Australian Open 2019 schedule and order of play for Thursday, January 24

The semi-finals get underway in Melbourne in Day 11 of the Australian Open.

No.8 seed Petra Kvitova takes on American Danielle Collins, who dismantled no.2 seed Angelique Kerber and then Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach her first ever grand slam semi-final.

Next up in the Rod Laver Arena in no.7 seed Karolina Pliskova against No.4 Naomi Osaka before the first men's semi-final takes place as 20-year-old Greek sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas faces off against Rafael Nadal.

Further down the running order, Doubles, wheelchair and Junior disciplines take centre stage.

Here’s the full schedule and order of play for Thursday January 24...

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Rod Laver Arena | Play begins from 12am GMT

1. Leonardo Mayer/Joao Sousa vs Henri Kontinen/John Peers
2. (8) Petra Kvitova vs Danielle Collins
3. (7) Karolina Pliskova vs (4) Naomi Osaka
4. (14) Stefanos Tsitsipas vs (2) Rafael Nadal
5. Astra Sharma/John-Patrick Smith vs (2) Nicole Melichar/Bruno Soares

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Margaret Court Arena | Play begins from 1.30am GMT

1. (5) Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut vs Ryan Harrison/Sam Querrey
2. Neal Skupski/Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez vs (3) Barbora Krejcikova/Rajeev Ram
3. Andrew Lapthorne/David Wagner vs Dylan Alcott/Heath Davidson

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Court 7 | Play begins from 12am GMT

1. Heath Davidson vs Andrew Lapthorn
2. Stephane Houdet vs (2) Gustavo Fernandez
3. (1) Diede De Groot vs Marjolein Buis
4. (1) Alfie Hewett/Gordon Reid vs Stephane Houdet/Ben Weekes
5. Kgothatso Montjane/Lucy Shuker vs (2) Marjolein Buis/Sabine Ellerbrock

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Court 8 | Play begins from 12am GMT

1. (1) Dylan Alcott vs (2) David Wagner
2. (1) Shingo Kunieda vs Stefan Olsson
3. Aniek Van Koot vs (2) Yui Kamiji
4. Gustavo Fernandez/Shingo Kunieda vs (2) Joachim Gerard/Stefan Olsson
5. (1) Diede De Groot/Aniek Van Koot vs Giulia Capocci/Yui Kamiji