Day 9 of the Australian Open features the quarterfinals for the bottom halves of the draws. Up first on Rod Laver Arena, Simona Halep (3) takes on the Russian Ekaterina Makarova (10). They will be followed by the women’s No. 2 seed, Maria Sharapova, who faces the young Canadian Eugenie Bouchard (7). The day session concludes with Rafael Nadal (3) playing the tall Czech Tomas Berdych (7). The night session features three-time finalist Andy Murray (6), who will play the unseeded local favorite Nick Kyrgios.
The full schedule for Day 9 is listed below (Results to follow). All times are local.
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Rod Laver Arena — 11:00am
Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (10) d. Simona Halep (ROU) (3) — 6-4, 6-0
Not Before: 12:30pm
Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals
Maria Sharapova (RUS) (2) d. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) (7) — 6-3, 6-2
Men’s Singles – Quarterfinals
Tomas Berdych (CZE) (7) d. Rafael Nadal (ESP) (3) — 6-2, 6-0, 7-6(5)
Not Before: 7:15pm
Men’s Singles – Quarterfinals
Andy Murray (GBR) (6) d. Nick Kyrgios (AUS) — 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3
Mixed Doubles – Round 2
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) / John Peers (AUS) d. Andreja Klepac (SLO) / Chris Guccione (AUS) — 3-6, 6-3, 10-5
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Margaret Court Arena — 11:00am
Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Julien Benneteau (FRA) (2) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) (2) — 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-3
Not Before: 12:30pm
Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Julia Goerges (GER) (16) / Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) (16) d. Kiki Bertens (NED) / Johanna Larsson (SWE) — 6-2, 7-5
Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) (14) / Jie Zheng (CHN) (14) d. Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (POL) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) — 6-1, 6-2
Mixed Doubles – Round 2
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) (3) / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (3) d. Michaella Krajicek (NED) / Florin Mergea (ROU) — 6-4, 7-5
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Show Court 2 — 11:00am
Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Michaella Krajicek (NED) (13) / Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) (13) d. Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) (5) / Abigail Spears (USA) (5) — 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3)
Mixed Doubles – Round 2
Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) (4) / Alexander Peya (AUT) (4) d. Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Jamie Murray (GBR) — 3-6, 6-4, 10-5
Not Before: 2:00pm
Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Ivan Dodig (CRO) (4) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (4) d. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) — 6-0, 3-6, 7-6(4)
Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinals
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) (3) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (3) d. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) — 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2
Mixed Doubles – Round 2
Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (2) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) (2) d. Daria Gavrilova (AUS) / Luke Saville (AUS) — 6-3, 6-2