Aus Open: Thursday’s order of play

Defending champion Novak Djokovic takes on Santiago Giraldo in his quest for the Aussie title [GETTY]

Order of play for the main showcourts on Thursday 19 January at the Australian Open in Melbourne. A full schedule of play can be found here.

Rod Laver Arena 11:00 am (0000 GMT)

• Jamie Hampton (USA) v Maria Sharapova (RUS No 4)

Not Before 12:30 pm

• Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) v Serena Williams (USA  No 12)
• Novak Djokovic (SRB No 1) v Santiago Giraldo (COL)

Not before 7:00 pm

• Jelena Dokic (AUS) v Marion Bartoli (FRA No 9)

Followed by

• Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) v Andy Roddick (USA No 15)

Hisense Arena 11:00 am

• Michaella Krajicek (NED) v Ana Ivanovic (SRB No21)

Followed by

• Ricardo Mello (BRA) v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA No 6)
• Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v Petra Kvitova (CZE No 2)
• Andy Murray (GBR No 4) v Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)

Margaret Court Arena 11:00 am

• Vera Zvonareva (RUS No 7) v Lucie Hradecka (CZE)

Followed by

• Janko Tipsarevic (SRB No 9) v James Duckworth (AUS)
• Matthew Ebden (AUS) v Kei Nishikori (JPN No 24)

Not before 7:00pm

• Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) v Gael Monfils (FRA No 14)

Show Court 2 11:00 am

• Sara Errani (ITA) v Nadia Petrova (RUS No 29)

Followed by

• Ryan Sweeting (USA) v David Ferrer (ESP No 5)
• Sabine Lisicki (GER No 14) v Shahar Peer (ISR)
• Viktor Troicki (SRB No 19) v Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)

Show Court 3 11:00 am

• Milos Raonic (CAN No 23) v Philipp Petzschner (GER)

Followed by

• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS No 15) v Vania King (USA)
• Andrey Golubev (KAZ) v Richard Gasquet (FRA No 17)
• Sloane Stephens (USA) v Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS No 18)