Australian Open 2016: Schedule, TV coverage and live stream for Tuesday

The quarterfinals of the 2016 Australian Open are set, and one half of said quarterfinals will take place on Tuesday. Both top seeds -- Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic -- will be in action as well as plenty of other top competition.

Djokovic will face his toughest test of the tournament in No. 7 seed Kei Nishikori. This could be a big one, as Nishikori is coming off a dominant victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. No. 3 seed Roger Federer, who has often been on the losing side of his rivalry with Djokovic but would love to be able to send him packing in the semifinals, will take on No. 6 seed Tomas Berdych.

On the women’s side, there are four seeded opponents in action on Tuesday, while the other half of the quarterfinals on Wednesday include two unseeded opponents.

Williams will face her long-time rival, Maria Sharapova, in the quarterfinals. Sharapova is the fifth seed, but in the past has had very little to offer Williams in the way of resistance or a close match. Williams is favored to dominate the match and the rest of the tournament. Her top competition, from a rankings standpoint, is No. 4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska.

Radwanska could face Williams in the semifinals, with No. 7 Angelique Kerber being the highest-seeded player in the other half of the bracket. Radwanska will take on No. 10 Carla Suarez Navarro on Tuesday.

Play for Tuesday will get underway on Monday 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 2 a.m.

No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 7 Kei Nishikori
No. 3 Roger Federer vs. No. 6 Tomas Berdych

No. 1 Serena Williams vs. No. 5 Maria Sharapova
No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. No. 10 Carla Suarez Navarro