Australian Open 2026 Schedule: Jannik Sinner, Madison Keys and Elena Rybakina are some of the prominent players ready to start action on the third day in Melbourne.
Defending Champion Jannik Sinner will start his campaign for a third straight title on the third day of Australian Open 2026 in Melbourne on Tuesday.
Men’s singles defending champion Sinner faces unseeded Frenchman Hugo Gaston in the first round.
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Australian Open Tennis Women’s defending champion Madison Keys will be up against unseeded Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova in the opening round.
Full list of first-round Single fixtures for day three of Australian Open 2026:
Rod Laver Arena
- Women’s Singles – Oleksandra Oliynykova (UKR) vs Madison Keys (USA) – 6 a.m. IST
- Men’s Singles – Ben Shelton (USA) vs Ugo Humbert (FRA) – Not before 8 a.m. IST
- Men’s Singles – Hugo Gaston (FRA) vs Jannik Sinner (ITA) – 1:30 p.m. IST
- Women’s Singles – Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs Antonia Ruzic (CRO)
Margaret Court Arena
- Men’s Singles – Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) vs Raphael Collignon (BEL) – 6 a.m. IST
- Women’s Singles – Elena Rybakina (KAZ) vs Kaja Juvan (SLO)
- Women’s Singles – Katie Boulter (GBR) vs Belinda Bencic (SUI) – 1:30 p.m. IST
- Men’s Singles – Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) vs Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE)
John Cain Arena
- Women’s Singles – Tereza Valentova (CZE) vs Maya Joint (AUS) – 5:30 a.m. IST
- Men’s Singles – Karen Khachanov vs Alex Michelsen (USA)
- Men’s Singles – Valentin Royer (FRA) vs Taylor Fritz (USA) – 11:30 a.m. IST
- Women’s Singles – [Q] Maddison Inglis (AUS) vs Kimberly Birrell (AUS)
Kia Arena
- Women’s Singles – Zhang Shuai (CHN) vs [WC] Taylah Preston (AUS) – 5:30 a.m. IST
- Women’s Singles – Karolína Plískova (CZE) vs [Q] Sloane Stephens (USA)
- Men’s Singles – [Q] Dane Sweeny (AUS) vs Gael Monfils (FRA)
- Men’s Singles – Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs Tomas Machac (CZE)
1573 Arena
- Men’s Singles – Cristian Garin (CHI) vs Luciano Darderi (ITA) – 5:30 a.m. IST
- Men’s Singles – Joao Fonseca (BRA) vs Eliot Spizzirri (USA)
- Women’s Singles – Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) vs Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
- Women’s Singles – Laura Siegemund (GER) vs Liudmila Samsonova
ANZ Arena
- Women’s Singles – Leylah Fernandez (CAN) vs Janice Tjen (INA) – 5:30 a.m. IST
- Men’s Singles – [WC] Christopher O’Connell (AUS) vs [Q] Nishesh Basavareddy (USA)
- Men’s Singles – Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs Zizou Bergs (BEL)
- Women’s Singles – Daria Kasatkina (AUS) vs [Q] Nikola Bartunkova (CZE)
Court 5
- Women’s Singles – Ashlyn Krueger (USA) vs Sara Bejlek (CZE) – 5:30 a.m. IST
- Men’s Singles – Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) vs Sebastian Baez (ARG) – Not before 7 a.m. IST
- Men’s Singles – [Q] Rei Sakamoto (JPN) vs [Q] Rafael Jodar (ESP)
Court 6
- Women’s Singles – Varvara Gracheva (FRA) vs Viktorika Golubic (SUI) – 5:30 a.m. IST
- Men’s Singles – Jakub Mensik (CZE) vs Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) – Not before 7 a.m. IST
- Men’s Singles – [WC] James Duckworth (AUS) vs [LL] Dino Prizmic (CRO)
Court 7
- Women’s Singles – Xinyu Wang (CHN) vs [Q] Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)
- Men’s Singles – Luca Nardi (ITA) vs [Q] Yibing Wu (CHN)
- Men’s Singles – Vit Kopriva (CZE) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)
Court 13
- Men’s Singles – Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) vs Carlos Taberner (ESP) – 5:30 a.m. IST
- Women’s Singles – Lulu Sun (NZL) vs [Q] Linda Fruhvirtová (CZE)
- Women’s Singles – Anna Kalinskaya vs Sonay Kartal (GBR)
- Women’s Singles – Sorana Cirstea (ROU) vs Eva Lys (GER)
Court 14
- Women’s Singles – Panna Udvardy (HUN) vs Katerina Siniakova (CZE) – 5:30 a.m. IST
- Men’s Singles – Ethan Quinn (USA) vs Tallon Griekspoor (NED)
Court 15
Women’s Singles – Julia Grabher (AUT) vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)
Court 14
Men’s Doubles, First Round – [WC] Pruchya Isaro (THA)/Niki Poonacha (IND) vs Pedro Martinez/Jaume Munar (ESP)
Where to watch Australian Open 2026 in India?
In India, viewers can watch the live telecast of the Australian Open on the Sony Sports Network and stream the matches live on SonyLiv and JioTV.
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