The 2025 Grand Slam season kicks off with the Australian Open, which will take place in Melbourne from January 12-26.
Jannik Sinner is the defending champion and the top seed in the men’s draw. Last year, he dethroned 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals before staging an impressive comeback from two sets down to defeat Daniil Medvedev 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 in the final and capture his first major.
On the women’s side, Aryna Sabalenka is bidding for her third straight Australian Open title.
The Sporting News is on hand to bring you all you need to know to ensure you don’t miss a minute of the action, including details of how to live stream for free.
Australian Open 2025 free live streams
The Australian Open 2025 is available to live stream for free on Fubo with new subscribers able to sign up to a FREE seven-day trial.
Tennis fans can also stream coverage of the 2024 US Open from all of ESPN’s English and Spanish-speaking broadcasts with ESPN+ although there is currently no free trial option available.
How to watch Australian Open 2025: TV channel, live stream
TV channel: ESPN, Tennis Channel
Live stream: Fubo, ESPN+
Broadcast TV coverage will be split across several channels with ESPN and Tennis Channel showing matches.
Tennis fans can stream on ESPN+ while Fubo will also be showing select matches, who are offering a FREE seven-day trial to new subscribers.
Coverage across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ will include all matches from all 15 courts, with every match streaming live on ESPN+.
Australian Open 2025 date, location
- Date: Sunday, January 12 through Sunday, January 26
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Venue: Melbourne Park
The 2025 Australian Open kicks off on Sunday, January 12 and run for two weeks. The event concludes with the men’s singles decider on Sunday, January 26.
The annual tournament is played at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.
Australian Open 2025 tennis schedule
The first round of matches in both the women’s and men’s singles competitions begins Sunday, January 12, with the order of play on most days starting at 12 p.m. local time (AEDT) on show courts.
This translates to a start time of 8 p.m. ET in the US (the previous day).
| Date | Events |
| Sunday, January 12 | Men’s & Women’s 1st Round |
| Monday, January 13 | Men’s & Women’s 1st Round |
| Tuesday, January 14 | Men’s & Women’s 1st Round |
| Wednesday, January 15 | Men’s & Women’s 2nd Round |
| Thursday, January 16 | Men’s & Women’s 2nd Round |
| Friday, January 17 | Men’s & Women’s 3rd Round |
| Saturday, January 18 | Men’s & Women’s 3rd Round |
| Sunday, January 19 | Men’s & Women’s 4th Round |
| Monday, January 20 | Men’s & Women’s 4th Round |
| Tuesday, January 21 | Men’s & Women’s Quarterfinals |
| Wednesday, January 22 | Men’s & Women’s Quarterfinals |
| Thursday, January 23 | Women’s Semifinals |
| Friday, January 24 | Men’s Semifinals |
| Saturday, January 25 | Women’s Singles Final, Men’s Doubles Final |
| Sunday, January 26 | Women’s Doubles Final, Men’s Singles Final |
