The 2026 Australian Open continues in full swing on Monday with several top seeds in action. A number of big names will kick off their bid for the title in what promises to be an eventful Monday at Melbourne Park.
Coco Gauff, Iga Świątek, and Novak Djokovic will all hope to avoid first-round upsets on Monday. With that, let’s take a look at the Day 2 schedule for the Australian Open.
Australian Open Day 2 Schedule
Gauff will get Day 2 underway at the Rod Laver Arena against Kamilla Rakhimova. The third seed will be the clear favorite to win this one. Next up, home fans will hope to see a strong performance from Alex de Minaur as he takes on Mackenzie McDonald, who entered the main draw as a lucky loser following Matteo Berrettini’s withdrawal.
Świątek will kick off the night session at the Rod Laver Arena with her match against Yue Yuan. The Pole only needs to win the Australian Open to complete her career Grand Slam, and will be determined to do that this year.
Then, Novak Djokovic will go up against Pedro Martínez. The 10-time Australian Open champion remains eager for more success at Melbourne Park, and it will be interesting to see how he fares in what could well be his last appearance at the tournament.
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Other big names who will be in action on Monday include fourth seed Amanda Anisimova, Jessica Pegula, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, and Felix Auger Aliassime. You can have a go at predicting their matches at the Australian Open with the help of our PFSN Simulator.
Australian Open 2026 Day 2 Schedule
Rod Laver Arena
- (3) Coco Gauff vs Kamilla Rakhimova (Starts at 11:30 am local time, 7:30 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by Mackenzie McDonald vs. (6) Alex de Minaur
- Yue Yuan vs. (2) Iga Świątek (Starts at 7 pm local time, 3 am EST)
- Followed by Pedro Martínez vs. (4) Novak Djokovic
Margaret Court Arena
- Jesper De Jong vs (11) Daniil Medvedev (Starts at 11:30 am local time, 7:30 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by Simona Waltert vs. (4) Amanda Anisimova
- Donna Vekić vs. (8) Mirra Andreeva (Starts at 7 pm local time, 3 am EST)
- Followed by Mattia Bellucci vs. (12) Casper Ruud
John Cain Arena
- Nuno Borges vs (7) Felix Auger Aliassime (Starts at 11 am local time, 7 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by (6) Jessica Pegula vs. Anastasia Zakharova
- Followed by Yuliia Starodubtseva vs. Ajla Tomljanović
- Followed by Alexei Popyrin vs. Alexandre Müller
Kia Arena
- Storm Hunter vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (Starts at 11 am local time, 7 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by Matteo Arnaldi vs. (13) Andrey Rublev
- Followed by Laslo Djere vs. Stan Wawrinka
- Followed by Barbora Krejčíková vs. (23) Diana Shnaider
1573 Arena
- Magda Linette vs. (15) Emma Navarro (Starts at 11 am local time, 7 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Jordan Thompson
- Followed by (17) Victoria Mboko vs. Emerson Jones
- Followed by (17) Jiří Lehečka vs. Arthur Gea
ANZ Arena
- (27) Sofia Kenin vs. Peyton Stearns (Starts at 11 am local time, 7 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by Priscilla Hon vs. Marina Stakusic
- Followed by Thiago Tirante vs. Aleksandar Vukic
- Followed by (21) Denis Shapovalov vs. Yunchaokete Bu
Court 5
- Ann Li vs. Camila Osorio (Starts at 11 am local time, 7 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by (25) Learner Tien vs. Marcos Giron
- Followed by Zarina Diyas vs. (25) Paula Badosa
- Followed by Martin Damm Jr. vs. (30) Valentin Vacherot
Court 6
- Elias Ymer vs. Alexander Shevchenko (Starts at 11 am local time, 7 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by Alycia Parks vs. Alexandra Eala
- Followed by (13) Linda Nosková vs. Darja Semenistaja
- Followed by Adrian Mannarino vs. Rinky Hijikata
Court 7
- Mariano Navone vs. Hamad Medjedovic (Starts at 11 am local time, 7 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by Dalma Gálfi vs. (14) Clara Tauson
- Followed by (27) Brandon Nakashima vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Followed by (21) Elise Mertens vs. Lanlana Tararudee
Court 8
- Anna Bondár vs. Elizabeth Mandlik (Starts at 11 am local time, 7 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by Shang Juncheng vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
- Followed by Daniel Altmaier vs. Marin Čilić
- Followed by Renata Zarazúa vs. Marie Bouzková
Court 12
- Veronika Erjavec vs. Magdalena Fręch (Starts at 11 am local time, 7 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by Fábián Marozsán vs. Arthur Rinderknech
- Followed by Kamil Majchrzak vs. Jacob Fearnley
- Followed by Solana Sierra vs. Moyuka Uchijima
Court 13
- Emiliana Arango vs. McCartney Kessler (Starts at 11 am local time, 7 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by (19) Tommy Paul vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
- Followed by Filip Misolic vs. (14) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Followed by (29) Iva Jović vs. Katie Volynets
Court 14
- Petra Marčinko vs. Tatjana Maria (Starts at 11 am local time, 7 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by Nicolai Budkov Kjær vs. Reilly Opelka
- Followed by (19) Karolína Muchová vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Followed by Terence Atmane vs. Francesco Maestrelli
Court 15
- Quentin Halys vs. Alejandro Tabilo (Starts at 11 am local time, 7 pm EST (January 18))
- Followed by Linda Klimovicova vs. Francesca Jones
- Followed by Oksana Selekhmeteva vs. Ella Seidel
- Followed by Jaume Munar vs. Dalibor Svrcina
