On January 21, Beijing time, the Australian Open will enter the sixth matchday of contention. The third round of men's and women's singles matches will continue on this matchday, with Jinhua's sister Zhang Shuai facing a one-day doubles match in women's singles and mixed doubles, with an injured German dating to attack the round of 16, and Kapu, Sabalenka, Rublev and other famous players will also appear again on this matchday.
Zhang Shuai will face qualifier Vorenets in the third round of the women's singles, and Zhang Shuai has shown good form in the first two rounds, and this time on his birthday and Chinese New Year's Eve day, Zhang Shuai will attack higher goals. Shortly after the singles match, Zhang Shuai will partner Haze in the first round of the mixed doubles. I hope that Zhang Shuai can use his outstanding performance to welcome his birthday and Chinese New Year's Eve two special moments.
In addition to Zhang Shuai, another Chinese player will appear this matchday, Wang Xinyu and Japan's Moe Xia Uchijima to attack the round of 16 of the women's doubles. Although she is out in the singles competition, Wang Xinyu still has a chance to continue in doubles. The match between the two in the second round is the No. 2 seeds Gauff and Pegula, and it will be very difficult to reach the round of 16.
Djokovic is set to challenge Dimitrov in the third round, with Djokov playing with injuries in the first two rounds, adding uncertainty to his Australian Open prospects. Before the match against Dimi, Deyo had already won 23 consecutive matches at the Australian Open. He and Dimi have met a total of 10 times before, and Deyo's 9-1 advantage is very clear.
Murray, who staged a stunning comeback in the last round, will meet 24th seed Agut in this round. After a five-hour and 45-minute battle, Murray knocked out homegrown favourite Kinakis and returned to the round of 32 of the Australian Open. With the only seeded players left in this division, can Murray go further?
In the women's singles, Sabalenka and Mertens will stage a clash between seeded players after the two sides had a 6-2 victory in the record. Rublev will face Evans, with the two sides winning four of their last eight meetings. Players such as Bencic, Garcia, Karp and Rune will also be aiming for the round of 16.
There will also be a noteworthy conversation this matchday as Stosur and Ibraden will play in the first round of mixed doubles with wild cards against No. 5 seeds Schuyls/McTic. After the women's doubles match, the mixed doubles match is likely to be the Australian legend's farewell match.
Australian Open matchday 6 key fixtures (Beijing time)
Wang Xinyu/Moe Natsu Uchijima VS Gauff/Pegula (no earlier than 9:30)
Zhang Shuai VS Vorenets (no earlier than 10 o'clock)
Sabalenka vs Mertens (no earlier than 11.30pm)
Djokovic vs Dimitrov (16 points)
Murray vs Agut (16pm)