Jan 16, 2024; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Holger Rune of Denmark serves against Yoshihito Nishioka (not pictured) of Japan in Round 1 of the Men's Singles on Day 3 of the Australian Open tennis at Rod Laver Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-USA TODAY Sports/ File photo
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Order of play on the main courts on the fifth day of the Australian Open on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding):
* Day session: From 12 p.m. (0100 GMT)
* Night session: From 7 p.m. (0800 GMT)
ROD LAVER ARENA
1-Iga Swiatek (Poland) v Danielle Collins (U.S.)
Lorenzo Sonego (Italy) v 2-Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
Night session
3-Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) v Anna Blinkova (Russia)
Emil Ruusuvuori (Finland) v 3-Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
MARGARET COURT ARENA
Max Purcell (Australia) v 11-Casper Ruud (Norway)
Clara Burel (France) v 5-Jessica Pegula (U.S.)
Night session
8-Holger Rune (Denmark) v Arthur Cazaux (France)
Clara Tauson (Denmark) v 18-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)
JOHN CAIN ARENA
6-Alexander Zverev (Germany) v Lukas Klein (Slovakia)
Sloane Stephens (U.S.) v 14-Daria Kasatkina (Russia)
13-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) v Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia)
11-Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) v Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia)
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Nashik, India; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
