Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Australian Open Day 5
Day five of the Australian Open 2026 promises another packed schedule as several top names return to court for second-round action in Melbourne. Novak Djokovic continues his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title, while defending champion Jannik Sinner and World No. 2 Iga Swiatek headline a busy day across the main arenas. Naomi Osaka, Elena Rybakina, Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz are also among those in action as the tournament gathers momentum. Follow this live blog for match updates, key moments and results as they happen through the day.
Order of Play
Rod Laver Arena
Women’s Singles – [6] Jessica Pegula (USA) vs McCartney Kessler (USA) – 6 am IST
Men’s Singles – [4] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [Q] Francesco Maestrelli (ITA) – Not before 8 am IST
Men’s Singles – [2] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs [WC] James Duckworth (AUS) – 1:30 pm IST
Women’s Singles – [5] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) vs Varvara Gracheva (FRA)
Margaret Court Arena
Men’s Singles – [5] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) vs Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) – 6 am IST
Women’s Singles – [4] Amanda Anisimova (USA) vs Katerina Siniakova (CZE) – Not before 8 a.m. IST
Women’s Singles – [16] Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs Sorana Cirstea (ROU) – 1:30 pm IST
Men’s Singles – [12] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs Jaume Munar (ESP)
John Cain Arena
Women’s Singles – [9] Madison Keys (USA) vs Ashlyn Krueger (USA) – 5:30 am IST
Men’s Singles – [8] Ben Shelton (USA) vs [Q] Sweeny Data (AUS)
Women’s Singles – [2] Iga Swiatek (POL) vs Marie Bouzkova (CZE) – 11:30 am IST
Men’s Singles – [9] Taylor Fritz (USA) vs Vit Kopriva (CZE)
Let’s go to Arena
Men’s Singles – [WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) vs [30] Valentin Vacherot (MON) – 5:30 am IST
Women’s Singles – [13] Linda Noskova (CZE) vs [WC] Taylah Preston (AUS)
Men’s Singles – [WC] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) vs [Q] Arthur Gea (FRA)
1573 Arena
Women’s Singles – [25] Paula Badosa (ESP) vs Oksana Selekhmeteva – 5:30 am IST
Men’s Singles – Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs Ethan Quinn (USA)
Women’s Singles – [21] Elise Mertens (BEL) vs Moyuka Uchijima (JPN)
Men’s Singles – [21] Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Marin Cilic (CRO)
ANZ Arena
Men’s Singles – [15] Karen Khachanov vs [Q] Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) – 5:30 am IST
Women’s Singles – [Q] Maddison Inglis (AUS) vs Laura Siegemund (GER) – Not before 7:30 am IST
Men’s Singles – [31] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) vs Tomas Machac (CZE)
Women’s Singles – [10] Belinda Bencic (SUI) vs [Q] Nikola Bartunkova (CZE)
Court 6
Men’s Singles – [22] Luciano Darderi (ITA) vs Sebastian Baez (ARG) – 5:30 am IST
Women’s Singles – [24] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) vs Xinyu Wang (CHN)
Court 7
Women’s Singles – Janice Tjen (INA) vs Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
Men’s Singles – Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) vs Juncheng Shang (CHN)
Women’s Singles – [Q] Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) vs Tereza Valentova (CZE)
Court 13
Men’s Singles – [16] Jakub Mensik (CZE) vs [Q] Rafael Jodar (ESP) – 5:30 am IST
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