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.
A semifinal spot is on the line when 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and No. 3-ranked Carlos Alcaraz meet in the last match of Day 10 at Rod Laver Arena. 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. The quarterfinals start Tuesday with 2023 U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff against No. 11 Paula Badosa at 11:30 a.m. local time (7:30 p.m. Monday EST) and will be followed by Alexander Zverev against Tommy Paul. Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka starts the night program at 7 p.m. local time (3 a.m. EST) against No. 27 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner moved into the quarterfinals by eliminating the 13th-seeded Holger Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in a match that featured medical timeouts for both players and a 20-minute delay for a problem with the net. Sinner next meets No. 8 Alex de Minaur of Australia, who eased past Alex Michelsen of the U.S. 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-3 at night. A second Italian man joined Sinner in the quarterfinals when 55th-ranked Lorenzo Sonego ended the run of American qualifier Learner Tien 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Sonego will go up against No. 21 Ben Shelton, who advanced when 38-year-old Gael Monfils quit because of an injury early in the fourth set while trailing 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 1-0. Iga Swiatek beat "lucky loser” Eva Lys 6-1, 6-0 and has ceded just 11 games through four matches heading into her quarterfinal against No. 8 Emma Navarro, who won her fourth consecutive three-setter, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 against No. 9 Daria Kasatkina. Elina Svitolina beat Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-1 and next meets 2017 U.S. Open finalist and No. 19 Madison Keys, who defeated 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.
In Tuesday's most-anticipated match, Carlos Alcaraz is listed as a -200 money-line favorite to defeat Novak Djokovic (+160), according to BetMGM Sportsbook. If their quarterfinal goes five sets, it'll pay +220.
— Tuesday-Wednesday: Quarterfinals (Women and Men)
— Thursday: Women’s Semifinals
— Friday: Men’s Semifinals
— Saturday: Women’s Final
— Sunday: Men’s Final
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Get caught up:
— Novak Djokovic says he's focused on Carlos Alcaraz after getting apologies for TV flap
— The net detaches from the Rod Laver Arena court during Sinner's win over Rune
— Get ready for Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz at Melbourne Park
— 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
— 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
— 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.
11 — Games lost by Iga Swiatek through four matches at the 2025 Australian Open.
22 — The age of Ben Shelton, the youngest American man to reach his second quarterfinal at the Australian Open since Andy Roddick in the early 2000s.
“It’s just I feel the spirit is different. I’m really, really putting everything out there. I feel like I put all my energy there. If I’m not going to win, I’m going to almost die on the court. So I feel like this fighting spirit is really pulling me through these matches.” — Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on her 7-0 record against Russian players since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“I love Ben. I love him. You know, this kid is amazing. He’s full of energy. He’s a great guy, great kid." — Gael Monfils, 38, about Ben Shelton, 22.
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