Australian Open 2025 day five preview: Order of play, how to watch and more with Jannik Sinner and Alex de Minaur on Rod Laver Arena

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The 2025 Australian Open is approaching day five! The Tennis Gazette lists the order of play and shares how to watch the action from Melbourne.

The second round of the tournament got underway yesterday and Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff were among the top contenders to cruise past their opponents.

However, fifth seed Qinwen Zheng did not enjoy the same fate, nor did Casper Ruud, who lost in four sets to Jakub Mensik.

Now, we must look ahead to Thursday’s play, where Jannik Sinner and Alex de Minaur will take to the court at the Rod Laver Arena.

• READ MORE: Jannik Sinner equals Roger Federer and Andre Agassi record after reaching the Australian Open second round

2025 Australian Open day five order of play

Here are all the matches going ahead on the six main courts at the Australian Open on day five, with world number one Jannik Sinner and home favourite Alex de Minaur in action.

Rod Laver Arena

Day session – From 11:30 am AEDT

• Women’s Singles: R. Sramkova vs I. Swiatek
• Men’s Singles: T. Boyer vs A. de Minaur

Night session – From 7:00 pm AEDT

• Men’s Singles: J. Sinner vs T. Schoolkate
• Women’s Singles: R. Zarazua vs J. Paolini

Margaret Court Arena

Day session – From 11:30 AEDT

• Women’s Singles: E. Navarro vs X. Wang
• Men’s Singles: T. Fritz vs C. Garin

Night session – From 7:00 pm AEDT

• Women’s Singles: M. Keys vs E. Ruse
• Men’s Singles: L. Tien vs D. Medvedev

John Cain Arena

Day session – From 11:00 am AEDT

• Men’s Singles: H. Hurkacz vs M. Kecmanovic
• Women’s Singles: E. Rybakina vs I. Jovic

Twilight session – From 5:00 pm AEDT

• Men’s Singles: M. Berrettini vs H. Rune
• Men’s Doubles: J. Duckworth/A. Vukic vs T. Kokkinakis/N. Krygios

Kia Arena

Day session – From 11:00 am AEDT

• Women’s Singles: E. Raducanu vs A. Anisimova
• Men’s Singles: B. Shelton vs P. Carreno Busta
• Men’s Singles: F. Marozsan vs F. Tiafoe
• Women’s Singles: D. Aiava vs D. Collins

1573 Arena

Day session – From 11:00 am AEDT

• Women’s Singles: Y. Yang vs D. Kasatkina
• Men’s Singles: D. Altmaier vs G. Monfils
• Women’s Singles: B. Haddad Maia vs E. Andreeva
• Men’s Singles: J. Fonseca vs L. Sonego

Court 3

Day session – From 11:00 am AEDT

• Women’s Singles: O. Jabeur vs C. Osorio
• Men’s Singles: D. Shapovalov vs L. Musetti
• Men’s Singles: A. Michelsen vs J. McCabe
• Women’s Singles: V. Kudermetova vs K. Boulter

How to watch day five of the 2025 Australian Open (USA)

Tennis fans in America can watch live coverage of the action from day five of the 2025 Australian Open on the Tennis Channel. The broadcast starts on Wednesday, January 15 at 17:00 EST.

2025 Australian Open day five weather forecast

Australian Open organizers will hope the weather in Melbourne on Thursday is as forecasted but there is not expected to be any rain.

Should the conditions require it, the roof on the Rod Laver Arena, the Margaret Court Arena and the John Cain Arena can be closed.

• Conditions: Sunny intervals and gentle breeze
• Highs: 22°C / 72°F
• Lows: 13°C / 55°F
• Sunrise: 06:14 AEDT
• Sunset: 20:44 AEDT