Rafa, Serena and Dasha to sparkle on Thursday night
Fourteen-time Grand Slam title winner Rafael Nadal will flex his muscle against crowd favourite Marcos Baghdatis on Channel 7 and the 7Tennis app Thursday night.
Nadal enjoys an 8-1 win-loss record over the Cypriot, but Baghdatis always brings a bundle of energy to Melbourne Park with a spirited local fan base behind him.
After 6.30pm AEDT, Aussie Daria Gavrilova takes on Croatian Ana Konjuh for a coveted spot in the third round. Then after his first round heroics, rising Aussie star Jordan Thompson takes on eighth seed Dominic Thiem.
Six-time Australian Open winner Serena Williams also graces Rod Laver Arena against Czech Lucie Safarova.
Dasha celebrates. Pic: Getty
Late afternoon world no. 2 Novak Djokovic battles Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin. The Serb holds a perfect 5-0 record against Istomin, including a straight sets victory when they played at the 2014 Australian Open.
After 4pm AEDT, young Aussie Andrew Whittington takes on 20th seed Ivo Karlovic. The Croat will be backing up after a marathon first round clash that ended 22-20 in the fifth set.
Seven will serve up the tennis on all platforms again allowing viewers to watch live anywhere, anytime, on any device.
In addition to live and exclusive match coverage on Channel 7, 7TWO and 7mate, fans will be able to watch more tennis than ever before with every tournament during the Summer of Tennis streamed live via the 7TENNIS app.
This exclusive coverage through the 7TENNIS app allows fans to:
· live stream all of Seven’s coverage of the Summer of Tennis from Channel 7, 7TWO and 7mate.
· the choice of up to 16 courts at the Australian Open.
· relive the best moments and highlights with curated video on demand.
So whether it’s on free-to-air TV, or 7Tennis, Seven will deliver the most comprehensive and compelling coverage of the Australian tennis summer ever seen.
THURSDAY 19 JANUARY
NIGHT televised feature matches to include:
SAFAROVA, Lucie (CZE) vs WILLIAMS, Serena (USA) [2] – first up on RLA
BAGHDATIS, Marcos (CYP) vs NADAL, Rafael (ESP) [9] – second up on RLA
GAVRILOVA, Daria (AUS) [22] vs KONJUH, Ana (CRO) – after 6.30pm AEDT on Hisense Arena
DAY televised feature matches to include:
ISTOMIN, Denis (UZB) vs DJOKOVIC, Novak (SRB) [2]
MONFILS, Gael (FRA) [6] vs DOLGOPOLOV, Alexandr (UKR)
KARLOVIC, Ivo (CRO) [20] vs WHITTINGTON, Andrew (AUS)
BROADCAST SCHEDULE:
Australian Open - Day 4
Sydney 10.30am LIVE on Channel 7 and 7TWO, 6pm LIVE on 7mate
Melbourne 10.30am LIVE on Channel 7 and 7TWO, 6pm LIVE on 7mate
Brisbane 9.30am LIVE on Channel 7 and 7TWO, 6pm LIVE on 7mate
Adelaide 10am LIVE on Channel 7 and 7TWO, 6pm LIVE on 7mate
Perth 7.30am LIVE on 7TWO and 7mate, 9am LIVE on Channel 7
Australian Open - Night 4
Sydney 7pm LIVE on Channel 7, 6pm LIVE on 7TWO
Melbourne 7pm LIVE on Channel 7, 6pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane 7pm LIVE on Channel 7, 6pm LIVE on 7TWO
Adelaide 7pm LIVE on Channel 7, 6pm LIVE on 7TWO
Perth 7pm LIVE on Channel 7, 6pm LIVE on 7TWO, 6pm LIVE on 7mate
Australian Open – Highlights
Sydney 9am LIVE on Channel 7
Melbourne 9am LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 8am LIVE on 7TWO, 9am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 8.30am LIVE on 7TWO, 9am LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 6am LIVE on 7mate