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.

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)

Updated: January 19, 2018, 12:32 PM