When Does Jannik Sinner Play Tuesday at the Australian Open?

Australian Open When does Sinner play Tuesday at the Australian Open? Italian begins campaign against Gaston in evening session William West/AFP via Getty Images Jannik Sinner will play Hugo Gaston in the Australian Open first round Tuesday. By ATP Staff Two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner begins his quest for a three-peat at the Australian Open on Tuesday. The second-seeded Italian faces French lefty Hugo Gaston during the Rod Laver Arena evening session, not before 7 p.m. AEDT / 3 a.m. EST. View Tuesday's schedule here. Sinner, No. 2 in the PIF ATP Rankings, leads Gaston 2-0 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series, with their two previous encounters both coming in 2021. Sinner owns a 22-4 record at the season's first major, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. He has not lost in Melbourne since his 2023 fourth-round defeat to Stefanos Tsitsipas.