Australian Open order of play: Day 10 – Daniil Medvedev in top-10 battle, Alize Cornet and Kai Kanepi chase first semis

Day 10 of the Australian Open sees the final two women’s quarter-finals take place on Rod Laver Arena before the last-eight action ends with two men’s matches. In November, Australian Open organisers confirmed both women’s semi-finals had been moved to the night session on Thursday. Ad/> That means ensuring those victorious on Wednesday have as much recovery time as possible, hence why they are first out on Rod Laver.

Australian Open'It should be equal for everyone' — Shapovalov hits out after testy Nadal clash10 HOURS AGO And when looking at the four singles matches on Wednesday, they are all very tough to call… Top match: Medvedev out to extend perfect record against FAA The first meeting at this year’s Australian Open between two top-10 players, Felix Auger-Aliassime’s match with Daniil Medvedev gets the evening slot on Rod Laver Arena and has the makings for another thriller. Both dropped a set when winning through to the last eight, and have overcome tricky encounters along the way. Medvedev navigated his way past Nick Kyrgios and the crowd in the second round, while Auger-Aliassime has won five tie-breaks from six played and most recently ousted former US Open champion Marin Cilic.

Medvedev leads the head-to-head 3-0, winning 6-4 6-0 at the ATP Cup and also winning their semi-final meeting at the US Open last year before claiming his first Grand Slam. The Russian No. 2 seed will be the favourite, but don’t count out the Canadian world No.