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.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner takes on Alexander Zverev in the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 Australian Open men's final since 2019. The final on Rod Laver Arena starts at 7:30 p.m. local time Sunday (3:30 a.m. EST). Top-ranked Sinner is seeking his third Grand Slam title overall. No. 2 Zverev is trying to win his first after finishing as the runner-up in two previous major finals. The last time the men seeded 1-2 met for the championship at Melbourne Park, No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat No. 2 Rafael Nadal. Zverev advanced when 10-time champion Djokovic quit because of an injury after one set of their semifinal. Sinner advanced over No. 21 Ben Shelton of the United States.
Madison Keys upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open women's final. The victory gave the 29-year-old American her first Grand Slam title. Keys added this win over the No. 1-ranked Sabalenka to her elimination of No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the semifinals and is the first woman since Serena Williams in 2005 to defeat both of the WTA’s top two players at Melbourne Park. Keys was playing in her second major final after being the runner-up at the 2017 U.S. Open. She prevented Sabalenka from becoming the first woman since Martina Hingis in 1997 to 1999 with three titles in a row at the Australian Open.
Sam Schroder clinched his fourth consecutive quad wheelchair title at the Australian Open with a 7-6 (7), 7-5 victory over fellow Dutchman Niels Vink. In the junior singles finals, Japan’s Wakana Sonobe beat American Kristina Penickova 6-0, 6-1 for the girls title and Henry Bernet of Switzerland took the boys championship with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over American Benjamin Willwerth.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner is listed as a -275 money-line favorite to beat Alexander Zverev (+225) in the men’s final Sunday, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.
— Sunday: Men’s Final.
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Get caught up:
— It's No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the Australian Open men's final
— How did the Happy Slam become the Angry Slam?
— Madison Keys takes a new approach into her second Grand Slam final
— American Ben Shelton calls out TV interviewers handling post-match Q-and-As
— Iga Swiatek benefits from a no-call on a double-bounce against Emma Navarro
— The net detaches from the Rod Laver Arena court during Sinner's win over Rune
— Coco Gauff writes ‘RIP TikTok USA’ on a TV camera at the Australian Open
— 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
— A Grand Slam innovation — the courtside coaches’ boxes in Melbourne
— The Big Three is down to just Novak Djokovic
— There isn’t really any time off for tennis players during their offseason
— Jannik Sinner's doping case will have a hearing in April
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.
46 - Only Flavia Pennetta (49), Goran Ivanisevic (48) and Marion Bartoli (47) appeared in more main draws to win their first Grand Slam singles title than Madison Keys in the Open era.
“I have wanted this for so long and I have been in one other Grand Slam final and it didn’t go my way. I didn’t know if I was going to get back in this position to try to win a trophy again. And my team believed in me every step of the way, so thank you so much.” — Madison Keys after winning her first Grand Slam title eight years after her only previous run to a major final.
“Even though I didn’t get it this year, I’ll come back stronger.” — Aryna Sabalenka after her bid for a third consecutive Australian Open title ended in a three-set final loss to Madison Keys.
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