Mertens, Flipkens and Van Uytvanck come Monday in action at the Australian Open |

Elise Mertens, Kirsten Flipkens and Alison Van Uytvanck work Monday at the Australian Open in Melbourne their match of the first round. Flipkens (WTA 73) open on court five debates with a match against American Alison Riske (WTA 89). The match starts at 11 am local time (1 hour during the night in Belgium).

Van Uytvanck and Mertens come in action on court 20. Van Uytvanck (WTA 78) plays the openingsmatch against the Croatian Petra Martic (WTA 81), Mertens (WTA 36) the fourth and final duel, against a qualifier.

(first matches start at 11am local time, 1am in Belgium)

. Rod Laver Arena

Jelena Ostapenko (Note/7) – Francesca Schiavone (Ita)

Venus Williams (Usa/5) – Belinda Bencic (Sui)

Grigor Dimitrov (Bul/3) – qualifier

not for 19h (9 am in Belgium)

Rafael Nadal (Spa/1) – Victor Estrella Burgos (Dom)

Daria Gavrilova (Aus/23) – qualifier

. Margaret Court Arena

Sloane Stephens (Usa/13) – Shoot Fighting Zhang (Chn)

Mathew Ebden (Aus) – John Cheney, Who (VSt/16)

Samantha Stosur (Aus) – Monica Puig (PRi)