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Australian Open 2018 live stream: Match schedule, start times, TV channel, and how to watch Day 6 online

Roger Federer and Simona Halep are back in third-round action at the Australian Open.

2018 Australian Open - Day 4
2018 Australian Open - Day 4
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Roger Federer and Simona Halep continue to cruise in the Australian Open, and will play in third-round matches on Friday. Play begins at 7 p.m. ET, and will wrap up at 7 a.m. on Saturday morning. In Melbourne, all matches will be played on Saturday.

Television coverage begins at 7 p.m. on the Tennis Channel, and continues at 9 p.m. on ESPN2. There will be live streaming via WatchESPN from all courts on the day.

Federer will be playing No. 29 Richard Gasquet, a tough outing for a third-round matchup. Halep has another unseeded opponent in Lauren Davis to contend with.

On the men’s side, No. 4 Alexander Zverev and No. 5 Dominic Thiem will also be playing. Zverev will face Hyeon Chung, while Thiem will face No. 26 Adrian Mannarino. Novak Djokovic, ranked No. 14 in this tournament, is set to face No. 21 Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Juan Martin del Potro, the No. 12 seed, will be in action against No. 19 Tomas Berdych.

Karolina Pliskova, the women’s sixth seed and one of the favorites to win, will be taking on No. 29 Lucie Safarova. Caroline Garcia is the eighth seed, and will be in action against Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

You can find results, scores, and schedules for the women’s singles bracket at the Australian Open right here. Results for the men’s side can be found here.

Below is all you need to know to follow the Australian Open action on Friday.

How to watch 2018 Australian Open on Day 6

Date: Jan. 19, 2018

Location: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Time: 7 p.m. ET - 7 a.m. ET

TV: Tennis Channel (7 p.m. - 9 p.m.), ESPN2 (9 p.m. - 7 a.m.)

Online Streaming: WatchESPN

All Times Eastern

Men’s Singles

No. 2 Roger Federer vs. No. 29 Richrad Gasquet
No. 4 Alexander Zverev vs. Hyeon Chung
No. 5 Dominic Thiem vs. No. 26 Adrian Mannarino
No. 12 Juan Martin del Potro vs. No. 19 Tomas Berdych
No. 14 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 21 Albert Ramos-Vinolas
No. 25 Fabio Fognini vs. Julien Benneteau
Tennys Sandgren vs. Maximilian Marterer
Marton Fucsovics vs. Nicolas Kicker

Women’s Singles

No. 1 Simona Halep vs. Lauren Davis
No. 6 Karolina Pliskova vs. No. 29 Lucie Safarova
No. 8 Caroline Garcia vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
No. 17 Madison Keys vs. Ana Bogdan
No. 18 Ashleigh Barty vs. Naomi Osaka
No. 20 Barbora Strycova vs. Bernarda Pera
No. 21 Angelique Kerber vs. Maria Sharapova
No. 26 Agnieszka Radwanska vs. Su-Wei Hsieh

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