ESPN will provide extensive coverage of the 2026 Australian Open, streaming every match from all 15 courts live from Melbourne Park. The event will begin on Saturday, January 17, 2026, with first-round coverage starting at 7 p.m. ET on the ESPN App and at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
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With Melbourne 16 hours ahead of Eastern Time, day matches will air during primetime in the U.S., while night session matches will begin at 3 a.m. ET. In total, ESPN will offer over 260 hours of live coverage throughout the tournament.
Daily three-hour encore presentations will also be featured on ESPN2. Key events, including the Mixed Doubles Championship on January 29 at 8 p.m. and the Women's and Men's Championships on January 31 and February 1 at 3:30 a.m., will stream exclusively on the ESPN App.
New for 2026, the tournament will include two 30-minute pre-shows prior to each singles championship on ESPN, starting at 3 a.m.
This marks ESPN's 42nd consecutive year covering the Australian Open, having held broadcasting rights since 1984. Additional comprehensive coverage includes two one-hour highlight shows on ABC and access to Multiview on the ESPN App, allowing viewers to watch multiple matches simultaneously.
ESPN on Disney+ will stream select Day 1 action, and the entire tournament will be available to Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN bundle subscribers. Coverage in Spanish will be provided by ESPN Deportes, running through all tournament rounds.
The ESPN commentator team will cover this year’s event, and the full schedule will feature a wide range of match times across ESPN networks and platforms.