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.
Will Aryna Sabalenka be the first woman in 25 years to win three consecutive Australian Open titles, or will Madison Keys win her first at a Grand Slam? The Australian Open women’s singles final starts at 7:30 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. EST) on Saturday. Top-ranked Sabalenka has won the last two championships here, beating then reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in 2023 and Zheng Qinwen last year. The 26-year-old from Belarus is on a 20-match winning roll at Melbourne Park after her straight-set semifinal win over Paula Badosa. She's one victory away from becoming the first woman since Martina Hingis from 1997-99 to win three straight titles at Melbourne Park. Keys is back in a major final for the first time since the 2017 U.S. Open, where she lost to Sloane Stephens. The 29-year-old American, seeded 19th, saved a match point and came back to upset No. 2 Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) in the semifinals. In the men's doubles final, No. 3 seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori of Italy take on sixth-seeded Harri Heliovaara of Finland and Henry Patten of Britain.
An injured Novak Djokovic quit because of a torn muscle in his left leg after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic lost the opener 7-6 (5) in a tiebreaker and immediately walked around the net to concede the match to Zverev. Djokovic was seeking an 11th Australian Open championship and an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam title. No. 2-ranked Zverev advanced to his first Australian Open final and his third at the majors. Zverev lost the 2020 U.S. Open final to Dominic Thiem in five sets after holding a 2-0 lead, and he lost last year's French Open final to Carlos Alcaraz in five sets. In the men's final Sunday, he'll face the winner of the second semifinal between defending champion Jannik Sinner and No. 21 Ben Shelton. Olivia Gadecki and John Peers combined for a 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 victory over John-Patrick Smith and Kimberly Birrell to win the first all-Aussie mixed doubles final at the Australian Open since 1967. Gadecki hit an overhead winner to secure the match and claim her first major title. Peers added to his collection which already included an Olympic gold medal and an Australian Open title in men’s doubles, and a mixed doubles title at the 2022 U.S. Open.
Seeking a threepeat, Aryna Sabalenka is listed as a -325 money-line favorite to defeat Madison Keys (+270) in Saturday's final, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Sabalenka is 3-1 in the Grand Slam finals she's contested (2-0 in Australia and 1-1 at the U.S. Open). Keys is playing her second major final. She lost the 2017 U.S. Open decider to Sloane Stephens.
— Saturday: Women’s Final, Men's Doubles Final.
— Sunday: Men’s Final, Women's Doubles Final.
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Get caught up:
— A new approach for Keys for a Grand Slam final
— What's going on at the Australian Open?
— Key questions for the Australian Open men's semifinals
— American Ben Shelton calls out TV interviewers handling post-match Q-and-As
— Iga Swiatek benefits from a no-call on a double-bounce against Emma Navarro
— Novak Djokovic gets past Carlos Alcaraz and closes in on a 25th Slam title
— Novak Djokovic says he's focused on tennis after getting apologies for TV flap
— The net detaches from the Rod Laver Arena court during Sinner's win over Rune
— 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
— A Grand Slam innovation — the courtside coaches’ boxes in Melbourne
— The Big Three is down to just Novak Djokovic
— There isn’t really any time off for tennis players during their offseason
— 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.
1 — the number of sets completed in the semifinals before an injured Novak Djokovic conceded to Alexander Zverev. Djokovic, who has 10 Australian titles among his 24 major trophies, was aiming for his 100th match win at Melbourne Park.
"He has won this tournament with an abdominal tear. He has won this tournament with a hamstring tear. If he cannot continue a tennis match, it really means he cannot continue a tennis match. So please, be respectful. And, really show some love for Novak as well.” — Alexander Zverev talking to the crowd after a chorus of boos followed 10-time champion Novak Djokovic's decision to retire from their semifinal because of injury.
“It was getting worse and worse. I knew, even if I won the first set, it was going to be a huge uphill battle for me.” — Novak Djokovic, referring to the pain in his left leg which forced him to stop after one set in the semifinal. He hurt the leg during his quarterfinal victory over Carlos Alcaraz.
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