Japanese No.2 seed Kei Nishikori will contest his first singles match of 2016 on Pat Rafter Arena on Wednesday.
The 26-year-old will take on either Denis Istomin or Mikhail Kukushkin for a quarterfinal berth. The 2014 US Open runner-up won titles in Memphis and Barcelona last season, reaching the quarterfinals or better in 10 of his first 11 tournaments.
Two-time Australian Open champion and former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka will return to Pat Rafter Arena for her second round match on Wednesday.
The Belarusian meets Belgian lucky loser Ysaline Bonaventure after easily accounting for Russia’s Elena Vesnina in the opening round.
Rising Austrian 22-year-old Dominic Thiem will also return to Pat Rafter Arena after downing Aussie James Duckworth yesterday. The No.8 seed – the youngest player in the top 20 – won his first three titles in 2015 in Nice, Umag and Gstaad,
The Wednesday night line-up for Pat Rafter Arena is yet to be confirmed with a full Order of Play to come.
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