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Schiavone, who will team up with countrywoman Flavia Pennetta for doubles action later in the programme, is currently ranked 17th in the world and takes on French qualifier Stephanie Cohen-Aloro.

Next, Kiwi Marina Erakovic, eliminated from the doubles on Day One, takes on 50th-ranked Frenchwoman Alize Cornet in her first singles outing since returning from injury, followed by Chinese second seed Li Na and Estonian Kaia Kanepi.

Li defeated Kanepi at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

The evening session begins at 7.30pm with German Tatjana Malek taking on Russian Maria Kirilenko, who prevailed over her rival in Toronto last year in their only previous encounter.

ASB Classic (Day Two)

Tuesday, January 5

Centre Court

11am

Singles - 4 Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Q Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (FRA)

followed by

Singles - Alize Cornet (FRA) v WC Marina Erakovic (NZL)

followed by

Singles - Kaia Kanepi (EST) v 2 Li Na (CHN)

followed by

Singles - Alberta Brianti (ITA) v 6 Elena Vesnina (RUS)

Not before 7.30pm

Singles - Tatjana Malek (GER) v Maria Kirilenko (RUS)

followed by

Singles - Jill Craybas (USA)/Abigail Spears (USA) v 4 Elena Vesnina (RUS)/Riza Zalameda (USA)

Court Four

11am

Shahar Peer (ISR) v Polona Hercog (SLO)

followed by

5 Virginie Razzano (FRA) v Q Monica Niculescu (ROU)

followed by

3 Flavia Pennetta (ITA)/Francesca Schiavone (ITA) v Edina Gallovits (AUT)/Shahar Peer (ISR)

followed by

Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)/Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) v 2 Sania Mirza (IND)/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)

Court Six

11am

Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) v Q Edina Gallovits (ROU)

followed by

Stefanie Voegele (SUI) v Sania Mirza (IND)

followed by

Q Elena Baltacha (GBR) v Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROU)

followed by

Julie Coin (FRA)/Marie-Eve Pelletier (CAN) v Vladimira Uhlirova (CZE)/Renata Voracova (CZE)