Melbourne (AFP)
Gilles Simon will reply to the terrible Nick Kyrgios for the evening show in the Melbourne Arena, Thursday during the 4th day of the Australian Open, while Gaël Monfils will play in the afternoon in the 1573 Arena.
The main enclosure, the Rod Laver Arena, will welcome the world No.1 Rafael Nadal at the end of the evening, who will succeed Simona Halep.
In the Margaret Court Arena, Daniil Medvedev will play his second round during the day and Elina Svitolina will conclude the evening.
In addition to Simon and Monfils, the last two Tricolores still in the running will play their 2nd round on Thursday: Alizé Cornet at the opening of the program in the Melbourne Arena and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the afternoon on court 8.
Program of the main games and the main courts on Thursday during the 4th day of the Australian Open:
Rod Laver Arena
. From 11 a.m. (1 a.m. French)
Garbine Muguruza (ESP) - Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)
Laura Siegemund (GER) - Karolina Pliskova (CZE / 2)
Egor Gerasimov (BLR) - Alexander Zverev (GER / 7)
. From 7 p.m. (9 a.m. French)
Harriet Dart (GBR) - Simona Halep (ROU / 4)
Rafael Nadal (ESP / 1) - Federico Delbonis (ARG)
Margaret Court Arena
. From 11 a.m. (1 a.m. French)
Belinda Bencic (SUI / 6) - Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
Daniil Medvedev (RUS / 4) - Pedro Martinez (ESP)
Priscilla Hon (AUS) - Angelique Kerber (GER / 17)
. From 7 p.m. (9 a.m. French)
Andreas Seppi (ITA) - Stan Wawrinka (SUI / 15)
Elina Svitolina (UKR / 5) - Lauren Davis (USA)
Melbourne Arena
. From 11 a.m. (1 a.m. French)
Donna Vekic (CRO / 19) - Alizé Cornet (FRA)
Alex Bolt (AUS) - Dominic Thiem (AUT / 5)
Nick Kyrgios (AUS / 23) - Gilles Simon (FRA)
1573 Arena
. From 11 a.m. (1 a.m. French)
Catherine Bellis (USA) - Karolina Muchova (CZE / 20)
Gaël Monfils (FRA / 10) - Ivo Karlovic (CRO)
. Not before 2:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. French)
Taylor Fritz (USA / 29) - Kevin Anderson (RSA)
Short 8
David Goffin (BEL / 11) - Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)
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