Day 6 of the 2026 Australian Open: Alcaraz and Sabalenka vie for a spot in the round of 16, third round seeds face off

The sixth day schedule of the 2026 Australian Open is out, with the top halves of the men's and women's singles draws starting their third-round battles, showcasing multiple intriguing seeded matchups.

Alcaraz

Sabalenka

According to the schedule on Rod Laver Arena, world number ones Sabalenka and Alcaraz will play consecutively in the day session; Sabalenka will compete against Potapova, while Alcaraz faces the 32nd seed Moutet. The night session features a key home favorite clash as 6th seed De Minaur meets 29th seed Tiafoe, with 8th seed Andreescu closing the session against Romanian player Ruse.

Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan

The Chinese duo Xu Yifan and Yang Zhaoxuan will take the court second on Court 6, aiming to secure a place in the women's doubles round of 16. Their opponents are the defending champions and top seeds Siniakova and Townsend.

Complete schedule for Day 6 of the 2026 Australian Open

(Text and schedule by Wang Fei)