The order of play for the men's and women's singles on Day 1 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. All times UAE (+4 GMT)
ROD LAVER ARENA - play starts at 4am
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT x 7) v Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
Venus Williams (USA x5) v Belinda Bencic (SUI)
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x3) v Qualifier
Night session (play starts at 12pm)
Rafael Nadal (ESP x1) v Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM)
Daria Gavrilova (AUS x23) v Qualifier
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MARGARET COURT ARENA - play starts at 4am
Sloane Stephens (USA x13) v Shuai Zhang (CHN)
Matthew Ebden (AUS) v Jon Isner (USA x16)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Monica Puig (PRI)
Night session (play starts at 12pm)
Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) v Caroline Wozniacki (DNK x2)
Qualifier v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA x15)
HISENSE ARENA - play starts at 4am
Sofia Kenin (USA) v Julia Goerges (DEU x12)
Timea Babos (HUN) v CoCo Vandeweghe (USA x10)
Yen Hsun Lu (TPE) v Marin Cilic (CRO x6)
Nick Kyrgios (AUS x17) v Rogerio Dutra-Silva (BRA)
SHOW COURT 2 - play starts at 4am
Taylor Townsend (USA) v Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK x19)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x24) v Kaia Kanepi (EST)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) v Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
Yuichi Sugita (JPN) v Jack Sock (USA x8)
SHOW COURT 3 - play starts at 4am
Kevin Anderson (RSA x11) v Kyle Edmund (GBR)
Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) v Olivia Rogowska (AUS)
John Millman (AUS) v Borna Coric (CRO)
Qualifier v Elina Svitolona (UKR)
