OPEN RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
Men’s second round (prefix denotes seeding): Taylor Fritz (USA) bt 30-Gael Monfils (FRA) 6-3 6-7(8) 7-6(6) 7-6(5). 10Karen Khachanov (RUS) bt Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 6-3 6-3 6-3. 3-Roger Federer (SUI) bt Q-Daniel Evans (GBR) 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 6-3. 26-Fernando Verdasco (ESP) bt Radu Albot (MDA) 6-1 7-6(2) 6-3. 6-Marin Cilic (CRO) bt Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 7-5 6-7(9) 6-4 6-4. Frances Tiafoe (USA) bt 5Kevin Anderson (RSA) 4-6 6-4 6-4 7-5. 18-Diego Schwartzman (ARG) bt Denis Kudla (USA) 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-7(6) 6-4. Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-3 6-4 6-4. Tomas Berdych (CZE) bt Robin Haase (NED) 6-1 6-3 6-3. 19Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) bt QStefano Travaglia (ITA) 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3. 14-Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) bt Q-Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-3 2-6 6-2 7-5. 22-Roberto Bautista (ESP) bt John Millman (AUS) 6-3 6-1 3-6 6-7(6) 6-4. 2-Rafael Nadal (ESP) bt Matthew Ebden (AUS) 6-3 6-2 6-2. 27-Alex De Minaur (AUS) bt Q-Henri Laaksonen (SUI) 6-4 6-2 6-7(7) 4-6 6-3.
Women’s second round: Angelique Kerber (GER) bt QBeatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 6-2 6-3. Belinda Bencic (SUI) bt Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 7-5 4-6 6-2. 8-Petra Kvitova (CZE) bt Irina Begu (ROU) 6-1 6-3. 11Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) bt Katie Boulter (GBR) 6-3 6-4. 3Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) bt Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-1 6-3. WC-Kimberly Birrell (AUS) bt 29-Donna Vekic (CRO) 6-4 4-6 6-1. Danielle Collins (USA) bt Sachia Vickery (USA) 6-3 7-5. Amanda Anisimova (USA) bt 24Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 6-0 6-2. Maria Sakkari (GRE) bt Q-Astra Sharma (AUS) 6-1 6-4. 15Ashleigh Barty (AUS) bt Wang Yafan (CHN) 6-2 6-3. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) bt 9-Kiki Bertens (NED) 3-6 6-3 6-3. 5Sloane Stephens (USA) bt Timea Babos (HUN) 6-3 6-1. 31-Petra Martic (CRO) bt Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 6-4 7-5. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) bt 20-Anett Kontaveit (EST) 6-3 6-3. 19-Caroline Garcia (FRA) bt WC-Zoe Hives (AUS) 6-3 6-3.
TODAY — ROD LAVER
ARENA, 11am: Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) v 6-Elina Svitolina (UKR), Stan Wawrinka (SUI) v 16-Milos Raonic (CAN), 1Simona Halep (ROU) v Sofia Kenin (USA). 7pm: Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) v 16-Serena Williams (USA), 1-Novak Djokovic (SRB) v WC-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA). MARGARET COURT ARENA, 11am: Ivo Karlovic (CRO) v 8-Kei Nishikori (JPN). Not before 1pm: 4-Naomi Osaka (JPN) v Tamara Zidansek (SLO), Alize Cornet (FRA) v Venus Williams (USA). 7pm: 4-Alexander Zverev (GER) v Jeremy Chardy (FRA), Johanna Konta (GBR) v 18Garbine Muguruza (ESP).
MELBOURNE ARENA, 11am: Madison Brengle (USA) v 7Karolina Pliskova (CZE), Anastasia Potapova (RUS) v 17Madison Keys (USA), 24-Hyeon Chung (KOR) v Pierre-Hughes Herbert (FRA). Not before 6pm: WC-Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v 7Dominic Thiem (AUT).
1573 ARENA, 11am: 27-Camila Giorgi (ITA) v Q-Iga Swiatek (POL), 12-Elise Mertens (BEL) v Margarita Gasparyan (RUS), 12Fabio Fognini (ITA) v Leonardo Mayer (ARG), Taro Daniel (JPN) v 25-Denis Shapovalov (CAN). COURT 3, 11am: Q-Bianca Andreescu (CAN) v 13Anastasija Sevastova (LAT), 11Borna Coric (CRO) v Marton Fucsovics (HUN). Not before 4pm: WC-Alex Bolt (AUS) v 29Gilles Simon (FRA), 23-Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v Dayana Yastremska (UKR).