Australian Open 2018 schedule: Order of play for Day 5 including Rafael Nadal
RAFAEL NADAL will face his first seed of the tournament on Friday when he comes up against Damir Dzumhur.
Rafael Nadal will be the centrepiece of the Australian Open 2018 schedule on Day 5
The fourth day of action at the Australian Open was plagued by extreme heat and temperatures of up to 39 degrees Celsius, with a number of seeds crashing out in the tough conditions.
But Nadal will be spared the worst of any similar heat in his third-round match as he headlines the night session on Margaret Court Arena.
The No 1 seed is not playing on the main court at Melbourne Park though because Australia’s own Nick Kyrgios is in top form and faces No 15 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in what promises to be the watch of the day.
Australian Open 2018 schedule for Day 5
(All times UK GMT)
Rod Laver Arena - midnight
KUMKHUM, Luksika (THA) vs MARTIC, Petra (CRO)
KOSTYUK, Marta (UKR) vs SVITOLINA, Elina (UKR) [4]
Not before 3.30am
DIMITROV, Grigor (BUL) [3] vs RUBLEV, Andrey (RUS) [30]
8am
KYRGIOS, Nick (AUS) [17] vs TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) [15]
BERTENS, Kiki (NED) [30] vs WOZNIACKI, Caroline (DEN) [2]
Margaret Court Arena - midnight
ALLERTOVA, Denisa (CZE) vs LINETTE, Magda (POL)
CARRENO BUSTA, Pablo (ESP) [10] vs MULLER, Gilles (LUX) [23]
8am
NADAL, Rafael (ESP) [1] vs DZUMHUR, Damir (BIH) [28]
OSTAPENKO, Jelena (LAT) [7] vs KONTAVEIT, Anett (EST) [32]
Hisense Arena - midnight
BRYAN, Bob (USA) / BRYAN, Mike (USA) [6] vs MIRNYI, Max (BLR) / OSWALD, Philipp (AUT)
MERTENS, Elise (BEL) vs CORNET, Alize (FRA)
SEPPI, Andreas (ITA) vs KARLOVIC, Ivo (CRO)
Not before 5am
HARRISON, Ryan (USA) vs CILIC, Marin (CRO) [6]
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Show Court 2 - midnight
EDMUND, Kyle (GBR) vs BASILASHVILI, Nikoloz (GEO)
SAFAROVA, Lucie (CZE) / STRYCOVA, Barbora (CZE) [4] vs OLARU, Raluca (ROU) / SAVCHUK, Olga (UKR)
ALBOT, Radu (MDA) / CHUNG, Hyeon (KOR) vs KONTINEN, Henri (FIN) / PEERS, John (AUS) [2]
KANEPI, Kaia (EST) vs SUÁREZ NAVARRO, Carla (ESP)
Show Court 3 - midnight
MOORE, Jessica (AUS) / PEREZ, Ellen (AUS) vs BEGU, Irina-Camelia (ROU) / NICULESCU, Monica (ROU) [10]
CHAN, Latisha (TPE) / SESTINI HLAVACKOVA, Andrea (CZE) [1] vs KALASHNIKOVA, Oksana (GEO) / LEPCHENKO, Varvara (USA)
STOSUR, Samantha (AUS) / GROTH, Sam (AUS) vs HON, Priscilla (AUS) / REID, Matt (AUS)
SCHWARTZMAN, Diego (ARG) [24] vs DOLGOPOLOV, Alexandr (UKR)