Source : ABC NEWS
Aussies in action on day one
Here are the Australians playing on day one at Melbourne Park (all times AEDT):
- Omar Jasika (WC) vs Hugo Gaston from 11am on Court 3, followed by Adam Walton vs Quentin Halys
- Aleksandar Vukic vs Damir Dzumhur from 3:30pm on Kia Arena
- Jiří Lehečka (24) vs Li Tu (WC) from 6pm on Margaret Court Arena, followed by Daria Saville (WC) vs Anna Blinkova
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How to watch the Australian Open
what channel is it on?
– Margaret
Hi Margaret,
I can’t imagine why you’d need anything other than ABC Sport’s live coverage, but if you must, it’s on Channel Nine and Stan Sport.
Which big names are playing today?
Two-time defending women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka is first up in the night session at 7pm AEDT, when she’ll play 2017 US Open winner Sloane Stephens in a tough first-round match-up that will give us an immediate inside into the Belarusian’s form.
The woman Sabalenka beat in last year’s Australian Open final, Qinwen Zheng, will also take to the court. She’s first on Rod Laver Arena at 11:30am, up against Romanian qualifier Anca Todoni.
Men’s sixth seed Casper Ruud will also hit centre court against Spain’s Jaume Munar from midday, while second seed Alexander Zverev is the final night match on Laver, against French wildcard Lucas Pouille.
Among the 11am matches to watch out for, Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva returns to Melbourne Park after her shock run to the fourth round as a 16-year-old last year. She is back as the 14th seed after a breakout 2024 and takes on 42nd-ranked Marie Bouzkova to start.
And former US Open finalist and 30th seed Leylah Fernandez is up against Ukraine’s Yuliia Starodubtseva.
35m agoSat 11 Jan 2025 at 11:24pm
Who’s playing at the Australian Open today?
Today isn’t the busiest day of the tournament, with just 32 singles matches scheduled for the extra day added to the two-week schedule.
But things will get busier going forward so, in addition to following our live blogs and all the other coverage on ABC Sport, bookmark our live ScoreCentre for all the results and the schedule.
55m agoSat 11 Jan 2025 at 11:04pm
Hello and welcome to the Australian Open 2025
The first tennis major of 2025 is just about ready to kick off, with the opening main-draw matches less than an hour away.
We here at ABC Sport will be across every moment of the Australian Open, with 15 straight days of live blogging and coverage of everything happening in and around Melbourne Park.
I’m Jon Healy and I’ll be joined today by Luke Pentony, Marnie Vinall, Simon Smale, Chris De Silva and Nick Campton.
So stick around as we bring you all the latest, both on and off the court.
