Key matches on day eight of the Australian Open
Aussies in action:
- Kim Birrell/John-Patrick Smith (WC) vs Demi Schuurs/Tim Pütz (7) fourth on 1573 Arena
- Luke Saville/Li Tu (WC) vs André Göransson/Sem Verbeek last on Rod Laver Arena
Centre court matches:
- Aryna Sabalenka (1) vs Mirra Andreeva (14) from 10:30am on Rod Laver Arena
- Coco Gauff (3) vs Belinda Bencic second on Rod Laver Arena
- Jack Draper (15) vs Carlos Alcaraz (3) not before 2:30pm on Rod Laver Arena
- Novak Djokovic (7) vs Jiří Lehečka (24) not before 6:00pm on Rod Laver Arena
Here are all today’s singles matches
ICYMI: Here’s what happened on day seven
It started with a stirring win by Alex de Minaur and ended with public enemy number one Danielle Collins being sent packing.
Elsewhere, grand slam champions Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner coasted through, while husband and wife Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina advanced into the fourth round together for the first time in six years.
Check it all out in yesterday’s blog.
We’re into the pointy end of the Australian Open
It’s day eight at Melbourne Park and that means we’re approaching the halfway mark of the Australian Open.
The men’s and women’s singles fourth rounds start today, with top seed and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka up first on Rod Laver Arena against 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva.
Let’s get into it!
