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HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Day Seven at the Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Latest news from the seventh day of the Australian Open on Sunday (all times GMT): 0010 PLAY BEGINS ON MAIN SHOWCOURTS Play began on the covered showcourts on a rainy day in Melbourne with the temperature 18 degrees Celsius (64 Fahrenheit). 0005 ORDER OF PLAY (PREFIX DENOTES SEEDING) ROD LAVER ARENA 5-Maria Sharapova (Russia) v 12-Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) 1-Serena Williams (U.S.) v Margarita Gasparyan (Russia) 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v 14-Gilles Simon (France) From 0800 GMT 10-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) v Daria Gavrilova (Australia) 3-Roger Federer (Switzerland) v 15-David Goffin (Belgium) MARGARET COURT ARENA Not before 0530 GMT 24-Roberto Bautista Agut (Spain) v 6-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) HISENSE ARENA 9-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) v 7-Kei Nishikori (Japan) Not before 0600 GMT 4-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) v Anna-Lena Friedsam (Germany) READ MORE Djokovic back on Rod Laver Arena for Simon challenge Collapse of Murray's father-in-law sours Briton's day Qualifier Zhang keeps China alive into fourth round Ivanovic coach in hospital after Rod Laver Arena collapse Murray win overshadowed by father-in-law's collapse Sick but slick Wawrinka through to fourth round 'Aussie' Konta wins over Melbourne Park crowds Raonic dedicates win to La Loche victims Third seed Muguruza knocked off balance by Strycova Azarenka hammers qualifier Osaka to reach fourth round (Editing by Peter Rutherford)