Australian Open order of play and tournament schedule

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

Alcaraz will be seeking to win his first Australian Open title as he attempts to become the youngest man ever to complete a career Grand Slam. The Spaniard faces home hope Adam Walton in his first-round tie at Rod Laver Arena.

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Sabalenka is aiming to regain her Australian Open title after losing to Madison Keys in last year’s final. The world number one, who has reached three consecutive finals in Melbourne, will face 188th-ranked Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah.

By accepting the wild card, Williams will become the oldest woman to compete in the main draw of the Australian Open. The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion will face Olga Danilovich in her first match in five years.

Elsewhere, Emma Raducanu will clash with Sabalenka, who takes on Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, while qualifier Arthur Fery will face Italian 20th seed Flavio Cobolli in the first round.

Australian Open match order

Day 1 – Sunday, January 18

(All times UK – GMT)

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Rod Laver Arena

00:30

1. Jasmine Paolini (7), Italy, def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, 6-1, 6-2.

2. [3] Alexander Zverev (Germany) VS Gabriel Diallo (Canada)

08:00

Margaret Court Arena

00:30

1. Maria Sakkari, Greece, def. Leolia Jeanjean, France, 6-4, 6-2.

2. [18] Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina) VS Zhang Zhizhen (China)

08:00

1. [10] Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan) VS Jason Brooksby (USA)

John Cain Arena

00:00

1. Arthur Ferry, UK, def. Flavio Coboli (20), Italy, 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-1.

No earlier than 02:30

2. [12] Elina Svitolina (UK) vs. Cristina Bucsa (Spain)

No earlier than 06:00

3. [29] Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs. Jason Kubler (Australia) 4. Olga Danilovich (SRB) vs. Venus Williams (USA)

kia arena

00:00

1. Thalia Gibson, Australia, def. Anna Blinkova, Russia, 6-1, 6-3.

2. Corentin Moutet (32), France, def. Tristan Skuckett, Australia, 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-3.

No earlier than 02:30

3. Michael Cheng (USA) vs. Sebastian Korda (USA) 4. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova VS Bai Zhuoxuan (China)

Chapter 1573 Arena

00:00

1. Thomas Martin Echeverri, Argentina, def. Miomir Kekmanovic, Serbia, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

2. [11] Ekaterina Alexandrova VS Zeynep Sonmez (Turkey)

3. Benjamin Bonzi (France) vs. [26] Cameron Norrie (UK)

ANZ Arena

11:00 am

1. Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romania, def. Dayana Yastremska (26), Ukraine, 6-4, 7-5.

2. Elsa Jacquemot (France) vs. [20] Marta Kostiuk (UK)

3. Camilo Hugo Carabelli(ARG) VS Marton Fucsovic(Hungary)

4. Suzan Lamens (Netherlands) vs Anastasia Potapova (Australia)

Court 6

00:00

1. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, def. Beatrice Haddad Maia, Brazil, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

2. Emilio Nava (USA) vs. Kylian Jacquet (France)

3. Yannick Hanfmann (Germany) vs. Zachary Svaida (USA)

Court 7

03:00

1. Francisco Cerundolo (18), Argentina, def. Zhang Zhizhen, China, 6-3, 7-6 (0), 6-3.

2. Polina Kudermetova (Uzbekistan) vs Giomar Maristany Zuleta de Reales (Spain)

Court 8

0200

1. Katie McNally, United States, def. Himenosakame of Japan, 6-3, 6-1.

2. Liam Draxl (Canada) vs. Damir Dzumhur (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Courtroom 13

0300

1. Haley Baptiste(USA) vs. [32] Marketa Vondroušová (Czech Republic)

2. Arthur Cazaux (France) vs Jaime Faria (Poland)

Australian Open schedule

Sunday, January 18

• 16 Men’s Singles and 16 Women’s Singles | Round 1

Monday, January 19

• 28 Men’s Singles and 28 Women’s Singles | Round 1

Tuesday, January 20

• 20 Men’s Singles and 20 Women’s Singles | Round 1

• 8 Men’s Doubles and 8 Women’s Doubles | Round 1

Wednesday, January 21st

• 16 Men’s Singles and 16 Women’s Singles | Second Round

• 12 Men’s Doubles and 12 Women’s Doubles | Round 1

Thursday, January 22

• 16 Men’s Singles and 16 Women’s Singles | Second Round

• 12 Men’s Doubles and 12 Women’s Doubles | Round 1

Friday, January 23

• 8 Men’s Singles and 8 Women’s Singles | Third Round

• 8 Men’s Doubles and 8 Women’s Doubles | Second Round

• 6 Mixed Doubles | First Round

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Saturday, January 24

• 8 Men’s Singles and 8 Women’s Singles | Third Round

• 8 Men’s Doubles and 8 Women’s Doubles | Second Round

• 6 Mixed Doubles | First Round

• 16 Men’s Singles and 16 Women’s Singles | Round 1

Sunday, January 25

• 4 Men’s Singles and 4 Women’s Singles | Fourth Round

• 4 men’s doubles and 4 women’s doubles | Third round

• 4x Mixed Doubles | Second Round

• 16 Men’s Singles and 16 Women’s Singles | Round 1

Monday, January 26

• 4 Men’s Singles and 4 Women’s Singles | Fourth Round

• 4 men’s doubles and 4 women’s doubles | Third round

• 4x Mixed Doubles | Second Round

• 8 Men’s Singles and 8 Women’s Singles | Second Round

Tuesday, January 27

• 2 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Quarterfinals

• 2 Men’s Doubles and 2 Women’s Doubles | Quarterfinals

• 4x Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals

• 8 Men and 8 Women Wheelchair Singles | Round 1

• 8 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Second Round

Wednesday, January 28

• 2 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Quarterfinals

• 2 Men’s Doubles and 2 Women’s Doubles | Quarterfinals

• 2x Mixed Doubles | Semifinals

• 4 Men and 4 Women Wheelchair Singles | Quarterfinals

• 4 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Round 3

Thursday, January 29

• 2 x Women’s Singles | Semifinals

• 2 men’s doubles and 2 women’s doubles | Semifinals

• 2 Men and 2 Women Wheelchair Singles | Semi-finals

• 4 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Round 3

Friday, January 30

• 2 x Men’s Singles | Semifinals

• Men’s Wheelchair Doubles Final🏆

• Women’s Wheelchair Doubles Final🏆

• 4 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Quarterfinals

Saturday, January 31st

• Women’s singles final🏆

• Men’s doubles final🏆

• Women’s doubles final🏆

• Men’s Wheelchair Singles Final🏆

• Women’s Wheelchair Singles Final🏆

• 2 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Semi-finals

Sunday, February 1

• Men’s singles final🏆

• Men’s singles final🏆

• Women’s singles final🏆