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How to watch and live stream 2025 Australian Open tennis

GOAL's guide on how to watch the first grand slam of the year in the US

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It's 2025, and all attention now turns towards the next cycle of thrilling action from tennis courts worldwide. No event sets the pulse of the new campaign racing like the Australian Open. It's the first grand slam to take place every year, and it sure does set the tone for all the fantastic tennis we can expect throughout the coming months.

Taking place in its traditional home of Melbourne, the world's best players in singles and doubles will take to its hard court surfaces in pursuit of sporting immortality.

Jannik Sinner and Aryana Sabalenka, both ranked number one, will be looking to defend their titles, which they won last year. But it won't be an easy task with the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, who is looking to complete his first career grand slam, and Coco Gauff, being in outstanding form - both challenging.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray had been seen practising together before the tournament started, which naturally caused a frenzy among fans and the media. There's one thing for sure, this year's Australian Open is guaranteed to be a blockbuster start to this year's Grand Slams.

2025 Australian Open schedule

The general Australian Open 2025 schedule is as follows:

  • Men’s & women’s singles qualifying: January 6-9
  • Men’s & women’s singles: January 12-26
  • Men’s & women’s doubles: January 14-26
  • Mixed doubles: January 16-25
  • Wheelchair events: January 21-25
  • Junior events: January 18-27

The detailed daily Australian Open 2025 schedule will be displayed here when available:

DAY 14

CourtDateMatchStart Time (ET)
Rod Laver Arena 25th January Junior Boys Singles Final: H. Bernet vs B. Willwerth 08:00pm
25th January Junior Girls Singles Finals: W. Sonobe vs K. Penickova 08:00pm
25th January Women's Singles Finals: A. Sabalenka vs. M. Keys 03:30am
25th January Men's Doubles Finals: S. Bolelli & A. Vavassori vs H. Heliovaara & H. Patten 03:30am
Margaret Court 25th January Quad Wheelchair Singles Final: S. Schroder vs N. Vink 08:00pm
25th January Women's Wheelchair Singles Final: Y. Kamiji vs A. Van Koot 08:00 pm
25th January Men's Singles Wheelchair Final: T. Oda vs A. Hewett 08:00 pm
John Cain Arena 25th January Girls Wheelchair Singles Final: V. Miranda vs C. Zauz 08:00pm
25th January Boys Wheelchair Singles Final: C. Cooper vs A. Lantermann 08:00pm

What channels will be showing the Australian Open?

But where can you watch all the action unfold across Melbourne Park? Allow GOAL to guide you through the 2025 Australian Open, including the key dates for your diary, where you can watch them, and what package will best suit your sporting needs.

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The 2025 Australian Open will be shown on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, and the Tennis Channel. The former will carry championship matches from the event, while the latter three will provide broader coverage across the tournament.

  • ESPN+

    ESPN+

    Want to catch the action from the Australian Open while keeping your budget down? Look no further than a subscription to ESPN+, the sports networks streaming service, bringing customers broad coverage from the tournament and plenty more besides.

    Offering the same coverage from all ESPN channels throughout the tournament, ESPN+ allows users to access every round of the Australian Open for a bargain basement price, at just $10 per month. With a tournament that lasts only two weeks, that’s a great return for a shoestring fee.

    Not all matches will be covered however, and the sports-orientated nature of the service may mean those looking for more than just on-court action may prefer a different option. But for a minimum spend and maximum return, this is as sure as a forehand winner sent flying across the court.

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  • FuboTV

    fuboTV

    Want to make sure you don’t miss a flick of the wrist or a kick of the ball from any sport, not just the Australian Open? With FuboTV, you’ll have access to a broad range of live sporting action from across the world, allowing you to stay on top of all your favorite games.

    As above, ESPN and ESPN2 come as part of the standard package, along with a host of other terrestrial and pay-television channels within the provider’s basic tier option, opening up a wide variety of channels showcasing some of the best matches from around the globe.

    With no ESPN+ included however, it may lack the ability to offer digital replay value for Australian Open coverage, while its status as a premium package means it is on the pricier side of things. However, with such a broad range of channels included, you may feel that you get enough bang for your buck from this deal.

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    Sling TV

    If you want more than just ESPN+ without breaking the bank, then you can get your Australian Open fix through Sling TV and their Orange package, starting from just $40 per month, bringing a broad selection of channels to your screen at an overall cut-price cost.

    Included as standard is ESPN and ESPN2, allowing you to ensure you see the biggest and the best matches from Melbourne Park, as well as a broad variety of other sports content across multiple pay-television channels that comes as part of your broader package.

    But that lower price means the wider channel options in Sling’s Orange package are really cut to the bone, seeing customers miss out on a wide variety of further options. Make sure to study the channel list in close detail before you lock in a deal, and make sure it is the right one for you.

    For year round tennis coverage, Sling TV also offers The Tennis Channel among their sports add-ons for a few extra dollars per month.

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    Hulu + Live TV

    Wanting a bit more than just your action from Melbourne Park? If you’re looking to hit on a winning combination, Hulu + Live TV not only brings you all the Australian Open coverage you’d want, but adds a host of entertainment packages into the mix, with something for everyone to savor.

    With ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN+ all part and parcel, there’s also Disney+ - allowing you to catch up on your favorite programmes and films, old and new, from Star Wars to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and beyond - as well as a host of terrestrial broadcast options to dig into.

    This means you’ll get more than just your sporting fix. However, for those chasing comprehensive coverage from down under, this may still leave a few bits and pieces wanting. In terms of all-round coverage away from the court though, there’s little here to disagree with.

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Frequently asked questions

The Australian Open is the first grand slam tennis tournament held during the ATP and WTA seasons each year, staged in the Victorian capital of Melbourne. Originally a grass event, it has been played on a hard court surface since 1988 and serves as a de-facto curtain raiser when it takes place in mid-January.

Originally first played in 1905, and with a permanent home in Melbourne since 1972, it is one of the most-attended sporting events held in the Southern Hemisphere and is frequently the biggest grand slam by aggregate attendance across ATP and WTA seasons.

In the last century, the event was readily associated with Margaret Court, who claimed 11 women’s singles titles on home turf. Since the turn of the millennium, however, it has become renowned for Novak Djokovic’s exploits, with almost half of the Serbian’s grand slam titles claimed here.

You can watch the 2025 Australian Open through the ESPN network, with ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and the Tennis Channel set to show games from across the full tournament.

You can indeed buy tickets for the 2025 Australian Open. Seats are sold through the tournament’s official ticket portal, operated by Ticketmaster, and can be found at www.ticketmaster.com.au/ausopen.

No, you cannot watch all 2025 Australian Open matches on ESPN+. While the ESPN network will cover most matches from the tournament, some will be unavailable to broadcast through their own streaming service.

You can indeed watch 2025 Australian Open matches through the ESPN app, providing they are being covered by either ESPN or ESPN+.

You will not need a VPN to watch the 2025 Australian Open in the United States. However, you may be able to use one in order to locate additional tennis matches or other sporting fixtures that are outside of your local broadcasting area in the United States.

For more information, consider GOAL’s guide to what VPN services may best suit your needs.