The quarterfinals of the 2016 Australian Open continue on Wednesday, featuring men’s No. 2 seed Andy Murray in his toughest match yet, a showdown with No. 8 seed David Ferrer. One of those two will advance to the semifinals, where they will play the winner of No. 13 Milos Raonic vs. No. 23 Gael Monfils, which is also taking place on Wednesday.
2016 Australian Open: Schedule, TV coverage and live stream for Wednesday
Andy Murray will try and punch his ticket into the semifinals on Wednesday.
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Novak Djokovic will face Roger Federer and Serena Williams will face Agnieszka Radwanska in the other semifinal as they played their quarterfinal matches on Tuesday.
Murray is the top opposition on this half of the bracket, and figures to meet one of the top-seeded guys in the finals. He will be favored over Ferrer and would be favored over both Raonic and Monfils.
On the women’s side, this half of the bracket has been hit hard with upsets. Simona Halep and Garbine Mugurza are both out, and No. 7 Angelique Kerber is the highest seed remaining on this side. She is set to take on No. 14 Victoria Azarenka, and the winner of that match will advance to the semifinals will there will face one of Johanna Konta or Shuai Zhang, both unseeded opponents.
Play for Wednesday will get underway on Tuesday 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.
You can live stream the day's coverage on WatchESPN and Tennis Channel Live. Below are the pertinent seeded matches for Wednesday, with a full schedule available here.
Men’s Singles
No. 2 Andy Murray vs. No. 8 David Ferrer
No. 13 Milos Raonic vs. No. 23 Gael Monfils
Women’s Singles
No. 7 Angelique Kerber vs. No. 14 Victoria Azarenka
Johanna Konta vs. Shuai Zhang
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