The order of play and match ups for Day 1 of the Australian Open. All times UAE.
Rod Laver Arena
From 4am:
Luksika Kumkhum (THA) v Petra Kvitova (CZE x6)
Serena Williams (USA x1) v Camila Giorgi (ITA)
Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) v Chung Hyeon (KOR)
From 12pm:
Roger Federer (SUI x3) v Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO)
Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) v Samantha Stosur (AUS x25)
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Margaret Court Arena
From 4am:
Daria Gavrilova (AUS) v Lucie Hradecka (CZE)
Yuki Bhambri (IND) v Tomas Berdych (CZE x6)
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x4) v Christina Mchale (USA)
From 12pm:
Nao Hibino (JPN) v Maria Sharapova (RUS x5)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x9) v Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)
Hisense Arena
From 4am:
Philip Kohlschreiber (GER) v Kei Nishikori (JPN x7)
Sloane Stephens (USA x24) v Wang Qiang (CHN)
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) v Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x16)
From 12pm:
Nick Kyrgios (AUS x29) v Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)
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Show Court 2
From 4am:
Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) v David Goffin (BEL x15)
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) v Gilles Simon (FRA x14)
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) v Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)
Show Court 3
From 4am:
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP x10) v Viktorija Golubic (SUI)
Marin Cilic (CRO x12) v Thiemo de Bakker (NED)
Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) v Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS x23)
Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) v Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x27)
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