Bernard Tomic will fly the flag on Friday as the last Australian man standing in the Open.

The 24-year-old, who has made the fourth round in his last two appearances at Melbourne Park, will gun for a third when he takes on resurgent Brit Dan Evans.

Tomic is the sole survivor amongst the locals in the men’s draw following last night’s elimination of Jordan Thompson by eighth-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem.

Thompson again showed his fighting spirit but fell 6-2 6-1 6-7 (8-6) 6-4.

In the women’s draw comeback queen Ashleigh Barty faces a third round tussle with German qualifier Mona Barthel, with the pair lining up in the first night match on Rod Laver Arena.

Tomic, seeded 27, takes on Evans on Hisense Arena in an afternoon match.

He said that Evans, ranked world No.51,was a tricky proposition.

They have split the results in their previous two meetings but Evans has been in good form, making the final of the Sydney International earlier this month.

In his second round Evans stunned seventh seed Marin Cilic for biggest win of his career.

“Evans is not easy to play,” Tomic said.

“He’s awkward … He goes for it and he has nothing to lose.

“He’s playing the best tennis of his life at this stage. He deserves to be in the third round.”