2018 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries
The 2018 Australian Open described in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.
Day 1 (15 January)
    
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Jack Sock [8], Jack Sock [8], Kevin Anderson [11], Kevin Anderson [11], John Isner [16], John Isner [16], Lucas Pouille [18], Lucas Pouille [18], Philipp Kohlschreiber [27] Philipp Kohlschreiber [27]
- Women's Singles:  Venus Williams [5], Venus Williams [5], CoCo Vandeweghe [10], CoCo Vandeweghe [10], Sloane Stephens [13], Sloane Stephens [13], Dominika Cibulková [24], Dominika Cibulková [24], Peng Shuai [25], Peng Shuai [25], Ekaterina Makarova [31] Ekaterina Makarova [31]
 
- Men's Singles: 
- Schedule of Play
Day 2 (16 January)
    
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Roberto Bautista Agut [20], Roberto Bautista Agut [20],.svg.png.webp) Milos Raonic [22], Milos Raonic [22], Mischa Zverev [32] Mischa Zverev [32]
- Women's Singles:  Kristina Mladenovic [11], Kristina Mladenovic [11], Petra Kvitová [27] Petra Kvitová [27]
 
- Men's Singles: 
- Schedule of Play
Day 3 (17 January)
     
- 15 year old Marta Kostyuk become the youngest player to reach a grand slam third round since Mirjana Lučić-Baroni at the 1997 US Open. [1]
- The second round match between Daria Gavrilova and Elise Mertens began at 11.59pm became the latest match to begin at in Australian Open history. This surpassing the previous record of 11.58pm set by Grigor Dimitrov and Richard Gasquet in 2017. [2]
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Pablo Cuevas [31] Pablo Cuevas [31]
- Women's Singles:  Julia Görges [12], Julia Görges [12], Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [15], Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [15], Daria Kasatkina [22], Daria Kasatkina [22],.svg.png.webp) Daria Gavrilova [23] Daria Gavrilova [23]
- Men's Doubles:   Santiago González / Santiago González / Julio Peralta [13], Julio Peralta [13], Ivan Dodig / Ivan Dodig / Fernando Verdasco [14] Fernando Verdasco [14]
- Women's Doubles:  Andreja Klepač / Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez [9] María José Martínez Sánchez [9]
 
- Men's Singles: 
- Schedule of Play
Day 4 (18 January)
    
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: .svg.png.webp) David Goffin [7], David Goffin [7],.svg.png.webp) Stan Wawrinka [9], Stan Wawrinka [9], Sam Querrey [13] Sam Querrey [13]
- Women's Singles:  Garbiñe Muguruza [3], Garbiñe Muguruza [3], Johanna Konta [9], Johanna Konta [9], Anastasija Sevastova [14], Anastasija Sevastova [14], Elena Vesnina [16], Elena Vesnina [16], Mirjana Lučić-Baroni [28] Mirjana Lučić-Baroni [28]
- Men's Doubles:  Raven Klaasen / Raven Klaasen / Michael Venus [8], Michael Venus [8], Pablo Cuevas / Pablo Cuevas / Horacio Zeballos [12] Horacio Zeballos [12]
- Women's Doubles:  Kiki Bertens / Kiki Bertens / Johanna Larsson [7] Johanna Larsson [7]
 
- Men's Singles: 
- Schedule of Play
Day 5 (19 January)
    
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [15], Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [15], Gilles Müller [23], Gilles Müller [23], Damir Džumhur [28], Damir Džumhur [28], Andrey Rublev [30] Andrey Rublev [30]
- Women's Singles:  Jeļena Ostapenko [7], Jeļena Ostapenko [7], Kiki Bertens [30] Kiki Bertens [30]
- Men's Doubles:  Henri Kontinen / Henri Kontinen /.svg.png.webp) John Peers [2], John Peers [2], Feliciano López / Feliciano López / Marc López [9] Marc López [9]
 
- Men's Singles: 
- Schedule of Play
Day 6 (20 January)
    
- The Simona Halep/Lauren Davis match lasted three hours and 45 minutes, equalling the Australian Open's record for most games played in a women's match at 48. The 142-minute third set lasted longer than all but six female singles matches to date in the tournament.[3]
- Chung Hyeon became the first South Korean player (male or female) to reach the fourth round at the Grand Slam.[4]
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Alexander Zverev [4], Alexander Zverev [4], Juan Martín del Potro [12], Juan Martín del Potro [12], Albert Ramos Viñolas [21], Albert Ramos Viñolas [21], Adrian Mannarino [26], Adrian Mannarino [26], Richard Gasquet [29] Richard Gasquet [29]
- Women's Singles: .svg.png.webp) Ashleigh Barty [18], Ashleigh Barty [18], Agnieszka Radwańska [26], Agnieszka Radwańska [26], Lucie Šafářová [29] Lucie Šafářová [29]
- Men's Doubles:  Jean-Julien Rojer / Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău [3], Horia Tecău [3], Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut [4], Nicolas Mahut [4], Jamie Murray / Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares [5] Bruno Soares [5]
- Women's Doubles: .svg.png.webp) Ashleigh Barty / Ashleigh Barty /.svg.png.webp) Casey Dellacqua [3], Casey Dellacqua [3], Alicja Rosolska / Alicja Rosolska / Abigail Spears [15] Abigail Spears [15]
 
- Men's Singles: 
- Schedule of Play
Day 7 (21 January)
    
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Pablo Carreño Busta [10], Pablo Carreño Busta [10],.svg.png.webp) Nick Kyrgios [17], Nick Kyrgios [17], Diego Schwartzman [24] Diego Schwartzman [24]
- Women's Singles:  Magdaléna Rybáriková [19], Magdaléna Rybáriková [19], Anett Kontaveit [32] Anett Kontaveit [32]
- Women's Doubles:  Raquel Atawo / Raquel Atawo / Anna-Lena Grönefeld [12], Anna-Lena Grönefeld [12], Nicole Melichar / Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke [13] Květa Peschke [13]
 
- Men's Singles: 
- Schedule of Play
Day 8 (22 January)
    
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Dominic Thiem [5], Dominic Thiem [5], Novak Djokovic [14], Novak Djokovic [14], Fabio Fognini [25] Fabio Fognini [25]
- Women's Singles:  Caroline Garcia [8], Caroline Garcia [8], Barbora Strýcová [20] Barbora Strýcová [20]
- Men's Doubles:  Rohan Bopanna / Rohan Bopanna / Édouard Roger-Vasselin [10], Édouard Roger-Vasselin [10], Rajeev Ram / Rajeev Ram / Divij Sharan [16] Divij Sharan [16]
- Women's Doubles:  Shuko Aoyama / Shuko Aoyama / Yang Zhaoxuan [11], Yang Zhaoxuan [11], Chan Hao-ching / Chan Hao-ching / Katarina Srebotnik [14], Katarina Srebotnik [14], Barbora Krejčíková / Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková [16] Kateřina Siniaková [16]
- Mixed Doubles:  Latisha Chan / Latisha Chan / Jamie Murray [1], Jamie Murray [1],.svg.png.webp) Casey Dellacqua / Casey Dellacqua /.svg.png.webp) John Peers [2], John Peers [2], Květa Peschke / Květa Peschke / Henri Kontinen [4] Henri Kontinen [4]
 
- Men's Singles: 
- Schedule of Play
Day 9 (23 January)
    
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Rafael Nadal [1], Rafael Nadal [1], Grigor Dimitrov [3] Grigor Dimitrov [3]
- Women's Singles:  Elina Svitolina [4] Elina Svitolina [4]
- Men's Doubles:  Łukasz Kubot / Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo [1], Marcelo Melo [1], Marcin Matkowski / Marcin Matkowski / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [15] Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [15]
- Women's Doubles:  Latisha Chan / Latisha Chan / Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková [1], Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková [1], Lucie Šafářová / Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová [4], Barbora Strýcová [4],.svg.png.webp) Gabriela Dabrowski / Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan [6] Xu Yifan [6]
- Mixed Doubles:  Chan Hao-ching / Chan Hao-ching / Michael Venus [7] Michael Venus [7]
 
- Men's Singles: 
- Schedule of Play
Day 10 (24 January)
    
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Tomáš Berdych [19] Tomáš Berdych [19]
- Women's Singles:  Karolína Plíšková [6], Karolína Plíšková [6], Madison Keys [17] Madison Keys [17]
- Women's Doubles:  Hsieh Su-wei / Hsieh Su-wei / Peng Shuai [8], Peng Shuai [8], Irina-Camelia Begu / Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu [10] Monica Niculescu [10]
 
- Men's Singles:
- Schedule of Play
Day 11 (25 January)
    
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
Day 12 (26 January)
    
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
| Matches on main courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Women's Doubles Final |  Tímea Babos [5]  Kristina Mladenovic [5] |  Ekaterina Makarova [2]  Elena Vesnina [2] | 6–4, 6–3 | 
| Men's Singles Semifinals | .svg.png.webp) Roger Federer [2] |  Chung Hyeon | 6–1, 5–2, retired | 
| Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Mixed Doubles Semifinals | .svg.png.webp) Gabriela Dabrowski [8]  Mate Pavić [8] |  Ekaterina Makarova [3]  Bruno Soares [3] | 6–1, 6–4 | 
| Mixed Doubles Semifinals |  Tímea Babos [5]  Rohan Bopanna [5] |  María José Martínez Sánchez  Marcelo Demoliner | 7–5, 5–7, [10–6] | 
| Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
| Day matches began at 3 pm, whilst night matches began at 7:30 pm AEDT | |||
Day 13 (27 January)
    
- Caroline Wozniacki became the first Danish player to win a Grand Slam singles title.[5]
- Seeds out:
- Schedule of Play
| Matches on main courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Women's Singles Final |  Caroline Wozniacki [2] |  Simona Halep [1] | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4 | 
| Men's Doubles Final |  Oliver Marach [7]  Mate Pavić [7] |  Juan Sebastián Cabal [11]  Robert Farah [11] | 6–4, 6–4 | 
| Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
| Night matches began at 7:30 pm AEDT | |||
Day 14 (28 January)
    
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:  Marin Čilić [6] Marin Čilić [6]
- Mixed Doubles:  Tímea Babos / Tímea Babos / Rohan Bopanna [5] Rohan Bopanna [5]
 
- Men's Singles: 
- Schedule of Play
| Matches on main courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score | 
| Mixed Doubles Final | .svg.png.webp) Gabriela Dabrowski [8]  Mate Pavić [8] |  Tímea Babos [5]  Rohan Bopanna [5] | 2–6, 6–4, [11–9] | 
| Men's Singles Final | .svg.png.webp) Roger Federer [2] |  Marin Čilić [6] | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | 
| Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
| Day matches began at 4 pm, whilst night matches began at 7:30 pm AEDT | |||
References
    
- "Marta Kostyuk makes history as 15-year-old reaches third round". Euro Sport. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- "Australian Open record set before Daria Gavrilova falls in late-night encounter". The Guardian. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- "Australian Open: Simona Halep beats Lauren Davis in a record-equalling three-set epic". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "Tennis: South Korea's Chung Hyeon makes Australian Open history after Alexander Zverev upset". Straits Times. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- Piers Newberry (27 January 2018). "Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep to win first Grand Slam title". BBC Sport.
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