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 .
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Australian Open schedule and results – Day 1
Time (AEDT)
Match
Score
Event
11:00am
Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def by. [7] Coco Gauff (USA)
6-1 6-4
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Yue Yuan (CHN) def by. [6] Maria Sakkari (GRE)
6-1 6-4
Women’s Singles – First Round
NB 2:30pm
[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) def Jack Draper (GBR)7-5 2-6 6-4 6-1
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 ) def Jaqueline Cristian (ROM)6-0 6-1
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
[10] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) def Pedro Martinez (ESP)
7-6(1) 6-2 6-2
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Sofia Kenin (USA) def by. [24] Victoria Azarenka
6-4 7-6(3)
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) def Kyle Edmund (GBR)6-4 6-0 6-2
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Alison van Uytvanck (BEL) def by. [15] Petra Kvitova (CZE)
7-6(3) 6-2
Women’s Singles – First Round
NB 3:30pm
Sebastian Baez (ARG) def by. Jason Kubler (AUS)
6-4 6-4 6-4
Men’s Singles – First Round
NB 6:00pm
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) vs [6] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
In Progress
Men’s Singles – First Round
Time (AEDT)
Match
Score
Event
11:00am
Anna Kalinskaya def by. [13] Danielle Collins (USA)
7-5 5-7 6-4
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Daniel Altmaier (GER) def by. [16] Frances Tiafoe (USA)
6-3 6-3 6-7 (5) 7-6 (6)
Men’s Singles – First Round
NB 3:00pm
[11] Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs Luca van Assche (FRA)
In Progress
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) def Tamara Korpatsch (GER)6-3 6-2
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Dusan Lajovic (SRB) def by. [20] Denis Shapovalov (CAN)
6-4 4-6 6-4 6-1
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
[20] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def Sara Bejlek (CZE)6-3 6-1
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Alex Molcan (SVK) vs Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
In Progress
Men’s Singles – First Round
Time (AEDT)
Match
Score
Event
11:00am
Bianca Andreescu (CAN) def. [25] Marie Bouzkova (CZE)6-2 6-4
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Talia Gibson (AUS) def by. Clara Burel (FRA)
6-3 6-4
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def by. [17] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
6-4 6-2
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
John Millman (AUS) vs Marc Andrea Huesler (SUI)
In Progress
Men’s Singles – First Round
Time (AEDT)
Match
Score
Event
11:00am
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) def Gregoire Barrere (FRA)3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) def by. Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)
6-3 6-1
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Jaume Munar (ESP) def by. Dalibor Svrcina (CZE)
6-3 6-2 6-2
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
[32] Jil Teichmann (SUI) vs Harriet Dart (GBR)
In Progress
Women’s Singles – First Round
Time (AEDT)
Match
Score
Event
11:00am
Cristina Bucsa (ESP) def vs Eva Lys (GER)2-6 6-0 6-2
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Tallon Griekspoor (NED) def Pavel Kotov6-3 7-6(3) 6-3
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) def Nuno Borges (POR)7-6 6-3 6-7 6-1
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Kaja Juvan (SLV) vs Selena Janicijevic (FRA)
In Progress
Women’s Singles – First Round
Time (AEDT)
Match
Score
Event
11:00am
Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def [28] Amanda Anisimova (USA)6-3 6-4
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
[29] Sebastian Korda (USA) def Cristian Garin (CHI)6-4 1-6 6-3 6-2
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Jiri Lehecka (CZE) def [21] Borna Coric (CRO)6-3 6-3 6-3
Men’s Singles – First Round
NB 5:00pm
Laura Jeanjean (FRA) vs Nadia Podoroska (ARG)
In Progress
Women’s Singles – First Round
Time (AEDT)
Match
Score
Event
11:00am
Polina Kudermetova def by. Olivia Gadecki (AUS)
7-5 6-1
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Mikael Ymer (SWE) def by. [31] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN)
6-4 6-2 7-5
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Anna Bondar (HUN) def. Ana Bodgan (ROU)6-2 2-6 6-3
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Yannick Hanfmann (GER) vs Rinky Hijikata (AUS)
In Progress
Men’s Singles – First Round
Time (AEDT)
Match
Score
Event
11:00am
Yosuke Watanuki (JPN) def vs Arthur Rinderknech (GER)6-3 6-3 6-2
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Bernarda Pera (USA) def Moyuka Uchijima (JPN)2-6 6-3 6-1
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Ernesto Escobedo (MEX) def by. Taro Daniel (JPN)
7-5 6-2 3-6 6-3
Men’s Singles – First Round
Time (AEDT)
Match
Score
Event
11:00am
Oscar Otte (GER) def by. Shang Juncheng (CHN)
6-2 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
[18] Karen Khachanov def Bernabé Zapata Miralles (ESP)7-6(3) 6-2 6-0
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Panna Udvardy [HUN] def by. Camila Osorio [COL]
6-4 6-1
Women’s Singles – First Round
NB 4:00pm
[22] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)
In Progress
Women’s Singles – First Round
Time (AEDT)
Match
Score
Event
11:00am
Corentin Moutet (FRA) def Wu Yibing (CHN)6-4 5-7 6-2 4-6 7-5
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Kamilla Rakhimova def by. Kateryna Baindl (UKR)
7-5 6-7(8) 6-1
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Zhu Lin (CHN) vs Rebecca Marino (CAN)
In Progress
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) def Guido Pella (ARG)6-4, 6-4. 6-3
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) def by. Karolína Muchová (CZE)
6-2 6-1
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
[29] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def Dalma Gálfi (HUN)6-0 6-2
Women’s Singles – First Round
NB 4:00pm
Christopher Eubanks (USA) vs Kwon Soon-woo (KOR)
In Progress
Men’s Singles – First Round
Time (AEDT)
Match
Score
Event
11:00am
Kristína Kučová (CZE) def. by Diana Shnaider
7-6(6) 7-5
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Brandon Nakashima (USA) def. by Mackenzie McDonald (USA)
7-6(5) 7-6(1) 1-6 6-7(10) 6-4
Men’s Singles – First Round
NB 3:30pm
Laura Pigossi (BRA) vs Catherine McNally (USA)
In Progress
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 def by. [32] Botic van de Zandschulp (NED)
6-3 3-6 7-5 6-3
Men’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Brenda Fruhvirtová (CZE) def Aliaksandra Sasnovich
7-5 6-2
Women’s Singles – First Round
Followed by
Federico Coria (ARG) vs Márton Fucsovics (HUN)
In Progress
Men’s Singles – First Round
Time (AEDT)
Match
Score
Court
Event
11:00am
Polina Kudermetova def. by Olivia Gadecki (AUS)
7-5 6-1
Court 8
Women’s Singles – First Round
2nd match
Talia Gibson (AUS) def by. Clara Burel (FRA)
6-3 6-4
Court 3
Women’s Singles – First Round
NB 3:30pm
Sebastian Baez def by. Jason Kubler (AUS )
6-4 6-4 6-4
John Cain
Men’s Singles – First Round
4th match
John Millman (AUS) vs Marc Andrea Husler (SUI)
In Progress
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)
In Progress
Court 8
Men’s Singles – First Round
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