Novak Djokovic will continue his bid for a 25th Grand Slam on Friday. Photo: Getty Images/Andy Cheung
Novak Djokovic is in his third tournament. direct overnight assignment at Melbourne Park, where he is on a 30-match winning streak.
Djokovic, who is chasing a record 25th Grand Slam, will take on Thomas Martin Echeverry, who has ousted veterans Andy Murray and Gael Monfils this week.
“I haven't seen him play, but he beat Monfils and Murray pretty comfortably in both matches,” the 10-time Australian Open champion, who beat Echeverry at the ATP 1000 tournaments in Paris and Rome last year. , said.
“I’ll have to do my homework and see how he did these matches. Clearly he is playing perhaps the best tennis of his life on a hard court. Thomas is a great guy. I get along very well with him and his team.
“I will try to learn from the previous matches we played. I have to be very, very prepared for this.”
US Open champion Coco Gauff plays American Alicia Parks in the afternoon session at Margaret Court Arena after Jannik Sinner's match against Sebastian Baez.
p> What is the order of play on Friday?
(all times GMT)
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From 1:00:(28) Lesya Tsurenko (Ukr) vs. (2) Aryna Sabalenko (Belr), Luca Van Assche (France) vs. (7) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
From 8 am: (1) Novak Djokovic (Series) v (30) Tomas Martin Echeverry (Arga), Storm Hunter (Australia) v (9) Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)
Margaret Court Arena
From 1 am: (4) Jannik Sinner (Ita) vs. (26) Sebastian Baez (Arg), Alicia Parks (USA) vs. (4) Coco Gauff (USA)
From 8 am:Maria Timofeeva (Russia) v (10) Beatriz Haddad Maya (Bra), (29) Sebastian Korda (USA) v (5) Andrey Rublev (Russia)
John Cain Arena
From 12:00:Amanda Anisimova (USA) – Paula Badosa Guibert (Spain), (12) Taylor Harry Fritz (USA) – Fabian Marozan (Hungary), (10) Alex De Minaur (Australia) – Flavio Cobolli (Ita)
Kia Arena
From 12:00:Tomas Machak (Czech Republic) vs. (15) Karen Khachanov (Russia), Magdalena Frech (Poland) vs. Anastasia Zakharova (Russia), (20) Adrian Mannarino (France) vs. (16) Ben Shelton (USA), John Millman (Australia) & Edward Winter (Australia) vs. (2) Rohan Bopanna (India) & Matthew Ebden (Australia)
1573 Arena
From 12:00:Alexander Erler (Austria) & Lukas Midler (Austria) v Max Purcell (Austria) & Jordan Thompson (Australia), Daniel Altmaier (Germany) & Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela (Mexico) v (3) Rajeev Ram (USA) & Joe Salisbury (Great Britain), Elina Avanesyan (Russia) v Marta Kostyuk (Ukr), Daria Saville (Australia) & Ayla Tomljanovic (Australia) v (2) Su-Wei Hsieh (Tpe) & Elise Mertens (Belgium)
Court 3
From 12:00:Laszlo Djere (Ser) & Christopher O'Connell (Australia) vs. (16) Rinki Hijikata (Australia) & Jason Kubler (Australia), Linda Noskova (Czech Republic) & Xiyu Wang (China) v Fang-Xian Wu (Tpe) & Lin Zhu (China), Mirra Andreeva (Russia) v Diane Parry (France), Andreas Mies (Germany) & John-Patrick Smith (Australia) v Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia) & Alexey Popyrin (Australia)
When will the Australian Open final take place?
The women's final will take place on Saturday, January 27. The men's final will take place the following day: January 28.
How to watch the Australian Open on TV in the UK
In the UK, Eurosport has the rights to broadcast live action from Melbourne and will show 260 hours of tennis. Watch on Discovery+, Entertainment & The Sport pass costs £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year.
Nick Kyrgios will be part of Eurosport's English-language commentary team this year and will be one of the highlights of the live camera coverage from the commentary booth. Kyrgios will be joined in Australia by hosts John McEnroe, Barbara Schett and Laura Robson, and from the London studio by new host Rachel Stringer.
How to watch the Australian Open on TV in the US
ESPN has the rights to broadcast the tournament.
Who are the defending champions?
Last year, Novak Djokovic won the men's singles title. title for a record 10th time after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Aryna Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam women's singles title by defeating Elena Rybakina in three sets.
Latest odds to win the men's title
- Novak Djokovic 11/10
- Carlos Alcaraz 7/2
- Jannick Sinner 11/2
- Daniil Medvedev 9/1
- Alexander Zverev 25/1
Who will win the women's title
- Iga Swiatek 2/1
- Aryna Sabalenka 15/4
- Coco Gauff 5/1
Which British players are participating?
In the men's draw, Andy Murray and Dan Evans lost in the first round, and Jack Draper was knocked out in the second round. Cameron Norrie is the last British player remaining.
Among the women, Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter advanced to the second round but failed to advance to the third. Jodie Burrage was knocked out in the first round.
When did the Australian Open start?
The tournament started on Sunday, January 14. It was the first Sunday start in the history of the tournament.
What is the prize money for the Australian Open?
The total prize money for this year's Australian Open is up a record 13 percent from 2023: 46.3 million pounds sterling will be divided between the participants, with each winner taking home 1.68 million pounds sterling.
“We have increased the prize fund. in every round of the Australian Open, with the biggest increases in qualifying and the opening rounds of singles and doubles,” Tiley said. “We want to ensure that Australia remains the launch pad for the global tennis season and that players and their teams have everything they need to help them perform at their best and continue to enjoy a happy tournament.”
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