Australian Open live: Aryna Sabalenka responds to call Russian, Belarusian players should be banned - ESPN

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Open second round competition begins Wednesday with top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka amongst the many stars in action. Australia's great hope Alex de Minaur, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, and Coco Gauff will also feature on Day 4.

There will also be plenty of interest surrounding the queues and wait times for entry to Melbourne Park as well as the ongoing discussion around whether the current AU$111.5 million (US$77.4 million) prize pool is enough, arguably the two biggest talking point of the tournament to date.

Yesterday, Naomi Osaka sent the tennis world into a frenzy when she stepped on court in an outlandish outfit, while Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova spoke out about why she believes Russian and Belarusian players should be banned from competition.

Stay tuned as ESPN's team of reporters bring you all the latest news, results, match schedules, and more from Day 4 at the Australian Open.