Top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz will be back in action when the 2026 Australian Open round of 16 begins in Melbourne on Sunday.
World No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion Sabalenka will face world No. 16 Victoria Mboko, the talented teenager from Canada, in a blockbuster clash.
Alcaraz, who is chasing the only title missing from his trophy case to achieve the professional Grand Slam, will face the American number 19 and former Melbourne semi-finalist, Tommy Paul.
Coco Gauff will also be in action, as the third-seeded American takes on 19th-seeded Czech Karolina Muchova.
Sixth seed Alex de Minaur, bringing home hopes of a long-awaited title, will play tenth seed Kazakh Alexander Bublik.
Here is the full list of round of 16 matches (singles only) for day eight of the Australian Open 2026:
Rod Laver Stadium
Women’s singles – [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs. [17] Victoria Mboko (CAN) – 6 am IST
Men’s singles – [1] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) vs. [19] Tommy Paul (USA) – Not before 8 am IST
Men’s singles – [6] Álex de Minaur (AUS) vs. [10] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) – 1:30 pm IST
Women’s singles – [8] Mirra Andreeva vs. [12] Elina Svitolina (United Kingdom)
Where to watch the Australian Open 2026 in India?
In India, viewers can watch the Australian Open live stream on Sony Sports Network and stream the matches live on SonyLiv and JioTV.
Margaret Court Stadium
Women’s singles – [3] Coco Gauff (United States) vs. [19] Karolina Muchova (CZE) – Not before 9 am IST
Men’s singles – [11] Daniil Medvedev vs. [25] Learner Tien (US): not before 10:30 am IST
John Cain Arena
Women’s singles – [29] Iva Jovic (USA) vs Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) – Not before 7:30 am IST
Men’s singles – [3] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. [18] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) – Not before 11:30 am IST
INDIANS IN ACTION
Court 12
Men’s Junior Singles, 1st Round: Arnav Paparkar- vs Vihaan Reddy (USA) – 4:30 am IST
Men’s junior doubles, first round – Arnav Paparkar/Roshan Santhosh (USA) vs [1] Yannick Alexandrescou (FRA)/Ryo Tabata (JPN) – Not before 10 am IST
Court 15
Women’s junior singles, first round: Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi vs Anna Pushkareva
Posted on January 24, 2026