It is time for the men’s singles semi-finals at the 2025 Australian Open, so here is all you need to know as Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner top the day 13 order of play.
The men’s singles semi-finals is also not the only action taking place on day 13 at Melbourne Park, with the Rod Laver Arena holding the final for the mixed doubles tournament, too. The women’s doubles semi-finals will also hit the Margaret Court Arena over a busy day 13 slate.
ATP Tour world No1 Sinner will cap the day 13 order of play with his men’s singles semi-final against the world No20, Ben Shelton. The Italian is bidding to reach back-to-back Australian Open finals after Sinner won his first Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park to kick off his 2024.
Everything you need to know about day 13 of the 2025 Australian Open
No one has won more Australian Open titles than Djokovic, though, and the world No7 has largely cruised into the 2025 semi-finals in search of the Serbian’s 11th crown Down Under. Now, the world No2 Alexander Zverev stands in Djokovic’s way of contesting his latest final.
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Zverev has matched his career-best run at an Australian Open in 2025 by reaching the semi-finals, having lost in the semis in 2020 and 2024. He made the final four in 2025 after Zverev beat Tommy Paul 7-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-1, as rival Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.
So, with that in mind, The Tennis Gazette takes a look into everything that you need to know ahead of day 13 of the Australian Open including the order of play for the men’s semi-finals.
Order of play for day 13 of the 2025 Australian Open
Day 13 of the 2025 Australian Open will feature 19 ties at Melbourne Park across the men’s singles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles, legends mixed doubles, wheelchair doubles plus youth tournaments. But the men’s singles semi-final ties headline the day 13 order of play.
Day 13 order of play at the Rod Laver Arena
Day session from 12:00 AEDT on Friday, January 24
- Mixed doubles – final – K Birrell & J Smith vs O Gadecki & J Peers
- Men’s singles – semi-final – N Djokovic vs A Zverev
Night session from 19:30 AEDT on Friday, January 24
- Men’s singles – semi-final – J Sinner vs B Shelton
Day 13 order of play at the Margaret Court Arena
Day session from 12:00 AEDT on Friday, January 24
- Women’s doubles – semi-finals – K Siniakova & T Townsend vs M Andreeva & D Shnaider
- Women’s doubles – semi-finals – S Hsieh & J Ostapenko vs G Dabrowski & E Routliffe
Novak Djokovic vs Alexander Zverev head-to-head record
The 2025 Australian Open semi-final tie between Djokovic and Zverev on day 13 marks their 12th career meeting on the ATP Tour. Djokovic enjoys an 8-4 win-loss record against Zverev ahead of their encounter at Melbourne Park, including winning their last tie in August 2023.
| TOURNAMENT | ROUND | WINNER (RESULT) |
| 2023 ATP Masters 1,000 Cincinnati | Semi-final | N Djokovic (7-6, 7-5) |
| 2021 ATP Finals | Semi-final | A Zverev (7-6, 4-6, 6-3) |
| 2021 US Open | Semi-final | N Djokovic (4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2) |
| 2021 Tokyo Olympics | Semi-final | A Zverev (1-6, 6-3, 6-1) |
| 2021 ATP Cup | Round Robin | N Djokovic (6-7, 6-2, 7-5) |
| 2021 Australian Open | Quarter-final | N Djokovic (6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6) |
| 2020 ATP Finals | Round Robin | N Djokovic (6-3, 7-6) |
| 2019 French Open | Quarter-final | N Djokovic (7-5, 6-2, 6-2) |
| 2018 ATP Finals | Final | A Zverev (6-4, 6-3) |
| 2018 ATP Finals | Round Robin | N Djokovic (6-4, 6-1) |
| 2018 ATP Masters 1,000 Shanghai | Semi-final | N Djokovic (6-2, 6-1) |
| 2017 ATP Masters 1,000 Rome | Final | A Zverev (6-4, 6-3) |
Jannik Sinner vs Ben Shelton head-to-head record
Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 to kick the home favourite out of the Australian Open in the quarter-finals, and set up a semi-final against the world No20 after Shelton beat Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 for the American to make the last four at Melbourne Park.
Their Australian Open semi-final encounter is Sinner and Shelton’s sixth career meeting thus far on the ATP Tour with the Italian holding a 4-1 win-loss record so far. Sinner has even won each of their last four matches, including at a Grand Slam with a win at Wimbledon in 2024.
| TOURNAMENT | ROUND | WINNER (RESULT) |
| 2024 ATP Masters 1,000 Shanghai | Round of 16 | J Sinner (6-4, 7-6) |
| 2024 Wimbledon | Round of 16 | J Sinner (6-2, 6-4, 7-6) |
| 2024 ATP Masters 1,000 Indian Wells | Round of 16 | J Sinner (7-6, 6-1) |
| 2023 Erste Bank Open | Round of 32 | J Sinner (7-6, 7-5) |
| 2023 ATP Masters 1,000 Shanghai | Round of 16 | B Shelton (2-6, 6-3, 7-6) |
How to watch day 13 of the 2025 Australian Open in the USA
Live TV coverage in America of the 2025 Australian Open continues on the Tennis Channel, which will broadcast its day 13 action from Melbourne Park from 17:00 EST and 14:00 PST.
Weather forecast for day 13 of the 2025 Australian Open
Despite a small chance of rain in the morning, the weather forecast for day 13 of the 2025 Australian Open offers sunny intervals over Melbourne Park as the men’s semi-final games between Djokovic and Zverev plus Sinner and Shelton dominate the order of play on Friday.
- Conditions: Sunny intervals and a gentle breeze
- Highs: 23°C / 73.4°F
- Lows: 13°C / 55.4°F
- Sunrise: 06:24 AEDT
- Sunset: 20:40 AEDT
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