Australian Open 2025 day eight preview: Order of play and how to watch as Carlos Alcaraz faces Jack Draper, Coco Gauff in action

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The Australian Open is rolling on and day eight looks set to be another day of exciting action at Melbourne Park.

2025’s edition of the Australian Open has already been full of great matches and shocking results, with Saturday being no different.

Gael Monfils upset victory over Taylor Fritz was the the highlight of an eventful day seven while Emma Raducanu could win just one game as she was destroyed by Iga Swiatek.

There were also wins for Jannick Sinner, Ben Shelton and Emma Navarro.

Here’s everything you need to know about day eight of the Australian Open.

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Australian Open day 8 order of play

It’s set to be another day of thrilling action as the Australian Open heads into its second week.

The pick of the matches is the round 4 clash between Jack Draper and Carlos Alcaraz.

Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff, Alexander Zverev and Arnya Sabalenka are all in action.

Rod Laver Arena

Day session – From 10:30 am AEST

• Women’s singles, round 4: A. Sabalenka vs M. Andreeva
• Women’s singles, round 4: C. Gauff vs B. Bencic
• Men’s singles, round 4: J. Draper vs C. Alcaraz

Night session – From 6 pm AEST

• Men’s singles, round 4: N. Djokovic vs J. Lehecka
• Men’s doubles, round 3: A. Goransson & S. Verbeek vs L. Savile & L. Tu

Margaret Court Arena

Day session – From 10:30 am AEST

• Men’s doubles, round 3: S. Bolelli & A. Vavassori vs P. Martinez & J. Munar
• Women’s singles, round 4: P. Badosa vs O. Danilovic
• Men’s singles, round 4: A. Davidovich Fokina vs T. Paul

John Cain Arena

Day session – From 10 am AEST

• Men’s doubles, round 3: T. Griekspoor & B. Van de Zandschulp vs N. Borges & F. Cabral
• Women’s singles, round 4: D. Vekic vs A. Pavlyuchenkova
• Women’s doubles, round 2: S. Errani & J. Paolini vs M. Andreeva & D. Shnaider
• Men’s singles, round 4: U. Humbert vs A. Zverev

Kia Arena

Day session – From 10 am AEST

• Women’s doubles, round 3: M. Kostyuk & E. Ruse vs H. Guo & A. Panova
• Women’s doubles, round 2: V. Kudermetova & E. Shibahara vs X. Wang & S. Zheng
• Mixed doubles, round 2: S. Zhang & R. Bopanna vs T. Townsend & H. Nys
• Mixed doubles, round 2: A. Muhammad & A. Molteni vs A. Danilina & H. Heliovaara
• Men’s doubles, round 3: M. Arevalo & M. Pavic vs S. Doumbia & F. Reboul

1573 Arena

Day session – From 10 am AEST

• Junior girls’ singles, round 1: R. Dencheva vs T. Kokkinis
• Women’s doubles, round 2: B. Haddad Maia & L. Siegemund vs L. Bronzetti & A. Kalinina
• Women’s doubles, round 3: T. Babos & N. Melichar-Martinez vs S. Hsieh & J. Ostapenko
• Mixed doubles, round 2: K. Birrell & J. Smith vs D. Schuurs & T. Puetz
• Mixed doubles, round 2: S. Errani & A. Vavassori vs O. Nicholls & H. Patten

Court 3

Day session – From 10 am AEST

• Junior boys’ singles, round 1: Y. Jeong vs J. Strydom
• Junior boys’ singles, round 1: T. Host vs F. Thomas
• Junior girls’ singles, round 1: A. Subasic vs M. Burcescu
• Junior boys’ doubles, round 1: C. Hewitt & D. Markovina vs Z. Nurlanuly & K. Tyagi
• Junior girls’ doubles, round 1: D. Dilek & B. Zeltina vs E. Jones & H. Klugman

How to watch Australian Open day eight

Tennis lovers in the USA can watch live coverage of the action from day eight of the 2025 Australian Open on the Tennis Channel. The broadcast starts on Sunday, January 19 at 17:00 EST.

In the UK the tournament is being broadcast on Discovery + and EuroSport, while Channel 9 have the rights in Australia.

Weather forecast for Australian Open Sunday

After a rainy opening week, it continues to be a glorious weekend in Melbourne with sunny conditions and high temperatures forecast on Sunday.

• Conditions: Sunny
• Highs: 33°C / 91.4°F
• Lows: 23°C / 73.4°F
• Sunrise: 6:19 AEDT
• Sunset: 20:42 AEDT