Australian Open 2025: How to watch on TV, betting odds and more to know
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Get caught up on the Australian Open with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the year’s first Grand Slam tennis tournament, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is and more:
— In the U.S.: ESPN and Tennis Channel.
— Other countries are listed here.
The last quarterfinalists will be decided as the fourth round concludes Monday. Defending champion Jannik Sinner and No. 13 seed Holger Rune will meet at Rod Laver Arena, starting no earlier than 2 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Sunday EST). No. 2 Iga Swiatek opens the night session at Laver at 7 p.m. local time (3 a.m. EST) against Eva Lys, who lost in qualifying but was given a spot in the main draw when someone withdrew about 10 minutes before her first-round match. Spouses Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils are both in action. No. 28 Svitolina opens play at Laver against Veronika Kudermetova at 11:30 a.m. local time (7:30 p.m. Sunday EST). The 38-year-old Monfils meets No. 21 seed Ben Shelton in the third match scheduled for Margaret Court Arena. The Monfils vs. Shelton match follows No. 6 Elena Rybakina against No. 19 Madison Keys on the second of the show courts at Melbourne Park. Shelton is one of three American men in action; the others are Learner Tien, 19, and Alex Michelsen, 20.
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz set up a quarterfinal showdown that will be played Tuesday. It will be their eighth head-to-head matchup — Djokovic leads 4-3 — but their first at the Australian Open and first that isn't a semifinal or final. Djokovic beat No. 24 Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the fourth round on Sunday night, after Alcaraz reached his 10th career Grand Slam quarterfinal, tied for the most by a man before his 22nd birthday, by advancing when 15th-seeded Jack Draper stopped playing because of a hip injury. The other men's quarterfinal established Sunday will be No. 2 Alexander Zverev vs. No. 12 Tommy Paul. Zverev eliminated No. 14 Ugo Humbert in four sets, and Paul needed less than 1 1/2 hours to defeat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-1, 6-1, 6-1. Coco Gauff's consecutive-set streak to start 2025 ended but she extended her winning streak with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belinda Bencic to reach the quarterfinals. The 2023 U.S. Open champion next meets No. 11 Paula Badosa, who defeated Olga Danilovic 6-1, 7-6 (2). Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka stretched her winning streak in Melbourne to 18 matches by defeating 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva 6-1, 6-2. Sabalenka now plays 2021 French Open runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who beat No. 18 Donna Vekic 7-6 (0), 6-0.
No surprise here: Five-time major champion Iga Swiatek is an overwhelming -10000 money-line favorite against “lucky loser” Eva Lys, who is listed at +1400, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Elena Rybakina (-155), the 2022 Wimbledon champion and 2023 runner-up in Australia, is favored against No. 19 Maidson Keys (+120). Jannik Sinner is listed at -1400 against Holger Rune (+725), and No. 21 Ben Shelton is a slight favorite at -160 against Gael Monfils (+125).
— Monday: Fourth Round (Women and Men)
— Tuesday-Wednesday: Quarterfinals (Women and Men)
— Thursday: Women’s Semifinals
— Friday: Men’s Semifinals
— Saturday: Women’s Final
— Jan. 26: Men’s Final
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Get caught up:
— Get ready for Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz at Melboune Park
— Coco Gauff writes ‘RIP TikTok USA’ on a TV camera at the Australian Open
— California pals Tien, 19, and Michelsen, 20, are 2 of the 4 US men in the fourth round
— Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka reach the quarterfinals in Merbourne
— I love it! Novak Djokovic backs Danielle Collins in her back-and-forth with Australian Open fans
— Australian Open streaming animated feeds to mimic tennis action
— Iga Swiatek is ‘perfect’ in 6-1, 6-0 win over 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu
— A Grand Slam innovation — the courtside coaches’ boxes in Melbourne
— The Big Three is down to just Novak Djokovic
— Carlos Alcaraz wants a career Grand Slam — and a kangaroo tattoo
— Naomi Osaka's Australian Open ends with an abdominal muscle injury
— There isn’t really any time off for tennis players during their offseason
— Coco Gauff improved her serve and forehand heading into the Australian Open
— Jannik Sinner's doping case will have a hearing in April
Total prize money at the Australian Open is rising to a tournament-record 96.5 million Australian dollars (about $60 million). The two singles champions each will receive 3.5 million Australian dollars (about $2.15 million), up from 3.15 million Australian dollars (about $1.95 million) a year ago, but still below the pre-pandemic high of 4.12 million Australian dollars ($2.55 million) in 2020.
18 — Aryna Sabalenka's winning streak at the Australian Open.
10 — Career Grand Slam quarterfinals for Carlos Alcaraz, tied with Bjorn Borg, Boris Becker and Mats Wilander for the most by a man before his 22nd birthday.
“I was always really sad, because I always said that this was my favorite Slam and I never made it to the last rounds. So, finally, I’m here." — Paula Badosa
“I change my game a little bit. It’s not going to be the same game style when I’m playing on grass or clay court, obviously.” — Carlos Alcaraz
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