Melbourne (AFP)
Kristina Mladenovic will try to qualify for the round of 16 of the Australian Open on Saturday, opening the day 6 program on the John Cain court against American Jessica Pegula, while Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty will play in evening on the Rod Laver and the Margaret Court.
For the first time since the tournament began on Monday, matches will be played behind closed doors, after the state of Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital, declared a new five-day lockdown.
Nadal will face Cameron Norrie at the end of the evening, while Barty will play against Ekaterina Alexandrova at the opening of the night session.
The evening on the John Cain will feature the match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Mikael Ymer then the hitting clash between Karen Khachanov and Matteo Berrettini.
Main matches of the 6th day, Saturday (in local and French times)
Rod Laver Arena
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From 11h00 (01h00)
Karolina Muchova (CZE / seed 25) - Karolina Pliskova (CZE / 6)
Filip Krajinovic (SRB / 28) - Daniil Medvedev (RUS / 4)
Belinda Bencic (SUI / 11) - Elise Mertens (BEL / 18)
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From 7:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m.)
Anett Kontaveit (EST / 21) - Shelby Rogers (USA)
Cameron Norrie (GBR) - Rafael Nadal (ESP / 2)
Margaret court arena
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From 11h00 (01h00)
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ / 26) - Elina Svitolina (UKR / 5)
Kaia Kanepi (EST) - Donna Vekic (CRO / 28)
Andrey Rublev (RUS / 7) - Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
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From 7:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m.)
Asheigh Barty (AUS / 1) - Ekaternia Alexandrova (RUS)
Fabio Fognini (ITA / 16) - Alex De Minaur (AUS / 21)
John Cain Arena
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From 12:00 p.m. (2:00 a.m.)
Jessica Pegula (USA) - Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
Jennifer Brady (USA / 22) - Kaja Juvan (SLO)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE / 5) - Mikael Ymer (SWE)
Karen Khachanov (RUS / 19) - Matteo Berrettini (ITA / 9)
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