Australian Open 2022: Order of play for day three with Naomi Osaka and Rafael Nadal in action

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Day three of the Australian Open gets underway with the second round on Wednesday, with Naomi Osaka, Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty headlining the action on the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

Defending champion Osaka, who opened her campaign with a straight-sets win over Camila Osorio on Monday, now faces American Madison Brengle in a match that should get underway at around 8am GMT in the UK.

Earlier on Rod Laver, home favourite Barty will continue her bid for a first Australian Open title against Lucia Bronzetti, after opening the tournament with a ruthless 6-0 6-1 win over Lesia Tsurenko.

In the men’s draw, Nadal faces the German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann while number three seed Alexander Zverev plays Australian John Millman.

Here’s the day three order of play:

Rod Laver Arena

From 12am GMT

From 8am GMT

Margaret Court Arena

From 12am GMT

From 8am GMT

John Cain Arena

From 12 am GMT

Not before 3:30am GMT

Kia Arena

From 12 am GMT

1573 Arena

From 12 am GMT