Russell Fuller
Tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds

They are starting to dry the outside courts which is promising indeed and it means that maybe in the next 45 minutes or so we could see both Jacob Fearnley resume his match and Harriet Dart to play the Olympic silver medallist Donna Vekic.

Coco Gauff is trying to play aggressively but Jodie Burrage makes an encouraging start with the first couple of points on serve.

The Briton responds well when Gauff battles back to 30-30 with an assured backhand winner, but Gauff follows her to deuce.

Really important for Burrage to get that first hold of serve here and have something to build on, you feel.

Coco Vandeweghe
Former two-time Grand Slam semi-finalist on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds

That is a great working game from Jodie Burrage, she's really getting into a lot of these points and extending these rallies.

It's definitely a feel good moment for her to just get the nerves out, whether or not she does get the break here, she's contending in these baseline exchanges.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport in Melbourne

Going to be interesting to see what shape each of these guys are in.

Draper is playing in his first event of the season because of a hip injury which sabotaged his pre-season.

After beating Mariano Navone on Monday, the Brit looked stiff as he sat down for his post-match presser and spoke about how he needs to "look after his body" at the moment.

Kokkinakis has been blighted by injury throughout his career and pulled out of the Adelaide quarter-finals last week with a shoulder issue.

This could be a war of the wounded.

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Jodie Burrage can't create a first break point here, hitting wide as Coco Gauff gets over the line from deuce.

That's a really promising start from the Briton, though.

And we're under way on John Cain Arena, too.

Jack Draper won the coin toss and chose to receive first so it's Thanasi Kokkinakis who gets us up and running.

*denotes next server.

Jodie Burrage gets her first point following a couple of tight unforced errors as Coco Gauff slices wide, and then closes to 40-30 with a stunning backhand return.

That will do her confidence a world of good.

Now a missed forehand from Gauff, which flies well beyond the baseline, and Burrage gets to deuce.

Away we go on Rod Laver Arena as Jodie Burrage begins one of the biggest matches of her career.

Here they are. A massive roar from the Melbourne crowd as home favourite Thanasi Kokkinakis walks out first.

There's a series of boos for Jack Draper, who looks locked in and ready for what's ahead.

This could be a feisty one.

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Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport in Melbourne

While we wait for the players to head on to court, the MC tries to whip up the crowd.

"Who's here for Jack Draper?" he asks.

A small cheer led by one Union Jack-waving woman behind the sideline.

"Who's here for Thanasi Kokkinakis?"

A throaty roar, possibly a few shrieks, goes up.

Yellow inflatable Aussie kangaroos bob up and down in the air, as do a few Greek flags - which is where Kokkinakis's parents were born before moving to Adelaide.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport in Melbourne

For the second time in three days, a British player is taking a trip to the "zoo".

Before Jacob Fearnley played Nick Kyrgios on John Cain Arena, that's how one Aussie reporter described the atmosphere here.

Imagine it will be pretty similar tonight with the popular Kokkinakis - the other half of the Special Ks doubles team - flying the flag.

Fearnley managed to quell the mob with a calm and composed display against the injured Kyrgios.

Can Draper do the same?

Jodie Burrage looks nice and relaxed as she walks out ahead of Coco Gauff, a big smile and a quick wave to the crowd on Rod Laver Arena.

She has never been beyond the second round at a major, and she knows the odds are stacked against her here. But who knows what she can do with the pressure off?

Russell Fuller
Tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds

If the rain passes we could have four British players playing at the same time.

Harriet Dart's match has been moved to Court 14 so she would be next on.

Coco Gauff and Jodie Burrage are both listening to music in the corridors of Rod Laver Arena before they make their way out on to court.

It looks like Burrage has gone for something high-tempo as she moves from side to side, while Gauff is listening to a more relaxing number as she slowly bobs her head along.

What an opportunity for Burrage. This is the sort of moment she stayed in the sport for.

This will already be a tough match-up for Jack Draper, especially after four hours on court the other day, but he is also going to have the crowd against him on John Cain Arena.

This will be the first time Jack Draper has faced an Australian at the Melbourne major, and the home crowd will want revenge after the British number one dumped Alex de Minaur out of the quarter-finals at the US Open in September.

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Jack Draper and Thanasi Kokkinakis met twice last year, with the pair sharing the spoils against each other.

The British number one was victorious on the clay of Madrid, but it was Kokkinakis who came out on top in their hardcourt meeting in Mexico.

Draper, however, does lead the pair's head-to-head record as he fought back from a set down against the Australian during the 2023 Davis Cup Finals - on a hardcourt.

Daniela Hantuchova
Former world number five on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

I have noticed changes in Coco Gauff as far as her aura goes, she's got it, like Serena [Williams] had.

Serena could be so off on her forehand but because they have something extra they find ways. Is Gauff's forehand technically correct, no, but she finds a way on how to make those shots when she needs to and when it matters the most.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport in Melbourne

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Casual tennis observers might still be wondering where Fearnley has appeared from.

Little more than a year ago, the Briton was unranked in the professional game and still playing in the "brutal" United States college tennis system where he developed his aggressive game.

Finishing his kinesiology degree at Texas Christian University in April was the point when he decided it was time to move into the professional ranks.

Then came the stunning rise played out at warp speed.

While there is a rain delay, you might as well read all about it.

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Jodie Burrage made it through to the Australian Open second round for the first time by beating France's Leolia Jeanjean in straight sets.

After missing six months of the season last year due to injury, Burrage contemplated retiring from tennis but, following her first round win, she said: "It was a good decision [not to retire]."

The British number seven will now meet third seed Coco Gauff, who also progressed with a straight set victory over fellow American Sofia Kenin, on Rod Laver Arena.

It would be one almighty upset up Burrage can find a way to make the third round.

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Jack Draper will be hoping for a quicker second-round match against unseeded Thanasi Kokkinakis, after spending four hours out on court in his first-round tie against Mariano Navone.

The British number one said he was "nowhere near my best" but thought he "showed a lot of heart" in the five set thriller, after a hip injury disrupted his build-up and preparations for this year's tournament.

However, his Australian second-round opponent also needed just over four hours to beat Roman Safiullin in his first-round tie.