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Rod Laver Arena
Day session - From 7:30pm EST

Women's Singles • Round 1
C. Gauff 3 vs K. Rakhimova
Day session - Not before 9:30pm EST
Men's Singles • Round 1
M. McDonald LL vs A. de Minaur 6
Night session - From 3:00am EST
Women's Singles • Round 1
Y. Yuan Q vs I. Swiatek 2
Men's Singles • Round 1
P. Martinez vs N. Djokovic 4

Margaret Court Arena
Day session - From 7:30pm EST

Men's Singles • Round 1
D. Medvedev 11 vs J. de Jong
Women's Singles • Round 1
S. Waltert vs A. Anisimova 4
Night session - From 3:00am EST
Women's Singles • Round 1
D. Vekic vs M. Andreeva 8
Men's Singles • Round 1
M. Bellucci vs C. Ruud 12

John Cain Arena
Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Men's Singles • Round 1
N. Borges vs F. Auger-Aliassime 7
Women's Singles • Round 1
J. Pegula 6 vs A. Zakharova
Night session - From 1:00am EST
Women's Singles • Round 1
Y. Starodubtseva Q vs A. Tomljanovic
Night session - Not before 2:30am EST
Men's Singles • Round 1
A. Popyrin vs A. Muller

Kia Arena
Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Women's Singles • Round 1
S. Hunter Q vs J. Bouzas Maneiro
Men's Singles • Round 1
M. Arnaldi vs A. Rublev 13
Men's Singles • Round 1
L. Djere vs S. Wawrinka WC
Women's Singles • Round 1
B. Krejcikova vs D. Shnaider 23

1573 Arena
Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Women's Singles • Round 1
M. Linette vs E. Navarro 15
Men's Singles • Round 1
J. Cerundolo vs J. Thompson WC
Women's Singles • Round 1
V. Mboko 17 vs E. Jones WC
Men's Singles • Round 1
J. Lehecka 17 vs A. Gea Q

ANZ Arena
Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Women's Singles • Round 1
S. Kenin 27 vs P. Stearns
Women's Singles • Round 1
P. Hon WC vs M. Stakusic Q
Men's Singles • Round 1
T. Tirante vs A. Vukic
Men's Singles • Round 1
D. Shapovalov 21 vs Y. Bu WC

Court 5
Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Women's Singles • Round 1
A. Li vs C. Osorio
Men's Singles • Round 1
L. Tien 25 vs M. Giron
Women's Singles • Round 1
Z. Diyas WC vs P. Badosa 25
Men's Singles • Round 1
M. Damm Q vs V. Vacherot 30

Court 6
Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Men's Singles • Round 1
E. Ymer Q vs A. Shevchenko
Women's Singles • Round 1
A. Parks vs A. Eala
Women's Singles • Round 1
L. Noskova 13 vs D. Semenistaja
Men's Singles • Round 1
A. Mannarino vs R. Hijikata WC

Court 7
Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Men's Singles • Round 1
M. Navone vs H. Medjedovic
Women's Singles • Round 1
D. Galfi vs C. Tauson 14
Men's Singles • Round 1
B. Nakashima 27 vs B. van de Zandschulp
Women's Singles • Round 1
E. Mertens 21 vs L. Tararudee Q

Court 8
Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Women's Singles • Round 1
A. Bondar vs E. Mandlik WC
Men's Singles • Round 1
J. Shang vs R. Bautista Agut
Men's Singles • Round 1
D. Altmaier vs M. Cilic
Women's Singles • Round 1
R. Zarazua vs M. Bouzkova

Court 12
Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Women's Singles • Round 1
V. Erjavec vs M. Frech
Men's Singles • Round 1
F. Marozsan vs A. Rinderknech 24
Men's Singles • Round 1
K. Majchrzak vs J. Fearnley
Women's Singles • Round 1
S. Sierra vs M. Uchijima

Court 13
Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Women's Singles • Round 1
E. Arango vs M. Kessler
Men's Singles • Round 1
T. Paul 19 vs A. Kovacevic
Men's Singles • Round 1
F. Misolic vs A. Davidovich Fokina 14
Women's Singles • Round 1
I. Jovic 29 vs K. Volynets

Court 14
Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Women's Singles • Round 1
P. Marcinko vs T. Maria
Men's Singles • Round 1
N. Budkov Kjaer Q vs R. Opelka
Women's Singles • Round 1
K. Muchova 19 vs J. Cristian
Men's Singles • Round 1
T. Atmane vs F. Maestrelli Q

Court 15
Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Men's Singles • Round 1
Q. Halys vs A. Tabilo
Women's Singles • Round 1
L. Klimovicova Q vs F. Jones
Women's Singles • Round 1
O. Selekhmeteva vs E. Seidel
Men's Singles • Round 1
J. Munar vs D. Svrcina

Please note: this schedule and format is provisional and is subject to alteration without notice (for example, the starting time may change if extreme heat is forecast or the tournament is behind schedule).

For the night session, Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena doors will not be opened for patron access before 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm sessions, and 7:00 pm for 7:30 pm sessions, or less than 30 minutes after the conclusion of the day session, whichever is later.

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Daniil Medvedev after beating De Jong at the Australian Open

“Today was not easy. First match. Different tournament, a grand slam. Last year I lost almost everywhere first round except here actually"

It took 12m for Eala to break Parks in the first set. Parks hit an overhead return into the net.

And then, she cleaned her clock.

Shang def RBA 6-4, 6-7(2).6-4, 6-0

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:25 am And then, she cleaned her clock.

And now Parks is up 3-1 in the second set...

Anisimova 6-3, 2-0 over Waltert

Tien in a fight vs Giron. He started out 0-3 and won the first set 7-6(2) and just dropped the second set 6-4.

Muchova took the first set 6-3 over Cristian.

After being bageled in the first set Alycia Parks comes back to win the match 0-6, 6-3, 6-2.

I just saw Ashkor's prediction in the other thread btw and I'm not touching it.

I hope they arrest Ajla Tomljanovic post match for crimes against fashion

ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:47 am After being bageled in the first set Alycia Parks comes back to win the match 0-6, 6-3, 6-2.

I just saw Ashkor's prediction in the other thread btw and I'm not touching it.

Prediction? Beating Eala is not a big deal for Parks is it?

No. But when a player gets bageled and then comes back to win in two relatively easy sets, it looks good.
Eala's Miami (it was Miami, right?) seems like a long time ago.

It was disgusting how biased the crowd was in the Eala Parks match... After the Medvedev experience I am rapidly losing respect for the AO crowd

I haven't seen Iga play for a few years, and based on being at RLA and watching her last night she does not seem like a nearly world number 1 player. Her game seems to have regressed to hit the ball hard as early as I can, go for the angles and don't actually move much at all. Djokovic coming on after was a clinical contrast