Australian Open 2025, January 17 schedule: Djokovic, Alcaraz and Sabalenka feature in third round; Bopanna begins mixed doubles campaign

Australian Open 2025, January 17 schedule: Djokovic, Alcaraz and Sabalenka feature in third round; Bopanna begins mixed doubles campaign

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will continue her title defence at the Australian Open 2025 in Melbourne on Friday when the Belarusian takes on Denmark’s Clara Tauson in the third round.

Third-seeded American Coco Gauff will face 30th-seeded Canadian Leylah Fernandez while two-time former champion Naomi Osaka will be up against Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic.

In men’s singles, 10-time champion Novak Djokovic will play against 26th-seeded Czech Tomas Machac while third-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz will take on Portugal’s Nuno Borges.

India’s Rohan Bopanna will begin his mixed doubles campaign with China’s Zhang Shuai as the duo will face the Croatian-French pair of Ivan Dodig and Kristina Mladenovic.

Here’s the full list of third-round fixtures (singles only) for day six of Australian Open 2025:

Women’s Singles – [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs Clara Tauson (DEN) – 6AM IST

Men’s Singles – Nuno Borges (POR) vs [3] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) – Not before 8:30AM IST

Men’s Singles – [7] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [26] Tomas Machac (CZE) – 1:30PM IST

Women’s Singles – Olga Danilovic (SRB) vs [7] Jessica Pegula (USA)

Women’s Singles – [12] Diana Shnaider vs [18] Donna Vekic (CRO) – 6AM IST

Men’s Singles – Jacob Fearnley (GBR) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER) – Not before 8AM IST

Women’s Singles – [3] Coco Gauff (USA) vs [30] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) – 1:30PM IST

Men’s Singles – [15] Jack Draper (GBR) vs Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)

Women’s Singles – [27] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Laura Siegemund (GER) – 5:30AM IST

Men’s Singles – Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) vs [12] Tommy Paul (USA) – Not before 7:30AM IST

Women’s Singles – Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs Belinda Bencic (SUI) – 11:30AM IST

Men’s Singles – [14] Ugo Humbert (FRA) vs [20] Arthur Fils (FRA)

Women’s Singles – [11] Paula Badosa (ESP) vs [17] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) – Not before 7AM IST

Men’s Singles – Jakub Mensik (CZE) vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)

Men’s Singles – [24] Jiri Lehecka (CZE) vs Benjamin Bonzi (FRA)

Women’s Singles – [23] Magdalena Frech (POL) vs [14] Mirra Andreeva – Not before 8AM IST

Mixed Doubles, 1st round

Rohan Bopanna/Zhang Shuai (CHN) vs Ivan Dodig (CRO)/Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)