Key events
Australians in action today
Sloane Stephens (US) v Olivia Gadecki – 11am John Cain Arena
James McCabe v Alex Michelsen (US) – 11am Court three
Max Purcell v Máté Valkusz (HUN) – 12.15pm Show Court Arena
Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) v Kimberly Birrell – 2.15pm Court three
Sebastian Ofner v Thanasi Kokkinakis – 4pm John Cain Arena
Petra Martić (CRO) v Ajla Tomljanović – 7pm Rod Laver Arena
And the men’s and women’s doubles start today, including one all-Australian affair!
Gonzalo Escobar & Aleksandr Nedovyesov v Nuno Borges & Aleksandar Vukic – 1.40pm Court 14
Yulia Putintseva & Camila Osorio v Kateřina Siniaková & Storm Hunter – 2.15pm Court eight
Kaylah McPhee & Astra Sharma v Arina Rodionova & Taylah Preston – 4.20pm Court six
Preamble
Good morning! It’s another beautiful sunny day in Melbourne as we gear up for day three of the Australian Open. It’s about 27C currently and weather bureau says it will reach 30C later, so no doubt those misters will be working overtime at Melbourne Park.
There was plenty of action in the night session last night (you can relive that here), and there is a packed scheduled today with the final day of round one singles matches taking place and doubles starting.
In this day session, women’s world No 1 Iga Świątek will start her campaign against former champion Sofia Kenin. 11th-seed Casper Ruud takes on Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas. And Australians Olivia Gadecki, James McCabe and Max Purcell all play their first-round matches.
Let’s get into it!
