It’s game on for the 2025 Australian Open and Nine’s Wide World of Sports is the only place to be when the tennis world converges on Melbourne from Sunday, January 12.

Over 300 hours of live and free coverage, including exhibition and qualifying matches, will be available on Channel 9HD, 9GemHD and to stream on 9Now for a comprehensive viewer experience when Nine delivers exclusive access to the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

On court, Nick Kyrgios is back, to take on the giants of world tennis with reigning men’s singles champion Jannik Sinner, the king of Melbourne Park – Novak Djokovic, and defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, headlining the Men’s Singles draw. 

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka is chasing three Australian Open Women’s Singles titles in a row, in front of a classy pack of challengers led by Americans Coco Gauff (No. 3) and Jess Pegula (No. 7), Iga Swiatek (No.2) of Poland and 2023 runner-up Elena Rybakina.

A strong Aussie contingent will join Kyrgios, with Alex de Minaur (No. 8), Alexei Popyrin (No. 25), Jordan Thompson (No. 27), Christopher O’Connell (No. 64), Aleksander Vukic (No. 67), Thanasi Kokkinakis (No. 77), Rinky Hijikata (No.79), Adam Walton (No. 91), James Duckworth (No.94), plus Kim Birrell (No.99) and Olivia Gadecki (No.106). 

Aussie wildcards Ajla Tomljanovic, Daria Saville, Tristan Schoolkate, Li Tu, James McCabe, Emerson Jones, Talia Gibson and Maya Joint will all get a shot at pulling off underdog victories as they fight for a place in the final week of competition.

In a mammoth AO25 broadcast, Nine’s Wide World of Sports has assembled an unrivalled team of hosts and expert commentators to cover every corner of Melbourne Park.

Expert commentary throughout the tournament will be provided by Jim Courier, Jelena Dokic, John McEnroe, Todd Woodbridge, Lleyton Hewitt, Sam Stosur, Dylan Alcott, John Millman, Casey Dellacqua, Sam Smith and Alicia Molik. 

Bringing a gold standard to the coverage will be Paris 2024 gold medallists Ariarne Titmus and Jess Fox, joining the team to capture all the colour of the event, alongside Marlee Silva.

On Channel 9, the hosts are James Bracey, Roz Kelly and Tony Jones, while on 9Gem Sylvia Jeffreys, Nick McArdle and Brett Phillips will host the broadcast.

Additional off-court reporting will come from Clint Stanaway and Danika Mason. Plus match callers Brenton Speed and Peter Psaltis.

Andy Lee returns with Sophie Monk and Mike Goldstein when they put the players to the test in a special Australian Open edition of The Hundred.

Nine’s Director of Sport, Brent Williams, said: “The AO is without doubt the greatest sporting event on the Australian summer calendar.”

“The best players in the world have assembled in Melbourne for what promises to be another scintillating and compelling fortnight of tennis on the courts. While around the grounds, the thriving festival of food, music, family and entertainment is ready to be brought to life.   

“Come rain, hail or shine the action never stops and you won’t miss a moment with comprehensive coverage of the biggest matches and moments on Channel 9 and 9Gem,  with every court streamed live and free on 9Now.”   

Opening week action is highlighted by A Night with Novak on Channel 9 this Thursday, January 9 from 7.30pm AEDT. 

While the fight for a Grand Slam berth is free when every game of the Australian Open qualifying series is available live on 9Now. 

Stream the AO on 9Now
Throughout AO25, fans will have the ability to watch every point of every match, at any time live and free on the device of their choosing in full HD on 9Now. A comprehensive highlights offering with Match Highlights, AO Daily Top Moments and all the fun from the AO Morning Serve.

9Now will also bring every match of the main draw, Juniors Girls and Boys Championships, Wheelchair Championships and for the first time; the Junior Wheelchair Championships, the Asia Pacific Elite 14 and Under, AO25 Deaf Championships and the AO25 Intellectual Disability Championships.

Stan Sport will have every match ad-free, live and on demand with centre court in 4K.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2025
LIVE AND FREE ON THE 9NETWORK AND 9NOW
 FROM SUNDAY, JANUARY 12

Wednesday, January 8, 2025