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Day 7 schedule of play released for AO 2026

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Australian Open champions Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka take centre-stage for the night session of Day 7, as the third round of AO 2026 concludes at Melbourne Park on Saturday.

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Ten-time AO winner Djokovic, the fourth seed, plays Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp to open the Rod Laver Arena night schedule, while two-time AO champion Osaka, the women's 16th seed, meets Australian qualifier Maddison Inglis in the nightcap.

The defending AO champions will step out at RLA in the day session on Saturday, women's ninth seed Madison Keys meeting Czech Karolina Pliskova, and men's top seed and two-time champion Jannik Sinner looking to extend his Melbourne Park run to 17 straight wins against American Eliot Spizzirri.

The Margaret Court Arena day session features two American seeded women in fourth seed Amanda Anisimova and sixth seed Jessica Pegula, while men's eighth seed Ben Shelton plays 30th seed Valentin Vacherot as the final match of the day session.

Women's second seed Iga Swiatek starts the night session, her match with 31st seed Anna Kalinskaya preceding an intriguing third-round clash between men's 12th seed Casper Ruud and AO 2018 finalist Marin Cilic.

At John Cain Arena, former AO champ Stan Wawrinka will look to extend his final Melbourne Park appearance for another round when he faces American ninth seed Taylor Fritz in the opening match of the evening session.