A new year of grand slam tennis gets underway with the Australian Open as Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys look to retain their titles.
Sinner triumphed over Alexander Zverev to win his second successive Aussie Open 12 months ago, while Keys produced an upset victory Aryna Sabalenka to claim her maiden grand slam.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are amongst those looking to dethrone Sinner, with the Italian seeking to become just the second man in the Open era, after Djokovic, to win three Australian Open singles titles in a row.
And there is plenty of history on the line for Alcaraz, too, with the Spaniard hoping to become the youngest player to complete the career grand slam with victory in Melbourne.
On the women’s side, Iga Swiatek could also complete the career grand slam, having picked up the Wimbledon title over the summer.
Coco Gauff is also amongst the favourites, with the World No4 looking to add to the US Open and French Open titles she won in 2023 and 2025 respectively.
But Sabalenka is much fancied to win her third title Down Under in four years, and warmed up for the tournament with victory at the Brisbane International.
Ahead of the Australian Open, here’s everything you need to know, including how to watch the action on TV and live stream and the round-by-round schedule.
Where to watch the Australian Open on TV and live stream
The tournament will be shown live on TV on TNT Sports in the UK, while tennis fans can also live stream the action online via Discovery+.
What time does TNT Sports’ coverage begin each day?
TNT Sports’ coverage will start each day at midnight UK time, with action on the show courts getting under way at 1am UK time.
For those rising later, the evening session begins at 8am UK time, while the singles finals at the end of the tournament likely to start at 8.30am.
Each day’s order of play can be found by clicking here.
Round-by-round schedule
Sunday, January 18: Men’s and women’s singles first round
Monday, January 19: Men’s and women’s singles first round
Tuesday, January 20: Men’s and women’s singles first round
Wednesday, January 21: Men’s and women’s singles second round
Thursday, January 22: Men’s and women’s singles second round
Friday, January 23: Men’s and women’s singles third round
Saturday, January 24: Men’s and women’s singles third round
Sunday, January 25: Men’s and women’s singles fourth round
Monday, January 26: Men’s and women’s singles fourth round
Tuesday, January 27: Men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals
Wednesday, January 28: Men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals
Thursday, January 29: Women’s singles semi-finals
Friday, January 30: Men’s singles semi-finals
Saturday, January 31: Women’s singles final, men’s doubles final
Sunday, February 1: Men’s singles final, women’s doubles final
TNT Sports presenters and pundits
Olympic silver medallist Laura Robson will front the coverage for TNT Sports live from Melbourne.
Robson will be joined on-site by an impressive line-up that includes John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Mats Wilander, Tim Henman, Barbara Schett, Alex Corretja, Justine Henin, Anne Keothavong and CoCo Vandeweghe.
Rachel Stringer will lead the studio coverage from back in London.
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