2020 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries

The 2020 Australian Open described in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.

All dates are AEDT (UTC+11)

Day 1 (20 January) Seeds out: Men's singles: Denis Shapovalov , Borna Ćorić Women's singles: Sloane Stephens , Barbora Strýcová Schedule of play

Matches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st round Naomi Osaka Marie Bouzková6–2, 6–4Women's singles 1st round Serena Williams Anastasia Potapova6–0, 6–3Men's singles 1st round Roger Federer Steve Johnson6–3, 6–2, 6–2Women's singles 1st round Ashleigh Barty Lesia Tsurenko5–7, 6–1, 6–1Men's singles 1st round Novak Djokovic Jan-Lennard Struff7–6(7–5), 6–2, 2–6, 6–1Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's singles 1st round Márton Fucsovics Denis Shapovalov 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–1, 7–6(7–3)Women's singles 1st round Petra Kvitová Kateřina Siniaková6–1, 6–0Women's singles 1st round Coco Gauff Venus Williams7–6(7–5), 6–3Men's singles 1st round Stefanos Tsitsipas Salvatore Caruso6–0, 6–2, 6–3Women's singles 1st round Zhang Shuai Sloane Stephens 2–6, 7–5, 6–2Matches on Melbourne Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's singles 1st round Matteo Berrettini Andrew Harris [WC]6–3, 6–1, 6–3Women's singles 1st round Caroline Wozniacki Kristie Ahn6–1, 6–3Men's singles 1st round Grigor Dimitrov Juan Ignacio Londero4–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–4Women's singles 1st round Caty McNally [Q] Samantha Stosur6–1, 6–4Men's singles 1st round Philipp Kohlschreiber Marcos Giron7–5, 6–1, 6–2Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's singles 1st round Sam Querrey Borna Ćorić 6–3, 6–4, 6–4Men's singles 1st round Reilly Opelka vs. Fabio Fognini 6–3, 7–6(7–3), 1–0, suspendedColoured background indicates a night match Day matches began at 11 am, whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT

Day 2 (21 January) Seeds out: Men's singles: Félix Auger-Aliassime , Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Women's singles: Johanna Konta , Markéta Vondroušová , Amanda Anisimova , Anastasija Sevastova Schedule of play

Matches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st round Karolína Plíšková Kristina Mladenovic6–1, 7–5Women's singles 1st round Donna Vekić Maria Sharapova [WC]6–3, 6–4Men's singles 1st round Rafael Nadal Hugo Dellien6–2, 6–3, 6–0Men's singles 1st round Daniil Medvedev Frances Tiafoe6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2Women's singles 1st round Angelique Kerber Elisabetta Cocciaretto [Q]6–2, 6–2Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st round Belinda Bencic 6–3, 7–5Men's singles 1st round Dominic Thiem Adrian Mannarino6–3, 7–5, 6–2Women's singles 1st round Ajla Tomljanović Anastasija Sevastova 6–1, 6–1Women's singles 1st round Simona Halep Jennifer Brady7–6(7–5), 6–1Men's singles 1st round Alexander Zverev Marco Cecchinato6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–3Matches on Melbourne Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st round Polona Hercog Rebecca Peterson6–3, 6–3Women's singles 1st round Madison Keys Daria Kasatkina6–3, 6–1Men's singles 1st round Stan Wawrinka Damir Džumhur7–5, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4Men's singles 1st round Alexei Popyrin Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–1, 0–0, retiredMen's singles 1st round Nick Kyrgios Lorenzo Sonego6–2, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–1)Women's singles 1st round Priscilla Hon [WC] Kateryna Kozlova6–3, 6–4Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st round Ons Jabeur Johanna Konta 6–4, 6–2Men's singles 1st round Fabio Fognini Reilly Opelka3–6, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(10–5)Men's singles 1st round Ernests Gulbis [Q] Félix Auger-Aliassime 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4Women's singles 1st round Elina Svitolina Katie Boulter [PR]6–4, 7–5Men's singles 1st round Gaël Monfils Lu Yen-hsun [PR]6–1, 6–4, 6–2Men's singles 1st round Kevin Anderson Ilya Ivashka [Q]6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(10–8)Coloured background indicates a night match Day matches began at 11 am on first three courts above and 10:30 am on all other courts, whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT

Day 3 (22 January) Seeds out: Men's singles: Matteo Berrettini , Grigor Dimitrov , Benoît Paire , Dan Evans , Hubert Hurkacz Women's singles: Aryna Sabalenka , Petra Martić , Dayana Yastremska Men's doubles: Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies Women's doubles: Nicole Melichar / Xu Yifan , Lyudmyla Kichenok / Yang Zhaoxuan Schedule of play

Matches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 2nd round Petra Kvitová Paula Badosa7–5, 7–5Women's singles 2nd round Ashleigh Barty Polona Hercog6–1, 6–4Men's singles 2nd round Novak Djokovic Tatsuma Ito [WC]6–1, 6–4, 6–2Women's singles 2nd round Serena Williams Tamara Zidanšek 6–2, 6–3Men's singles 2nd round Roger Federer Filip Krajinović6–1, 6–4, 6–1Women's singles 2nd round Madison Keys Arantxa Rus7–6(7–3), 6–2Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 2nd round Naomi Osaka Zheng Saisai6–2, 6–4Women's singles 2nd round Caroline Wozniacki Dayana Yastremska 7–5, 7–5Men's singles 2nd round Tommy Paul Grigor Dimitrov 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(10–3)Men's singles 2nd round Fabio Fognini Jordan Thompson7–6(7–4), 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(10–4)Matches on Melbourne Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 2nd round Julia Görges Petra Martić 4–6, 6–3, 7–5Women's singles 2nd round Coco Gauff Sorana Cîrstea4–6, 6–3, 7–5Men's singles 2nd round Milos Raonic Cristian Garín6–3, 6–4, 6–2Men's singles 2nd round John Millman Hubert Hurkacz 6–4, 7–5, 6–3Men's singles 2nd round Roberto Bautista Agut Michael Mmoh [WC]5–7, 6–2, 6–4, 6–1Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st round Carla Suárez Navarro Aryna Sabalenka 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6)Women's singles 1st round Elise Mertens Danka Kovinić6–2, 6–0Men's singles 2nd round Tennys Sandgren Matteo Berrettini 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5Coloured background indicates a night match Day matches began at 11 am, whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT

Day 4 (23 January) Seeds out: Men's singles: Nikoloz Basilashvili Women's singles: Karolína Muchová , Danielle Collins Schedule of play

Matches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 2nd round Garbiñe Muguruza Ajla Tomljanović6–3, 3–6, 6–3Women's singles 2nd round Karolína Plíšková Laura Siegemund6–3, 6–3Men's singles 2nd round Alexander Zverev Egor Gerasimov7–6(7–5), 6–4, 7–5Women's singles 2nd round Simona Halep Harriet Dart [Q]6–2, 6–4Men's singles 2nd round Rafael Nadal Federico Delbonis6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–1Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 2nd round Belinda Bencic Jeļena Ostapenko7–5, 7–5Men's singles 2nd round Daniil Medvedev Pedro Martínez [Q]7–5, 6–1, 6–3Women's singles 2nd round Angelique Kerber Priscilla Hon [WC]6–3, 6–2Men's singles 2nd round Stan Wawrinka Andreas Seppi4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4Women's singles 2nd round Elina Svitolina Lauren Davis6–2, 7–6(8–6)Matches on Melbourne Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 2nd round Donna Vekić Alizé Cornet6–4, 6–2Women's doubles 1st round Ashleigh Barty Julia Görges Jessica Moore [WC] Astra Sharma [WC]6–2, 6–3Men's singles 2nd round Dominic Thiem Alex Bolt [WC]6–2, 5–7, 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–2 Men's singles 2nd round Nick Kyrgios Gilles Simon6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 2nd round Catherine Bellis [PR] Karolína Muchová 6–4, 6–4Men's singles 2nd round Gaël Monfils Ivo Karlović4–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4, 7–5 Men's singles 2nd round Taylor Fritz Kevin Anderson 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–2Coloured background indicates a night match Day matches began at 11 am, whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT

Day 5 (24 January) Seeds out: Men's singles: Stefanos Tsitsipas , Roberto Bautista Agut , Guido Pella , Dušan Lajović Women's singles: Naomi Osaka , Serena Williams , Madison Keys , Ekaterina Alexandrova , Elena Rybakina Men's doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut , Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău , Raven Klaasen / Oliver Marach , Jürgen Melzer / Édouard Roger-Vasselin Women's doubles: Duan Yingying / Zheng Saisai , Lucie Hradecká / Andreja Klepač , Ellen Perez / Samantha Stosur Schedule of play

Matches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 3rd round Ashleigh Barty Elena Rybakina 6–3, 6–2Women's singles 3rd round Wang Qiang Serena Williams 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 7–5Men's singles 3rd round Novak Djokovic Yoshihito Nishioka6–3, 6–2, 6–2Women's singles 3rd round Coco Gauff Naomi Osaka 6–3, 6–4Men's singles 3rd round Roger Federer John Millman4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(10–8)Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's singles 3rd round Diego Schwartzman Dušan Lajović 6–2, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)Women's singles 3rd round Petra Kvitová Ekaterina Alexandrova 6–1, 6–2Women's singles 3rd round Maria Sakkari Madison Keys 6–4, 6–4Men's singles 3rd round Milos Raonic Stefanos Tsitsipas 7–5, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)Women's singles 3rd round Sofia Kenin Zhang Shuai7–5, 7–6(9–7)Matches on Melbourne Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's doubles 1st round Nam Ji-sung [WC] Song Min-kyu [WC] Lleyton Hewitt [WC] Jordan Thompson [WC]6–2, 6–3Women's singles 3rd round Ons Jabeur Caroline Wozniacki7–5, 3–6, 7–5Men's singles 3rd round Marin Čilić Roberto Bautista Agut 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–0, 5–7, 6–3Men's singles 3rd round Fabio Fognini Guido Pella 7–6(7–0), 6–2, 6–3Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's doubles 1st round Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic Dalila Jakupović Raluca Olaru7–5, 6–3Men's singles 3rd round Márton Fucsovics Tommy Paul6–1, 6–1, 6–4Women's singles 3rd round Alison Riske Julia Görges1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2Men's singles 3rd round Tennys Sandgren Sam Querrey6–4, 6–4, 6–4Coloured background indicates a night match Day matches began at 11 am, whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT

Day 6 (25 January) Seeds out: Men's singles: David Goffin , Karen Khachanov , John Isner , Pablo Carreño Busta , Taylor Fritz Women's singles: Karolína Plíšková , Elina Svitolina , Belinda Bencic , Donna Vekić Men's doubles: Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo , Wesley Koolhof / Nikola Mektić , Jamie Murray / Neal Skupski , Máximo González / Fabrice Martin Women's doubles: Květa Peschke / Demi Schuurs Schedule of play

Matches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 3rd round Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Karolína Plíšková 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)Women's singles 3rd round Simona Halep Yulia Putintseva6–1, 6–4Men's singles 3rd round Rafael Nadal Pablo Carreño Busta 6–1, 6–2, 6–4Women's singles 3rd round Garbiñe Muguruza Elina Svitolina 6–1, 6–2Men's singles 3rd round Daniil Medvedev Alexei Popyrin6–4, 6–3, 6–2Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 3rd round Angelique Kerber Camila Giorgi6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–3Women's singles 3rd round Anett Kontaveit Belinda Bencic 6–0, 6–1Men's singles 3rd round Dominic Thiem Taylor Fritz 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4Men's singles 3rd round Alexander Zverev Fernando Verdasco6–2, 6–2, 6–4Women's singles 3rd round Kiki Bertens Zarina Diyas6–2, 7–6(7–3)Matches on Melbourne Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's Legends doubles Round Robin Mansour Bahrami Fabrice Santoro Wayne Ferreira Goran Ivanišević4–2, 3–4(2–5), 4–2Men's singles 3rd round Gaël Monfils Ernests Gulbis [Q]7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–3Women's singles 3rd round Elise Mertens Catherine Bellis [PR]6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–0Men's singles 3rd round Nick Kyrgios Karen Khachanov 6–2, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), 6–7(7–9), 7–6(10–8)Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's doubles 2nd round James Duckworth [WC] Marc Polmans [WC] Wesley Koolhof Nikola Mektić 7–5, 6–3Women's singles 3rd round Iga Świątek Donna Vekić 7–5, 6–3Men's singles 3rd round Andrey Rublev David Goffin 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)Mixed doubles 1st round Iga Świątek Łukasz Kubot Ellen Perez Luke Saville [WC]6–4, 7–5Coloured background indicates a night match Day matches began at 11 am, whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT

Day 7 (26 January) Seeds out: Men's singles: Fabio Fognini , Diego Schwartzman Women's singles: Alison Riske , Maria Sakkari , Wang Qiang