The Australian Open third round begins as Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka take to the Rod Laver Arena.
Djokovic has a tricky match against the exciting Czech player Tomas Machac, who beat the 24-time grand slam champion in their last meeting in Geneva last year.
It’s a big day for the remaining British players, too, with Jack Draper hoping to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open for the first time and set up a clash with Alcaraz.
Draper plays Aleksandar Vukic, one of only two Australian players left in the singles draw, but Jacob Fearnley is out after a straight-sets defeat to Alexander Zverev.
Elsewhere, former US Open champion Coco Gauff and former US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez contest for a place in the last-16, in a meeting of two of the brightest young players in the game.
Australian Open Order of Play and results - Friday January 17
Rod Laver Arena
Aryna Sabalenka [1] bt. Clara Tauson 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz [3] bt. Nuno Borges vs. 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2.
Novak Djokovic [7] bt. Tomas Machac [26] 6-1 6-4 6-4
Olga Danilovic bt. Jessica Pegula [7] 7-6 6-1
Margaret Court Arena
Donna Vekic [18] bt. Diana Shnaider [12] 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 7-5.
Alexander Zverev [2] bt. Jacob Fearnley 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Coco Gauff [3] bt. Leylah Fernandez [30] 6-4 6-2
Jack Draper [15] bt. Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 2-6 5-7 7-6 7-6 (10-8)
John Cain Arena
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [27] bt. Laura Siegemund 6-1, 6-2.
Tommy Paul [12] bt. Roberto Carballes Baena 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-0.
Belinda Bencic bt. Naomi Osaka 7-6 (3) ret.
Ugo Humbert [14] bt. Arthur Fils [20] 4-6 7-5 6-4 1-0 ret.
Kia Arena
Paula Badosa [11] bt. Marta Kostyuk [17] 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina bt. Jakub Mensik 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-2.
Jiri Lehecka [24] bt. Benjamin Bonzi 6-2 6-3 6-3
1573 Arena
Mirra Andreeva [14] bt. Magdalena Frech [23] 6-2, 1-6, 6-2.
Where can I watch the Australian Open?
In the UK, the Australian Open will be broadcast live on Eurosport. Subscribers can also stream the action online on the Eurosport website or with the discovery+ app.
The tournament takes place every day from midnight UK time each day on the outside courts and 1am on the show courts, while night sessions will start at 8am.
