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All singles third-round and quarter-final matches to be completed on Friday

Sixteen players remain in the hunt for the Great Ocean Road Open singles trophy. By the end of play on Friday, only four will remain.

Following the suspension of play on Thursday, both the third round and the quarter-finals of the singles draw will take place at Melbourne Park on Friday.

Six of the top eight seeds are still standing at the Great Ocean Road Open, including second seed Karen Khachanov. The Russian, chasing his fifth ATP Tour crown, will meet Kevin Anderson in one of the standout matches of the day at the ATP 250.

Khachanov and Anderson both recorded their first victories of the year on Wednesday. Second seed Khachanov overcame Aussie wild card Max Purcell 7-6(5), 6-3, while Anderson charged past Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-4, 6-2 in 57 minutes.

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Anderson won his only previous ATP Head2Head clash against Khachanov in three sets at the 2018 Miami Open presented by Itau. The winner of the pair's second encounter will face sixth seed Reilly Opelka or Botic Van de Zandschulp later in the day.

Third seed Hubert Hurkacz will continue his pursuit of a second ATP Tour trophy of 2021 on Friday. The Delray Beach champion will meet Pablo Cuevas in the third round. Antalya runner-up Alexander Bublik or Stefano Travaglia awaits the winner in the quarter-finals.

In the top quarter of the draw, #NextGenATP Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz will attempt to reach his maiden ATP Tour semi-final. The 17-year-old, who defeated top seed David Goffin in the second round, will meet Thiago Monteiro for a place in the quarter-finals. If Alcaraz can get through that match, he will face 11th seed Jordan Thompson or Mario Vilella Martinez for a place in the last four.

Fourth seed Jannik Sinner will continue his title bid against Aljaz Bedene. Both men will be attempting to book a quarter-final clash againt seventh seed Miomir Kecmanovic or Salvatore Caruso.

Doubles Second Round To Be Completed Friday
The six remaining doubles second-round matches will also feature on Friday’s schedule at the Great Ocean Road Open. Top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah will begin their 2021 campaign against Purcell and Thompson.

Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek will make their first appearance since their run to the Antalya Open final last month (l. to Mektic/Pavic). The third seeds will face alternates Roberto Carballes Baena and Cuevas for a spot in the quarter-finals.

Fifth seeds Marcus Daniell/Michael Venus, sixth seeds Marcelo Arevalo/Matwe Middelkoop, seventh seeds Luke Bambridge/Dominic Inglot and eighth seeds Bublik/Andrey Golubev will also make their first appearances at the ATP 250 on Friday.

View Schedule – Friday, 5 February 2021

1573 ARENA start 10:30 am
Third Round - [11] J. Thompson (AUS) vs M. Vilella Martinez (ESP)

COURT 3 start 11:00 am
Two WTA Matches
ATP Singles Match Murray River Open
Quarter-finals - [6] R. Opelka (USA) or B. Van de Zandschulp (NED) vs K. Anderson (RSA) or [2] K. Khachanov (RUS)

COURT 5 start 10:30 am
Third Round - K. Anderson (RSA) vs [2] K. Khachanov (RUS)

Not Before 12:00 noon
ATP Singles Match Murray River Open
Second Round - M. Ebden (AUS) / J. Smith (AUS) vs [7] L. Bambridge (GBR) / D. Inglot (GBR)

Not Before 3:00 pm
Second Round - After Suitable Rest - [Alt] R. Carballes Baena (ESP) / P. Cuevas (URU) vs [3] I. Dodig (CRO) / F. Polasek (SVK)

COURT 6 start 10:30 am
Third Round - [13] A. Bedene (SLO) vs [4] J. Sinner (ITA)

Not Before 12:00 noon
ATP Singles Match Murray River Open
Quarter-finals - After Suitable Rest - C. Alcaraz (ESP) or T. Monteiro (BRA) vs [11] J. Thompson (AUS) or M. Vilella Martinez (ESP)
ATP Singles Match Murray River Open

Not Before 3:00 pm
Second Round - [8] A. Bublik (KAZ) / A. Golubev (KAZ) vs M. Kecmanovic (SRB) / K. Khachanov (RUS)

COURT 10 start 10:30 am
Third Round - C. Alcaraz (ESP) vs T. Monteiro (BRA)

Not Before 12:00 noon
Third Round - [3] H. Hurkacz (POL) vs P. Cuevas (URU)
Second Round - [5] M. Daniell (NZL) / M. Venus (NZL) vs F. Delbonis (ARG) / A. Sitak (NZL)
Quarter-finals - After Suitable Rest - [7] M. Kecmanovic (SRB) or S. Caruso (ITA) vs [13] A. Bedene (SLO) or [4] J. Sinner (ITA)

COURT 12 start 10:30 am
Third Round - [7] M. Kecmanovic (SRB) vs S. Caruso (ITA)

Not Before 12:00 noon
ATP Singles Match Murray River Open
Second Round - [WC] R. Haase (NED) / S. Querrey (USA) vs [6] M. Arevalo (ESA) / M. Middelkoop (NED)
ATP Doubles Match Murray River Open

Not Before 3:00 pm
Second Round - [1] J. Cabal (COL) / R. Farah (COL) vs M. Purcell (AUS) / J. Thompson (AUS)

COURT 14 start 10:30 am
Third Round - [6] R. Opelka (USA) vs B. Van de Zandschulp (NED)

COURT 15 start 10:30 am
Third Round - S. Travaglia (ITA) vs [8] A. Bublik (KAZ)

Not Before 12:00 noon
ATP Singles Match Murray River Open
Quarter-finals - After Suitable Rest - [3] H. Hurkacz (POL) or P. Cuevas (URU) vs S. Travaglia (ITA) or [8] A. Bublik (KAZ)

12 singles and four doubles matches scheduled

Stan Wawrinka, Grigor Dimitrov, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Nick Kyrgios will all need to record two match wins on Friday if are to remain in contention for the Murray River Open title. In another busy day at Melbourne Park, 12 singles and four doubles matches will be contested as the ATP 250 tournament plays catch-up.

Wawrinka, who has won seven of his 16 tour-level titles as a top seed, will first look to overcome Australia’s Alex Bolt on Friday, before a potential quarter-final clash on 1573 Arena against Jeremy Chardy of France or sixth-seeded American Taylor Fritz. The 35-year-old Wawrinka went 15-8 last season.

Second seed Dimitrov, one place behind Wawrinka at No. 19 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, meets Alexei Popyrin first match on Court 3. The winner will play James Duckworth or France’s Corentin Moutet in the last eight on Court 6. Dimitrov beat Kei Nishikori for the 2017 Brisbane crown.

World No. 21 Auger-Aliassime, who hit 12 aces past Yuichi Sugita in his opening win on Wednesday, challenges Egor Gerasimov of Belarus in the first match on Court 12, before a possible clash against Czech Jiri Vesely or Ricardas Berankis. Last year, Auger-Aliassime compiled a 23-19 match record and finished runner-up at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam (l. to Monfils), the Open 13 Provence in Marseille (l. to Tsitsipas) and the bett1HULKS Indoors in Cologne (l. to Zverev).

Nick Kyrgios, who is competing this week for the first time in 12 months (since 2020 Acapulco), looks to overcome fourth-seeded Croatian Borna Coric first on 1573 Arena. The winner will return later in the day to face American Marcos Giron or eighth seed Daniel Evans of Great Britain. Kyrgios beat Alexandre Muller in three sets in his first match and saved two set points in the second set against fellow Australian Harry Bourchier in the second round.

View Schedule – Friday, 5 February 2021

1573 ARENA Not Before 12:00 noon
Third Round - [4] B. Coric (CRO) vs [13] N. Kyrgios (AUS)
Third Round - [1] S. Wawrinka (SUI) vs A. Bolt (AUS)
Quarter-finals - After Suitable Rest - [4] B. Coric (CRO) or [13] N. Kyrgios (AUS) vs M. Giron (USA) or [8] D. Evans (GBR)
Quarter-finals - After Suitable Rest - [1] S. Wawrinka (SUI) or A. Bolt (AUS) vs J. Chardy (FRA) or [6] T. Fritz (USA)

COURT 3 start 11:00 am
Two WTA Matches followed by
Third Round - A. Popyrin (AUS) vs [2] G. Dimitrov (BUL)

COURT 5 Not Before 12:00 noon
Third Round - J. Chardy (FRA) vs [6] T. Fritz (USA)

COURT 6 Not Before 12:00 noon
Third Round - J. Duckworth (AUS) vs C. Moutet (FRA)
ATP Singles Match Great Ocean Road Open
Quarter-finals - After Suitable Rest - J. Duckworth (AUS) or C. Moutet (FRA) vs A. Popyrin (AUS) or [2] G. Dimitrov (BUL)

COURT 12 Not Before 12:00 noon
Third Round - E. Gerasimov (BLR) vs [3] F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
ATP Doubles Match Great Ocean Road Open
Second Round - [4] M. Melo (BRA) / H. Tecau (ROU) vs N. Monroe (USA) / F. Tiafoe (USA)
ATP Doubles Match Great Ocean Road Open NB 3:00PM
Second Round - After Suitable Rest - [5] J. Chardy (FRA) / F. Martin (FRA) vs D. Sharan (IND) / I. Zelenay (SVK)

COURT 14 Not Before 12:00 noon
Third Round - J. Vesely (CZE) vs R. Berankis (LTU)
Second Round - C. Norrie (GBR) / J. O'Mara (GBR) vs [3] R. Ram (USA) / J. Salisbury (GBR)
Quarter-finals - After Suitable Rest - J. Vesely (CZE) or R. Berankis (LTU) vs E. Gerasimov (BLR) or [3] F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
Second Round - R. Albot (MDA) / E. Gerasimov (BLR) vs [2] W. Koolhof (NED) / L. Kubot (POL)

COURT 15 Not Before 12:00 noon
Third Round - M. Giron (USA) vs [8] D. Evans (GBR)