Australian Open order of play on Day 6: Kerber v Sharapova and Djokovic aims for last 16 spot

The sixth of day action in Melbourne is highlighted by a third round clash between two past women's champions.

epa06449184 Novak Djokovic of Serbia stands at the net after winning his second round match against Gael Monfils of France at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 18 January 2018.  EPA/MARK CRISTINO
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Order of play on the main showcourts on Day 6 of the Australian Open on Saturday at Melbourne Park. All times UAE (+4 GMT), (prefix number denotes seeding):

ROD LAVER ARENA - play starts at 4am

1-Simona Halep (Romania) v Lauren Davis (United States)

Hyeon Chung (South Korea) v 4-Alexander Zverev (Germany)

18-Ashleigh Barty (Australia) v Naomi Osaka (Japan)

Night session (play starts at 12pm)

21-Angelique Kerber (Germany) v Maria Sharapova (Russia)

29-Richard Gasquet (France) v 2-Roger Federer (Switzerland)

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MARGARET COURT ARENA - play starts at 4am

Ana Bogdan (Romania) v 17-Madison Keys (United States)

29-Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) v 6-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic)

5-Dominic Thiem (Austria) v 26-Adrian Mannarino (France)

Night session (play starts at 12pm)

14-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v 21-Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spain)

Su-Wei Hsieh (Chinese Taipei) v 26-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland)

HISENSE ARENA - play starts at 4am

Legends' Doubles - John McEnroe and Patrick McEnroe (United States) v Thomas Johansson and Mats Wilander (Sweden)

Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Belarus) v 8-Caroline Garcia (France)

Julien Benneteau (France) v 25-Fabio Fognini (Italy)

19-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) v 12-Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina)