals
  • 2 x mixed doubles | Semi-finals
  • 4 x men’s and 4 x women’s wheelchair singles | Quarter-finals
  • 4 x boys’ singles and 2 x girls’ singles | third round

Thursday 29 January

  • 2 x women’s singles | Semi-finals
  • 2 x men’s doubles and 2 x women’s doubles | Semi-finals
  • 2 x men’s and 2 x women’s wheelchair singles | Semi-finals
  • 4 x boys’ singles and 2 x girls’ singles | third round

Friday 30 January

  • 2 x men’s singles | Semi-finals
  • Mixed doubles final 🏆
  • Men’s wheelchair doubles final 🏆
  • Women’s wheelchair doubles final 🏆
  • 4 x boys’ singles and 2 x girls’ singles | quarter-finals

Saturday 31 January

  • Women’s singles final 🏆
  • Men’s doubles final 🏆
  • Women’s doubles final 🏆
  • Men’s wheelchair singles final 🏆
  • Women’s wheelchair singles final 🏆
  • 2 x boys’ singles and 2 x girls’ singles | semi-finals

Sunday 1 February

  • Men’s singles final 🏆
  • Boys’ singles final 🏆
  • Girls’ singles final 🏆

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