Tennis
AO23 | The Story Starts Here
Date
16 – 29 January 2023
From 11:00am [Day Session]
From 7:00pm [Night Session]
Venues
Rod Laver Arena
Margaret Court Arena
John Cain Arena
Venue MapAustralian Open 2023
Get set for AO23, returning to Melbourne Park from 16 – 29 January 2023.
So many stories have been forged at Melbourne Park – from dramatic wins by next-gen superstars, to thrilling victories by history-making champions.
AO23 promises to be bigger and better than ever – you’ll want to secure your seat early to see the story unfold.
Australian Open
First held in 1905 as the Australasian championships, the Australian Open has grown to become one of the biggest sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere.
Having previously been staged at Kooyong, the tournament has been held each year at Melbourne Park since 1988.
Nicknamed the ‘Happy Slam’, the Australian Open is the highest-attended Grand Slam event on the tennis calendar.
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Watch all the action as defending women's champ Ashleigh Barty, along with the men's champ, Rafael Nadal, do battle at Margaret Court Arena at Melbourne Park.
And it all happens during a hot Australian summer — making the 'The Open Down Under' a true test of speed, strength, and professional cool. As always, the 2023 Australian Open promises to have more than its fair share of excitement and drama.
Just up ahead, check out the US TV schedule on ESPN along with fun facts, trivia, and related information on the Web about the tennis year's first Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne.
2023 Australian Open TV schedule in the US
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+ and ABC will cover most of the action, with ESPN picking up coverage of the women's and men's finals.
Due to the time difference between the US and Australia, most matches will be televised live in the US in the wee hours of the morning with encore broadcasts scheduled for later in the day.
Because the schedule changes little year to year, check out the tentative schedule of dates, times and TV channels for the 2023 Australian Open and keep it here for the official schedule when it is announced in January [all times Eastern].
Mon, January 16, 2023 | 1st Round | 2 - 5PM | ESPN2 |
7 - 11:30PM | ESPN+ | ||
11:30PM - 2AM | ESPN2, ESPN+ | ||
2 - 7AM | ESPN+ | ||
Tue, January 17, 2023 | 1st Round | 2 - 5 PM | ESPN2 |
7 - 9 PM | ESPN+ | ||
9 - 11:30PM | ESPN2, ESPN+ | ||
11:30PM - 7AM | ESPN+ | ||
Wed, January 18, 2023 | 2nd Round | 2 - 5 PM | ESPN2 |
7 - 9 PM | ESPN+ | ||
9 - 11:30PM | ESPN2, ESPN+ | ||
11:30PM - 7AM | ESPN+ | ||
Thu, January 19, 2023 | 2nd Round | 2 - 5 PM | ESPN2 |
7 - 9 PM | ESPN+ | ||
9 - 11:30PM | ESPN2, ESPN+ | ||
11:30PM - 7AM | ESPN+ | ||
Fri, January 20, 2023 | 3rd Round | 2 - 5 PM | ESPN2 |
7 - 9 PM | ESPN+ | ||
9 - 11:30PM | ESPN2, ESPN+ | ||
11:30PM - 7AM | ESPN+ | ||
Sat, January 21, 2023 | Round of 16 | 8 - 11AM | ESPN2 |
7 - 9 PM | ESPN+ | ||
9 - 11:30PM | ESPN2, ESPN+ | ||
11:30PM - 7AM | ESPN+ | ||
Sun, January 22, 2023 | Round of 16 | 9 - 11AM | ESPN2 |
4 - 5PM | ABC [taped] | ||
7 - 9PM | ESPN+ | ||
9 - 11:30PM | ESPN2, ESPN+ | ||
11:30PM - 7AM | ESPN+ | ||
Mon, January 23, 2023 | Quarterfinals | 2 - 5PM | ESPN2 |
7 - 11PM | ESPN2, ESPN+ | ||
11PM - 1AM | ESPN+ | ||
3 - 6AM | ESPN+ | ||
Tue, January 24, 2023 | Quarterfinals | 2 - 5PM | ESPN2 |
7 - 9PM | ESPN+ | ||
9PM - 1AM | ESPN2, ESPN+ | ||
Wed, January 25, 2023 | 3 - 6AM | ESPN+ | |
Thu, January 26, 2023 | Women's Semifinals | 3:30 - 7:30AM | ESPN, ESPN+ |
Mixed Doubles | 8 - 10PM | ESPN+ | |
Men's Semifinals | 10:30PM – 1AM | ESPN, ESPN+ | |
Fri, January 27, 2023 | Men's Semifinals | 3:30 - 6AM | ESPN, ESPN+ |
Sat, January 28, 2023 | Women's Singles Final | 3:30 - 5:30AM | ESPN, ESPN+ |
Men's Doubles | 5:30 - 7:30AM | ESPN+ | |
Women's Singles Final encore | 8 - 11AM | ESPN2 | |
Sun, January 29, 2023 | Men's Singles Final | 3:30 - 6:30AM | ESPN, ESPN+ |
Men's Singles Final encore | 9AM - 1PM | ESPN2 |
DID YOU KNOW? Australian Open fun facts
• The Australian Open is covered by more than 1,000 broadcasters worldwide reaching 45 TV channels and up to 900 million households on each day of the tournament.
• The longest tennis match happened during the Australian Open men’s final in 2012.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, the two greatest men's players of the era, did battle on the court for an unbelieable five hours and 53 minutes – including an exhausting 31-shot rally - in what is considered the greatest tennis match of all time. The winner? It was Djokovic for his third straight Grand Slam title.
• Melbourne Park has three courts with retractable roofs. The special feature means that the Rod Laver Arena, the Hisense Arena and the Margaret Court Arena are immune to bad weather and play rarely falls behind schedule.
• Ken Rosewall is both the youngest and oldest man to win the Australian Open men’s championship. He won in 1953 at the age of 18 and took the title again 19 years later in 1972 at 37 years old.
• The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam to have taken place in different cities and countries. It was held in New Zealand in both 1906 and 1912, and later held in all five major Australian cities before Melbourne became its permanent home in 1972.
More about the Australian Open around the Web:
Around the Web, watch all the hot action in news reports & pictures, video clips, history, player profiles and assorted Australian Open history and trivia...
Australia Open 2023 - Here's the official site, jam-packed with news, photos
and video clips of the premier tennis event including daily summary of scores, complete schedule, player profiles and interviews, history & trivia.
Slam! Sports Tennis - Australian Open - All the news that fits. Keep up to date with the latest headlines and daily feature stories on who's in and who's out.
Australian Open - Wikipedia - The online encyclopedia with historical color commentary and info on the men's and women's singles championship, Margaret Court Arena photos and information.
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