How to Watch Australian Open 2023: Key Dates, Schedule, Times, Matchups, TV Info

The 2023 Australian Open technically begins Monday, Jan. 16 and runs through the end of the month, with the women’s and men’s finals on Saturday, Jan. 28 and Sunday, Jan. 29, respectively. (The time difference to the United States means Day 1 will be Sunday, Jan. 15.)

Players will compete for a historically high prize pool of AU$76.5 million at this year’s tournament—an increase of over two million from last year’s winnings. The seeds heading into the January tournament were announced Wednesday: reigning champion Rafael Nadal is ranked No. 1 for the men, while world No. 1 Iga Świątek is in the top sport for the women. Świątek is the favorite to win the women’s (+200), while Novak Djokovic (-118) is favored to edge out Nadal (+1100) as outright winner for the men. If Djokovic can win in Australia this month—a year after being deported from the country—he will tie the men’s record for grand slam titles, currently set by Nadal at 22.

Exact matchup schedules will be released at approximately 6 p.m. AEDT on the day before play. Here is an overview of the key dates to look forward to for each round of the tournament.

How to Watch

The 2023 Australian Open starts Monday, Jan. 16 and ends Sunday, Jan. 29. In the United States, the tournament will be available to watch on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN+, which can be streamed live through fuboTV. 

ESPN+ will air coverage of the featured night matches in the early rounds, while ESPN2 will air replays during the day throughout the later rounds. The semifinals and finals will also air live at night on ESPN. 

Men’s draw | Women’s draw

Key Dates

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Sunday, Jan. 15: Day 1

Start of Round 1

Men’s Singles

Women’s Singles

Tuesday, Jan. 17: Day 3

Start of Round 1

Men’s Doubles

Women’s Doubles

Wednesday, Jan. 18: Day 4

Start of Round 1

Mixed Doubles

Friday, Jan. 20: Day 6

Start of Round 1

Junior Boys Singles

Junior Girls Singles

Legends’ Doubles Exhibition

Saturday, Jan. 21: Day 7

Start of Round 1

Junior Boys Doubles

Junior Girls Doubles

Monday, Jan. 23: Day 9

Start of Round 1

Men’s Wheelchair Singles

Women’s Wheelchair Singles

Quad Wheelchair Singles

Quarterfinals

Men’s Singles

Women’s Singles

Tuesday, Jan. 24: Day 10

Start of Round 1

Men’s Wheelchair Doubles

Women’s Wheelchair Doubles

Quad Wheelchair Doubles

Quarterfinals

Men’s Singles

Women’s Singles

Wednesday, Jan. 25: Day 11

Start of Semifinals

Women’s Singles

Thursday, Jan. 26: Day 12

Start of Semifinals

Men’s Singles

Friday, Jan. 27: Day 13

Final

Women’s Singles

Saturday, Jan. 28: Day 13

Final

Men’s Singles