2021 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries

The 2021 Australian Open described in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.

All dates are AEDT (UTC+11)

Day 1 (8 February) Seeds out: Men's Singles: Gaël Monfils , Benoît Paire Women's Singles: Angelique Kerber , Alison Riske , Wang Qiang Schedule of Play

Matches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 1st Round Naomi Osaka Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–1, 6–2Women's Singles 1st Round Serena Williams Laura Siegemund6–1, 6–1Men's Singles 1st Round Dominic Thiem Mikhail Kukushkin7–6(7–2), 6–2, 6–3Women's Singles 1st Round Simona Halep Lizette Cabrera [WC]6–2, 6–1Men's Singles 1st Round Novak Djokovic Jérémy Chardy6–3, 6–1, 6–2Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 1st Round Venus Williams Kirsten Flipkens 7–5, 6–2Women's Singles 1st Round Bernarda Pera Angelique Kerber 6–0, 6–4Men's Singles 1st Round Alexander Zverev Marcos Giron 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–2Women's Singles 1st Round Petra Kvitová Greet Minnen [Q] 6–3, 6–4Men's Singles 1st Round Denis Shapovalov Jannik Sinner3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4Matches on John Cain Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's Singles 1st Round Stan Wawrinka Pedro Sousa6–3, 6–2, 6–4Women's Singles 1st Round Ajla Tomljanović Misaki Doi6–1, 6–2Women's Singles 1st Round Bianca Andreescu Mihaela Buzărnescu [LL]6–2, 4–6, 6–3Men's Singles 1st Round Nick Kyrgios Frederico Ferreira Silva [Q]6–4, 6–4, 6–4Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's Singles 1st Round Milos Raonic Federico Coria6–3, 6–3, 6–2Women's Singles 1st Round Iga Świątek Arantxa Rus6–1, 6–3Women's Singles 1st Round Ons Jabeur Andrea Petkovic6–3, 3–6, 6–4Men's Singles 1st Round Pablo Carreño Busta Kei Nishikori7–5, 7–6(7–4), 6–2Coloured background indicates a night match Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT

Day 2 (9 February) Seeds out: Men's Singles: Roberto Bautista Agut , David Goffin , Hubert Hurkacz , Dan Evans Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka , Johanna Konta , Petra Martić , Maria Sakkari , Zhang Shuai Schedule of Play

Matches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 1st Round Sofia Kenin Maddison Inglis [WC]7–5, 6–4Women's Singles 1st Round Elina Svitolina Marie Bouzková6–3, 7–6(7–5)Men's Singles 1st Round Rafael Nadal Laslo Đere6–3, 6–4, 6–1Women's Singles 1st Round Ashleigh Barty Danka Kovinić6–0, 6–0Men's Singles 1st Round Stefanos Tsitsipas Gilles Simon6–1, 6–2, 6–1Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 1st Round Garbiñe Muguruza Margarita Gasparyan [LL]6–4, 6–0Women's Singles 1st Round Jessica Pegula Victoria Azarenka 7–5, 6–4Men's Singles 1st Round Daniil Medvedev Vasek Pospisil6–2, 6–2, 6–4Men's Singles 1st Round Matteo Berrettini Kevin Anderson7–6(11–9), 7–5, 6–3Women's Singles 1st Round Daria Gavrilova [WC] Sara Sorribes Tormo6–1, 7–5Matches on John Cain Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's Singles 1st Round Andrey Rublev Yannick Hanfmann6–3, 6–3, 6–4Women's Singles 1st Round Coco Gauff Jil Teichmann6–3, 6–2Men's Singles 1st Round Alex de Minaur Tennys Sandgren7–5, 6–1, 6–1Women's Singles 1st Round Samantha Stosur [WC] Destanee Aiava [WC]6–4, 6–4Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 1st Round Belinda Bencic Lauren Davis6–3, 4–6, 6–1Men's Singles 1st Round Radu Albot Roberto Bautista Agut 6–7(1–7), 6–0, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)Women's Singles 1st Round Karolína Plíšková Jasmine Paolini6–0, 6–2Men's Singles 1st Round Casper Ruud Jordan Thompson6–3, 6–3, 2–1, ret.Coloured background indicates a night match Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT

Day 3 (10 February) Seeds out: Men's Singles: Stan Wawrinka , Ugo Humbert Women's Singles: Bianca Andreescu , Petra Kvitová , Elena Rybakina Men's Doubles: Henri Kontinen / Édouard Roger-Vasselin Women's Doubles: Duan Yingying / Zheng Saisai , Samantha Stosur / Zhang Shuai Schedule of Play

Matches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 2nd Round Hsieh Su-wei Bianca Andreescu 6–3, 6–2Women's Singles 2nd Round Serena Williams Nina Stojanović6–3, 6–0Men's Singles 2nd Round Novak Djokovic Frances Tiafoe6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–3Women's Singles 2nd Round Naomi Osaka Caroline Garcia6–2, 6–3Men's Singles 2nd Round Alexander Zverev Maxime Cressy [Q]7–5, 6–4, 6–3Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 2nd Round Aryna Sabalenka Daria Kasatkina7–6(7–5), 6–3Women's Singles 2nd Round Sorana Cîrstea Petra Kvitová 6–4, 1–6, 6–1Men's Singles 2nd Round Dominic Thiem Dominik Koepfer6–4, 6–0, 6–2Women's Singles 2nd Round Simona Halep Ajla Tomljanović4–6, 6–4, 7–5Men's Singles 2nd Round Grigor Dimitrov Alex Bolt [WC]7–6(7–1), 6–1, 6–2Matches on John Cain Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's Singles 2nd Round Márton Fucsovics Stan Wawrinka 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6(11–9)Women's Singles 2nd Round Sara Errani [Q] Venus Williams6–1, 6–0Women's Singles 2nd Round Iga Świątek Camila Giorgi6–2, 6–4Men's Singles 2nd Round Nick Kyrgios Ugo Humbert 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 2nd Round Markéta Vondroušová Rebecca Marino [Q]6–1, 7–5Men's Singles 2nd Round Diego Schwartzman Alexandre Müller [LL]6–2, 6–0, 6–3Women's Singles 2nd Round Garbiñe Muguruza Liudmila Samsonova [Q]6–3, 6–1Men's Singles 2nd Round Taylor Fritz Reilly OpelkaColoured background indicates a night match Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT

Day 4 (11 February) Seeds out: Men's Singles: Borna Ćorić , Lorenzo Sonego Women's Singles: Sofia Kenin Men's Doubles: Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos , Jérémy Chardy / Fabrice Martin , Oliver Marach / Robin Haase , Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen Women's Doubles: Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan , Veronika Kudermetova / Anna Blinkova Schedule of Play

Matches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 2nd Round Karolína Plíšková Danielle Collins7–5, 6–2Women's Singles 2nd Round Ashleigh Barty Daria Gavrilova [WC]6–1, 7–6(9–7)Men's Singles 2nd Round Stefanos Tsitsipas Thanasi Kokkinakis [WC]6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 Women's Singles 2nd Round Elina Svitolina Coco Gauff6–4, 6–3Men's Singles 2nd Round Rafael Nadal Michael Mmoh [Q]6–1, 6–4, 6–2Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 2nd Round Belinda Bencic Svetlana Kuznetsova7–5, 2–6, 6–4Women's Singles 2nd Round Kaia Kanepi Sofia Kenin 6–3, 6–2Men's Singles 2nd Round Matteo Berrettini Tomáš Macháč [Q]6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3Men's Singles 2nd Round Alex de Minaur Pablo Cuevas6–3, 6–3, 7–5Women's Singles 2nd Round Jessica Pegula Samantha Stosur [WC]6–0, 6–1Men's Singles 2nd Round Cameron Norrie Roman Safiullin [Q]3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)Matches on John Cain Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's Singles 2nd Round Andrey Rublev Thiago Monteiro6–4, 6–4, 7–6(10–8)Women's Singles 2nd Round Anett Kontaveit Heather Watson6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–2Men's Singles 2nd Round Fabio Fognini Salvatore Caruso4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(14–12)Men's Singles 2nd Round Daniil Medvedev Roberto Carballés Baena6–2, 7–5, 6–1Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 2nd Round Elise Mertens Zhu Lin7–6(10–8), 6–1Men's Singles 2nd Round Karen Khachanov Ričardas Berankis6–2, 6–4, 6–4Women's Singles 2nd Round Jennifer Brady Madison Brengle6–1, 6–2Women's Singles 2nd Round Kaja Juvan [Q] Mayar Sherif [Q]3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3Coloured background indicates a night match Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT

Day 5 (12 February) Seeds out: Men's Singles: Diego Schwartzman , Denis Shapovalov , Pablo Carreño Busta , Taylor Fritz , Adrian Mannarino Women's Singles: Ons Jabeur , Veronika Kudermetova Men's Doubles: Max Purcell / Luke Saville Women's Doubles: Gabriela Dabrowski / Bethanie Mattek-Sands , Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan Mixed Doubles: Chan Hao-ching / Juan Sebastián Cabal , Demi Schuurs / Wesley Koolhof , Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig Schedule of Play

Matches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 3rd Round Aryna Sabalenka Ann Li6–3, 6–1Women's Singles 3rd Round Serena Williams Anastasia Potapova7–6(7–5), 6–2Men's Singles 3rd Round Alexander Zverev Adrian Mannarino 6–3, 6–3, 6–1Women's Singles 3rd Round Simona Halep Veronika Kudermetova 6–1, 6–3Men's Singles 3rd Round Novak Djokovic Taylor Fritz 7–6(7–0), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 3rd Round Markéta Vondroušová Sorana Cîrstea6–2, 6–4Women's Singles 3rd Round Garbiñe Muguruza Zarina Diyas6–1, 6–1Men's Singles 3rd Round Grigor Dimitrov Pablo Carreño Busta 6–0, 1–0, ret.Men's Singles 3rd Round Félix Auger-Aliassime Denis Shapovalov 7–5, 7–5, 6–3Women's Singles 3rd Round Iga Świątek Fiona Ferro6–4, 6–3Matches on John Cain Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 3rd Round Hsieh Su-wei Sara Errani [Q]6–4, 2–6, 7–5Women's Singles 3rd Round Naomi Osaka Ons Jabeur 6–3, 6–2Men's Singles 3rd Round Aslan Karatsev [Q] Diego Schwartzman 6–3, 6–3, 6–3Men's Singles 3rd Round Dominic Thiem Nick Kyrgios4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's Doubles 2nd Round Jamie Murray Bruno Soares Laslo Đere Stefano Travaglia6–1, 6–2Women's Doubles 2nd Round Leylah Annie Fernandez Heather Watson Olivia Gadecki [WC] Belinda Woolcock [WC]7–5, 6–2Men's Doubles 1st Round Alexander Bublik Andrey Golubev Salvatore Caruso [Alt] Emil Ruusuvuori [Alt] 7–6(8–6), 7–5Men's Singles 3rd Round Milos Raonic Márton Fucsovics7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2, 6–2Coloured background indicates a night match Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT

Day 6 (13 February) Seeds out: Men's Singles: Karen Khachanov , Alex de Minaur , Filip Krajinović Women's Singles: Karolína Plíšková , Belinda Bencic , Anett Kontaveit , Yulia Putintseva , Ekaterina Alexandrova Men's Doubles: Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah , Ken Skupski / Neal Skupski Women's Doubles: Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Strýcová , Kirsten Flipkens / Andreja Klepač Schedule of Play

Matches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 3rd Round Karolína Muchová Karolína Plíšková 7–5, 7–5Men's Singles 3rd Round Daniil Medvedev Filip Krajinović 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–0Women's Singles 3rd Round Elise Mertens Belinda Bencic 6–2, 6–1Women's Singles 3rd Round Shelby Rogers Anett Kontaveit 6–4, 6–3Men's Singles 3rd Round Rafael Nadal Cameron Norrie7–5, 6–2, 7–5Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 3rd Round Elina Svitolina Yulia Putintseva 6–4, 6–0Women's Singles 3rd Round Donna Vekić Kaia Kanepi5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–4Men's Singles 3rd Round Andrey Rublev Feliciano López7–5, 6–2, 6–3Women's Singles 3rd Round Ashleigh Barty Ekaterina Alexandrova 6–2, 6–4Men's Singles 3rd Round Fabio Fognini Alex de Minaur 6–4, 6–3, 6–4Matches on John Cain Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Singles 3rd Round Jessica Pegula Kristina Mladenovic6–2, 6–1Women's Singles 3rd Round Jennifer Brady Kaja Juvan [Q]6–1, 6–3Men's Singles 3rd Round Stefanos Tsitsipas Mikael Ymer6–4, 6–1, 6–1Men's Singles 3rd Round Matteo Berrettini Karen Khachanov 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's Doubles 2nd Round Bernarda Pera Rosalie van der Hoek Arantxa Rus Tamara Zidanšek6–4, 6–4Men's Singles 3rd Round Casper Ruud Radu Albot6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4Men's Doubles 2nd Round Marcus Daniell Philipp Oswald Dominik Koepfer Tennys Sandgren7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 6–2Men's Doubles 2nd Round Marcelo Melo Horia Tecău Radu Albot Dan Evans6–1, 7–6(7–2)Coloured background indicates a night match Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT

Day 7 (14 February) Seeds out: Men's Singles: Dominic Thiem , Milos Raonic , Félix Auger-Aliassime , Dušan Lajović