After the end of the second round at three in the morning on the night of Thursday to Friday, the night will be short at Melbourne Park.
The third round begins at 11 a.m. local time on January 17, with some favorites from this Australian Open who will be on track.
On the Rod Laver Arena, double title holder Aryna Sabalenka will open the day against Clara Tauson, victorious in the Auckland tournament at the start of the season and who arrives with confidence for the first big tournament of the year.
In the process, still in the day session, Carlos Alcaraz will face Nuno Borges.
In the night session, Novak Djokovic, a regular and ten-time winner of this tournament, will play against Tomas Machac for a match that promises a lot.
Finally, it is the meeting between Jessica Pegula and Olga Danilovic which will close the program.
On the Margaret Court Arena, there will also be a lot of people with the Vekic-Shnaider, Zverev-Fearnley and Gauff-Fernandez matches.
-One of the two Australian players still competing among the men, Vukic, will play against Draper in an atmosphere that promises to be electric.
As for the John Cain Arena, two beautiful posters will be on the program with the opposition between Naomi Osaka and Belinda Bencic.
The 100% French clash between Ugo Humbert and Arthur Fils will take place in the last rotation on this court.
On the other courts, Badosa and Kostyuk will face off for a place in the round of 16, while Benjamin Bonzi will challenge Jiri Lehecka.
The new generation, represented by Jakub Mensik and Mirra Andreeva, will also be present during the day.
