The first day of Australian Open 2023 has several tasty matches for tennis fans to dine out on.
Top seed Rafael Nadal will be in action with a contest against tricky Brit Jack Draper, while world No.1 Iga Swiatek cops a Wimbledon quarter-finalist in Jule Niemeier.
On top of that, a battle of former Australian Open champions between Victoria Azarenka and Sofia Kenin will take place.
Seven Aussies will also be on court as The Sporting News shows you the menu for Monday, January 16.
SEE: Aussies in action
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Australian Open schedule and results – Day 1
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Katerina Sinakova (CZE) vs [7] Coco Gauff (USA) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Yue Yuan (CHN) vs [6] Maria Sakkari (GRE) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| NB 2:30pm |
[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs Jack Draper (GBR) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| From 7:00pm |
[1] Iga Swiatek (POL) vs Jule Niemeier (GER) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Marcus Giron (USA) vs [7] Daniil Medvedev |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
[3] Jessica Pegula (USA) vs Jaqueline Cristian (ROM) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
[10] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs Pedro Martinez (ESP) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Sofia Kenin (USA) vs [24] Victoria Azarenka |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| From 7:00pm |
[3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Quentin Halys (FRA) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
[10] Madison Keys (USA) vs Anna Blinkova |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
[15] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs Kyle Edmund (GBR) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Alison van Uytvanck (BEL) vs [15] Petra Kvitova (CZE) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| NB 3:30pm |
Sebastian Baez (ARG) vs Jason Kubler (AUS) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| NB 6:00pm |
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) vs [6] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Anna Kalinskaya vs [13] Danielle Collins (USA) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Daniel Altmaier (GER) vs [16] Frances Tiafoe (USA) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| NB 3:00pm |
[11] Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs Luca van Assche (FRA) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Xinyu Wang [CHN] vs Storm Hunter [AUS] |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Emma Raducanu (GBR) vs Tamara Korpatsch (GER) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Dusan Lajovic (SRB) vs [20] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
[20] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) vs Sara Bejlek (CZE) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Alex Molcan (SVK) vs Stan Wawrinka (SUI) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Bianca Andreescu (CAN) vs [25] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Talia Gibson (AUS) vs Clara Burel (FRA) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Dayana Yastremska (UKR) vs [17] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
John Millman (AUS) vs Marc Andrea Huesler (SUI) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) vs Gregoire Barrere (FRA) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) vs Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Jaume Munar (ESP) vs Dalibor Svrcina (CZE) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
[32] Jil Teichmann (SUI) vs Harriet Dart (GBR) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Cristina Bucsa vs Eva Lys (GER) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Tallon Griekspoor (NED) vs Pavel Kotov |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) vs Nuno Borges (POR) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Kaja Juvan (SLV) vs Selena Janicijevic (FRA) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Marta Kostyuk (UKR) vs [28] Amanda Anisimova (USA) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
[29] Sebastian Korda (USA) vs Cristian Garin (CHI) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Jiri Lehecka (CZE) vs [21] Borna Coric (CRO) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| NB 5:00pm |
Laura Jeanjean (FRA) vs Nadia Podoroska (ARG) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Polina Kudermetova vs Olivia Gadecki (AUS) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Mikael Ymer (SWE) vs [31] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Anna Bondar (HUN) vs Ana Bodgan (ROU) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Yannick Hanfmann (GER) vs Rinky Hijikata (AUS) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Yosuke Watanuki (JPN) vs Arthur Rinderknech (GER) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Bernarda Pera (USA) vs Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Ernesto Escobedo (MEX) vs Taro Daniel (JPN) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Oscar Otte (GER) vs Shang Juncheng (CHN) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
[18] Karen Khachanov vs Bernabé Zapata Miralles (ESP) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Panna Udvardy [HUN] vs Camila Osorio [COL] |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| NB 4:00pm |
[22] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs Wu Yibing (CHN) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Kamilla Rakhimova vs Kateryna Baindl (UKR) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Zhu Lin (CHN) vs Rebecca Marino (CAN) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| NB 4:00pm |
[17] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) vs Lloyd Harris (RSA) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
[28] Francisco Cerúndolo (ARG) vs Guido Pella (ARG) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) vs Karolína Muchová (CZE) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
[29] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) vs Dalma Gálfi (HUN) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| NB 4:00pm |
Christopher Eubanks (USA) vs Kwon Soon-woo (KOR) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Kristína Kučová (CZE) vs Diana Shnaider |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Brandon Nakashima (USA) vs Michael McDonald (USA) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| NB 3:30pm |
Laura Pigossi (BRA) vs Catherine McNally (USA) |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Thiago Moura Monteiro (BRA) vs Constant Lestienne (FRA) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Ilya Ivashka vs [32] Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Brenda Fruhvirtová (CZE) vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
|
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| Followed by |
Federico Coria (ARG) vs Márton Fucsovics (HUN) |
|
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| Time (AEDT) |
Match |
Score |
Court |
Event |
| 11:00am |
Polina Kudermetova vs Olivia Gadecki (AUS) |
|
Court 8 |
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| 2nd match |
Talia Gibson (AUS) vs Clara Burel (FRA) |
|
Court 3 |
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| NB 3:30pm |
Sebastian Baez vs Jason Kubler (AUS) |
|
John Cain |
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| 4th match |
John Millman (AUS) vs Marc Andrea Husler (SUI) |
|
Court 3 |
Men’s Singles – First Round |
| 4th match |
Xinyu Wang (CHN) vs Storm Hunter (AUS) |
|
KIA |
Women’s Singles – First Round |
| 4th match |
Yannick Hanfmann (GER) vs Rinky Hijikata (AUS) |
|
Court 8 |
Men’s Singles – First Round |
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