Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys will look to keep their title defense alive when they play in the round of 16 of the 2026 Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
World No. 2 Sinner will face 22nd seed and fellow Italian Luciano Darderi, while ninth seed American Keys will take on sixth seed and compatriot Jessica Pegula.
Iga Swiatek, the second seeded Pole who is chasing the only trophy missing from her showcase to achieve the professional Grand Slam, will face local qualifier Maddison Inglis.
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Former runner-up Elena Rybakina, the fifth-seeded Kazakh, will play Belgian Elise Mertens, the 21st seed.
Ten-time champion Novak Djokovic, who was initially due to play on day nine, will not be in action as his round of 16 opponent Jakub Mensik, the Czech No. 16, withdrew from the tournament due to injury.
Here is the full list of round of 16 matches (singles only) for day nine of the 2026 Australian Open:
Rod Laver Stadium
Women’s singles – [6] Jessica Pegula (United States) vs. [9] Madison Keys (USA) – 6 am IST
Men’s singles – [5] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) vs. [9] Taylor Fritz (USA) – Not before 8:30 am IST
Women’s singles – [2] Iga Swiatek (POL) vs [Q] Maddison Inglis (AUS) – 1:30 pm IST
Men’s singles – [8] Ben Shelton (United States) vs. [12] Casper Ruud (NOR)
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Margaret Court Stadium
Women’s singles – [5] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) vs [21] Elise Mertens (BEL) – Not before 10:30 am IST
Men’s singles – [2] Jannik Sinner (ITA) vs. [22] Luciano Darderi (ITA) – Not before 12:30 pm IST
John Cain Arena
Women’s singles – [4] Amanda Anisimova (USA) vs Xinyu Wang (CHN) – Not before 8 am IST
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Kia Arena
Men’s doubles, round of 16 – [10] Yuki Bhambri (IND)/Andre Goransson (SWE) vs Orlando Luz (BRA)/Rafael Matos (BRA) – 5:30 am IST
Court 15
Women’s junior doubles, first round: Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi (IND)/Renee Alame (AUS) vs. [2] Victoria Barros (BRA)/Ksenia Efremova (FRA)
Posted on January 25, 2026