DAY TWO FIVE OF THE BEST Rod Laver Arena, 6.30pm Lleyton Hewittv James Duckworth The match you could be accused of being un-Australian for missing. Hewitt's Oz Open swansong starts against a young compatriot he trained with over summer. 
Hisense Arena, not before 3.30 16-Bernard Tomicv Denis Istomin (Uzb) Another year, another round of controversy for Bernie but the Aussie has shown good form and is seeded for the first time.
Rod Laver Arena, third day match 5-Rafael Nadal (Esp) v Fernando Verdasco (Esp) Last time these two Spaniards met - in 2009 - we witnessed a 5hr, 14min epic, something Nadal will be keen to avoid today.
Rod Laver Arena, second night match 14-Victoria Azarenka (Blr) v Alison Van Uytvanck (Bel) All eyes will be on dual champ Azarenka, fresh from a Brisbane International title and pain free for the first time in a year.
Rod Laver Arena, second up 8-Venus Williams (US) v Johanna Konta (GB) From world No.2 to No.137 to No.8 - Venus returns after a resurgent 2015 chasing an eighth major and a first since 2008.
OTHER AUSSIES IN ACTION MARGARET COURT ARENA, from 10.30am Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) v Jarmila Wolfe (AUS) HISENSE ARENA, from 10.30am Adrian Mannarino (FRA) v Sam Groth (AUS), Kimberly Birrell (AUS) v 9-Karolina Pliskova (CZE), Tammi Patterson (AUS) v 20-Ana Ivanovic (SRB) SHOW COURT 3, from 10.30am 21-Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) v Maddison Inglis (AUS) COURT 6, 10.30am John Millman (AUS) v Diego Schwartzman (ARG) COURT 7, 10.30am Priscilla Hon (AUS) v Annika Beck (GER),Matthew Ebden (AUS) v Marcel Granollers (ESP), Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) v Jordan Thompson (AUS), Storm Sanders (AUS) v Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU)
FORECAST 37CMostly sunny, late cool change.