The Australian Open quarter-finals begin amid a heatwave that has forced the tournament to adjust its schedule and will almost certainly trigger the extreme heat protocol.
The match of the day, between home favourite Alex de Minaur and top seed Carlos Alcaraz, will be played late at night and under the roof of the Rod Laver Arena as the tournament prepares for temperatures of up to 46C.
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Aryna Sabalenka continues her bid to regain her Australian Open crown against rising 18-year-old star Iva Jovic, while the match between third seed Alexander Zverev and Learner Tien is likely to fall under the hottest part of the afternoon.
The opening match of the night session is another cracker, as third seed Coco Gauff battles Elina Svitolina, after the Ukrainian star produced a clinical performance to knock out Mirra Andreeva in the fourth round.
Here’s the full order of play from day nine in Melbourne:
Australian Open order of play
Day Ten – Tuesday 27 January
Rod Laver Arena
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Aryna Sabalenka (1), Belarus, def. Iva Jovic (29), United States, 6-3, 6-0.
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Alexander Zverev (3), Germany, def. Learner Tien (25), United States, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-6 (3).
From 8:00 AM GMT
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Coco Gauff (USA) [3] vs. Elina Svitolina (UKR) [12]
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Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) [1] vs. Alex de Minaur (AUS) [6]
Australian Open order of play
Day Eleven – Wednesday 28 January
Rod Laver Arena
12:30 AM GMT
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Elena Rybakina (KAZ) [5] vs. Iga Swiatek (POL) [2]
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Jessica Pegula (USA) [6] vs. Amanda Anisimova (USA) [4]
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Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) [5] vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [4]
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8:00 AM GMT
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Ben Shelton (USA) [8] vs. Jannik Sinner (ITA) [2]
Australian Open tournament schedule
Tuesday 27 January
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2 x men’s singles and 2 x women’s singles | Quarter-finals
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2 x men’s doubles and 2 x women’s doubles | Quarter-finals
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4 x mixed doubles | Quarter-finals
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8 x men’s and 8 x women’s wheelchair singles | first round
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8 x boys’ singles and 2 x girls’ singles | second round
Wednesday 28 January
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2 x men’s singles and 2 x women’s singles | Quarter-finals
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2 x men’s doubles and 2 x women’s doubles | Quarter-finals
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2 x mixed doubles | Semi-finals
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4 x men’s and 4 x women’s wheelchair singles | Quarter-finals
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4 x boys’ singles and 2 x girls’ singles | third round
Thursday 29 January
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2 x women’s singles | Semi-finals
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2 x men’s doubles and 2 x women’s doubles | Semi-finals
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2 x men’s and 2 x women’s wheelchair singles | Semi-finals
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4 x boys’ singles and 2 x girls’ singles | third round
Friday 30 January
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2 x men’s singles | Semi-finals
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Men’s wheelchair doubles final 🏆
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Women’s wheelchair doubles final 🏆
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4 x boys’ singles and 2 x girls’ singles | quarter-finals
Saturday 31 January
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Women’s singles final 🏆
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Men’s doubles final 🏆
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Women’s doubles final 🏆
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Men’s wheelchair singles final 🏆
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Women’s wheelchair singles final 🏆
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2 x boys’ singles and 2 x girls’ singles | semi-finals
Sunday 1 February
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Men’s singles final 🏆
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Boys’ singles final 🏆
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Girls’ singles final 🏆