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this australian open Round four is coming to an end and defending champions Madison Keys and Jannik Sinner will dominate day nine.
Ninth-seeded Keys takes on compatriot and sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula in a day match at Rod Laver Arena.
Second-seeded Sinner, who is aiming for a back-to-back hat-trick in Melbourne, has been given a reprieve by tournament organizers and will play at Margaret Court Arena later in the day. Two days later, it was against Eliot Spizzirri in 40-degree heat.
He will face compatriot Luciano Dadelli, while another Italian, Lorenzo Musetti, will earlier face American Taylor Fritz at Rod Laver Arena. Novak Djokovic awaits winner; veteran has eased through After Jakub Mencic exited due to injury.
The evening’s action will see second seed Iga Swiatek, who is seeking a maiden Australian Open title to complete the Grand Slam, take on hometown hope and qualifier Maddison Inglis before Ben Shelton takes on Casper Ruud.
Elsewhere, former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina takes on Belgium’s Elise Mertens, while another favorite Amanda Anisimova takes on China’s Wang Xinyu.
Here’s the full order of games for day nine in Melbourne:
Australian Open match order
Day 9 – Monday, January 26
Rod Laver Arena
12:30 GMT
- Jessica Pegula (USA) [6] vs Madison Keys (USA) [9]
- Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) [5] VS Taylor Fritz (USA) [9]
8:00 AM GMT
- Madison Inglis (Australia) vs Iga Swiatek (Poland) [2]
- Ben Shelton (USA) [8] VS Casper Rudd(NOR) [12]
Margaret Court Arena
12:30 GMT
- James McCabe(Australia) / Li Tu(Australia) [WC] vs Jason Kubler (Australia)/Marc Polmans (Australia) [WC]
- Guo Hanyu (China) / Kristina Mladenovic (France) [16] vs. Kimberly Birrell (Australia)/Talia Gibson (Australia) [WC]
5:00 AM (GMT)
- Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) [5] VS Elise Mertens (Belgium) [21]
- Luciano Dadelli (Italy) [22] vs. Jannik Sinner (ITA) [2]
John Cain Arena
12:30 GMT
- Asia Muhammad (USA)/Erin Routliffe (Australia) [6] VS Shibahara Ena(JPN)/Vera Zvonareva(Vera Zvonareva)
- Wang Xinyu(China) vs Anisimova(USA) [4]
- Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan)/JJ Tracy (USA) vs Leylah Fernandez (Canada)/Nick Kyrgios (Australia) [WC]
- Maya Joint/Matthew Romios (Australia) [WC] vs. Aleksandar Krunic (SRB) / Matt Pavic (CRO) [5]
Australian Open schedule
Monday, January 26
- 4 Men’s Singles and 4 Women’s Singles | Fourth Round
- 4 men’s doubles and 4 women’s doubles | Third round
- 4x Mixed Doubles | Second Round
- 8 Men’s Singles and 8 Women’s Singles | Second Round
Tuesday, January 27
- 2 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Quarterfinals
- 2 Men’s Doubles and 2 Women’s Doubles | Quarterfinals
- 4x Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals
- 8 Men and 8 Women Wheelchair Singles | Round 1
- 8 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Second Round
Wednesday, January 28
- 2 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Quarterfinals
- 2 Men’s Doubles and 2 Women’s Doubles | Quarterfinals
- 2x Mixed Doubles | Semifinals
- 4 Men and 4 Women Wheelchair Singles | Quarterfinals
- 4 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Round 3
Thursday, January 29
- 2 x Women’s Singles | Semifinals
- 2 men’s doubles and 2 women’s doubles | Semifinals
- 2 Men and 2 Women Wheelchair Singles | Semi-finals
- 4 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Round 3
Friday, January 30
- 2 x Men’s Singles | Semifinals
- Mixed doubles final🏆
- Men’s Wheelchair Doubles Final🏆
- Women’s Wheelchair Doubles Final🏆
- 4 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Quarterfinals
Saturday, January 31st
- Women’s singles final🏆
- Men’s doubles final🏆
- Women’s doubles final🏆
- Men’s Wheelchair Singles Final🏆
- Women’s Wheelchair Singles Final🏆
- 2 Men’s Singles and 2 Women’s Singles | Semi-finals
Sunday, February 1
- Men’s singles final🏆
- Men’s singles final🏆
- Women’s singles final🏆