2018 Australian Open TV schedule
The 2018 Australian Open begins Jan. 15 and runs through Jan. 28.
The women's final will be played Jan. 27, and the men's final will be played Jan. 28.
While big names such as Serena Williams, Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka will not be in attendance, there will still be plenty to watch for. As the first of the four Grand Slam events of the year, it's sure to be worth a watch.
ESPN and Tennis Channel have full coverage of the Australian Open, with men's and women's finals being shown on ESPN. All other days of the tournament will be played on ESPN2. Matches will be live streamed on WatchESPN. The Australian Open website will offer a their streaming service as well.
Because of the time difference, most of the live coverage will be at odd hours of the day, with big matches being played around 3 in the morning. If you want to really get your Open game on and challenge your math skills, here's a full tournament schedule in Melbourne time. But if you want the cheat sheet, read on for the schedule converted to eastern standard time.
Here's the TV schedule for each day:
Jan. 14: First round, 7 p.m. ET ESPN2
Jan. 15: First round, 9 p.m. ET ESPN2
Jan. 15: First round, 7 p.m. ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 16: Second round, 9 p.m. ET ESPN2
Jan. 16: Second round, 7 p.m. ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 17: Second round, 9 p.m. ET ESPN2
Jan. 17: Second round, 7 p.m. ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 18: Third round, 11 p.m. ET ESPN2
Jan. 18: Third round, 7 p.m. ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 19: Third round, 9 p.m. ET ESPN2
Jan. 19: Third round, 7 p.m. ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 20: Round of 16, 9 p.m. ET ESPN2
Jan. 20: Round of 16, 7 p.m. ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 21: Round of 16, 9 p.m. ET ESPN2
Jan. 21: Round of 16, 7 p.m. ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 22: Quarterfinals, 9 p.m. ET ESPN2
Jan. 22: Quarterfinals, 7 p.m. ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 23: Quarterfinals, 3 a.m. ET ESPN2/Quarterfinals, 9 p.m. ET ESPN2
Jan. 23: Quarterfinals, 7 p.m. ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 24: Quarterfinals, 3:30 a.m. ET ESPN2/Women's Semifinal, 10 p.m. ET ESPN2
Jan. 24: Doubles, 7 p.m. ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 25: Men's Semifinal, 3:30 a.m. ET ESPN
Jan. 25: Mixed doubles semifinal and women's doubles final, 11 p.m. ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 26: Men's Semifinal, 3:30 a.m. ET ESPN
Jan. 26: Boys' and Girls' Singles Final, 9 p.m. ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 27: Women's Final, 3:30 a.m. ET ESPN
Jan. 27: Men's Doubles Final, 5:30 a.m. ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 28: Mixed Doubles Final, Midnight ET Tennis Channel
Jan. 28: Men's Final, 3:30 a.m. ET ESPN
Tennis Channel will also have encore coverage of various matches.
