The third round of the 2016 Australian Open got underway on Friday in Melbourne, and we’re one day away from making it into the Round of 16. Both top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams made it into the fourth round themselves, while the next-highest seeds will be in action on Saturday.
2016 Australian Open: Schedule, TV coverage and live stream for Saturday
Andy Murray and Garbine Muguruza are the highest seeds still in third round action at the 2016 Australian Open.
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Andy Murray, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, will face his first seeded opponent in No. 32 Joao Sousa. The No. 2 seed on the women’s side, Simona Halep, has been eliminated. That leaves Garbine Muguruza, the third seed, as the highest seed in this half of the bracket. She will be up against Barbora Strycova in here matchup.
Men’s No. 4 seed Stan Wawrinka will face unseeded Lukas Rosol, while No. 8 David Ferrer and No. 10 John Isner will face their first seeded opponents in No. 31 Steve Johnson and No. 18 Feliciano Lopez, respectively. Other top seeds in action on the women’s side include No. 7 Angelique Kerber, who will be taking on Madison Brengle, and No. 9 Karolina Pliskova, who will face her first seeded opponent in No. 21 Ekaterina Makarova.
Play for Saturday will get underway on Friday evening in the United States. While things get started in Melbourne at 11 a.m. local time, folks will be able to tune in to the Tennis Channel at 7 p.m. ET to get watching. That coverage will run through 9 p.m., at which point it will shift to ESPN2, where it will remain until 7 a.m.
You can live stream the day's coverage on WatchESPNand Tennis Channel Live. Below are the pertinent seeded matches for Thursday, with a full schedule available here.
Men’s Singles
No. 2 Andy Murray vs. No. 32 Joao Sousa
No. 4 Stan Wawrinka vs. Lukas Rosol
No. 8 David Ferrer vs. No. 31 Steve Johnson
No. 10 John Isner vs. No. 18 Feliciano Lopez
No. 13 Milos Raonic vs. No. 21 Viktor Troicki
No. 16 Bernard Tomic vs. Johm Millman
No. 23 Gael Monfils vs. Stephane Robert
Dudi Sela vs. Andrey Kuznetsov
Women’s Singles
No. 3 Garbine Muguruza vs. Barbora Strycova
No. 7 Angelique Kerber vs. Madison Brengle
No. 9 Karolina Pliskova vs. No. 21 Ekaterina Makarova
No. 14 Victoria Azarenjka vs. Naomi Osaka
No. 15 Madison Keys vs. No. 20 Ana Ivanovic
Varvara Lepchenko vs. Shuai Zhang
Johanna Konta vs. Denisa Allertova
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