13 Jan 2013

Erakovic to play on first day in Melbourne

5:11 pm on 13 January 2013

The New Zealand tennis player Marina Erakovic will be in action on the first day of the Australian Open in Melbourne tomorrow.

The schedule has been released with Erakovic to play Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, who is ranked 27 places higher than her.

Also in action tomorrow is men's top seed Novak Djokovic and Heineken Open champion David Ferrer, along with women's second seed Maria Sharapova.