HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Australian Open day five
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Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 22, 2026 Jessica Pegula of the U.S. in action during her second round match against McCartney Kessler of the U.S. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Jan 22 - Highlights of the fifth day at the Australian Open on Thursday (times GMT):
0140 PEGULA ADVANCES
Jessica Pegula, sixth seed, dominated the second-round contest against her fellow American McCartney Kessler, winning 6-0 6-2 to advance to the third round.
0126 KEYS MOVES PAST KRUEGER
Defending champion Madison Keys beat American compatriot Ashlyn Krueger 6-1 7-5 to reach the third round.
0010 PLAY UNDERWAY
The main showcase courts at Melbourne Park are buzzing on Thursday with defending champion Italian Jannik Sinner set to continue his bid for a third Australian Open title against local contender James Duckworth on Rod Laver Arena, while 10-time winner Novak Djokovic of Serbia meets Italian Francesco Maestrelli earlier in the day.
The Margaret Court Arena hosts the "Battle of Lorenzos" as Italy's Lorenzo Musetti faces compatriot Lorenzo Sonego.
Women's world number two, Poland's Iga Swiatek, and Japan's Naomi Osaka are also among the top names in action across the courts in partly sunny conditions.
ORDER OF PLAY ON THURSDAY (prefix number denotes seeding):
Rod Laver Arena:
Day session (0030 GMT/1130 AEDT)
6-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) v McCartney Kessler (U.S.)
Francesco Maestrelli (Italy) v 4-Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Night session (0800 GMT/1900 AEDT)
James Duckworth (Australia) v 2-Jannik Sinner (Italy)
5-Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) v Varvara Gracheva (France)
Margaret Court Arena:
Day session (0030 GMT/1130 AEDT)
5-Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) v Lorenzo Sonego (Italy)
Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) v 4-Amanda Anisimova (U.S.)
Night session (0800 GMT/1900 AEDT)
16-Naomi Osaka (Japan) v Sorana Cirstea (Romania)
Jaume Munar (Spain) v 12-Casper Ruud (Norway)
John Cain Arena:
Day session (0000 GMT/1100 AEDT)
Ashlyn Krueger (U.S.) v 9-Madison Keys (U.S.)
8-Ben Shelton (U.S.) v Dane Sweeny (Australia)
Night session (0600 GMT/1700 AEDT)
Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic) v 2-Iga Swiatek (Poland)
Vit Kopriva (Czech Republic) v 9-Taylor Fritz (U.S.) REUTERS
