Kristina Mladenovic will try to qualify for the round of 16 of the Australian Open on Saturday, opening the day 6 program on the John Cain court against American Jessica Pegula, while Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty will play in evening on the Rod Laver and the Margaret Court.
For the first time since the tournament began on Monday, matches will be played behind closed doors, after the state of Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital, declared a new five-day lockdown.
The evening on the John Cain will feature the match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Mikael Ymer then the hitting clash between Karen Khachanov and Matteo Berrettini.
Rod Laver Arena
Karolina Muchova (CZE / series 25 series) – Karolina Pliskova (CZE / 6)
Belinda Bencic (SUI / 11) – Elise Mertens (BEL / 18)
Anett Kontaveit (EST / 21) – Shelby Rogers (USA)
Margaret Court Arena
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ / 26) – Elina Svitolina (UKR / 5)
Andrey Rublev (RUS/7) – Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
Asheigh Barty (AUS / 1) – Ekaternia Alexandrova (RUS)
John Cain Arena
Jessica Pegula (USA) – Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE / 5) – Mikael Ymer (SWE)
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