2023 Australian Open

The year's first major commences on MLK Day weekend stateside, with the time difference meaning that play starts Sunday evening in primetime when many of us are watching football.

This is ESPN’s 39th annual presentation of this Australian Open, representing its longest uninterrupted professional sports programming relationship.  ESPN has held the rights to the event since 1984.

Schedule

Live "first ball to last ball" coverage across all 16 courts is available on ESPN+, which is a change from past years, which usually had a few courts per day on ESPN3. That coverage is usually blocked as 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

All times are U.S. EST (i.e., New York time), which is 16 hours behind Melbourne time.

English linear TV, live coverage

• Sunday night into Monday, Jan. 16 - ESPN, 7-11 p.m.; ESPN2, 11 p.m.-2 a.m.
• Monday night into Tuesday, Jan. 17 - ESPN2, 11:30 p.m.-3 a.m.
• Tuesday night into Wednesday, Jan. 18 - ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
• Wednesday night into Thursday, Jan. 19 - ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
• Thursday night into Friday, Jan. 20 - ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
• Friday night into Saturday, Jan. 21 - ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
• Saturday night into Sunday, Jan. 22 - ESPN2, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. (round of 16)
• Sunday night into Monday, Jan. 23 - ESPN2, 7 p.m.-2 a.m. (round of 16)
• Monday night into Tuesday, Jan. 24 - ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. (quarterfinals)
• Tuesday night into Wednesday, Jan. 25 - ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. (quarterfinals)
• Wednesday night into Thursday, Jan. 26 - ESPN, 3:30-7:30 a.m. (women's semifinals)
• Thursday night into Friday, Jan. 27 - ESPN, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.; ESPN, 3:30-6 a.m. (men's semifinals)
• Friday night into Saturday, Jan. 28 - ESPN, 3:30-5:30 a.m. (women's final)
• Saturday night into Sunday, Jan. 29 - ESPN, 3:30-6:30 a.m. (men's final)

English linear TV, encore coverage and highlight shows

• Monday, Jan. 16 - ESPN2, noon-3 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 17 - ESPN2, 2-5 p.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 18 - ESPN2, 3-6 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 19 - ESPN2, 2-5 p.m.
• Friday, Jan. 20 - ESPN2, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Saturday, Jan. 21 - ESPN2, 7-10 a.m.
• Sunday, Jan. 22 - ESPN2, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Sunday, Jan. 22 - ABC, 3-4 p.m. (highlight show)
• Monday, Jan. 23 - ESPN2, 2-5 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 24 - ESPN2, 2-5 p.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 25 - ESPN2, 2-5 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 26 - ESPN2, 2-5 p.m.
• Friday, Jan. 27 - ESPN2, 2-5 p.m.
• Saturday, Jan. 28 - ESPN2, 9 a.m.-noon
• Sunday, Jan. 29 - ESPN2, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
• Sunday, Jan. 29 - ABC, 4-5 p.m. (highlight show)

ESPN Deportes linear schedule en espanol

• Sunday night into Monday, Jan. 16 - 7-9:55 p.m.
• Monday night into Tuesday, Jan. 17 - 11:30 p.m.-7 a.m.
• Tuesday night into Wednesday, Jan. 18 - 7 p.m.-7 a.m.
• Wednesday night into Thursday, Jan. 19 - 12:30-7 a.m.
• Thursday night into Friday, Jan. 20 - 7 p.m.-7 a.m.
• Friday night into Saturday, Jan. 21 - 12:30-7 a.m.
• Saturday night into Sunday, Jan. 22 - 10 p.m.-7 a.m.
• Sunday night into Monday, Jan. 23 - 7 p.m.-7 a.m.
• Monday night into Tuesday, Jan. 24 - 7 p.m.-1 a.m. and 3-5:30 a.m.
• Tuesday night into Wednesday, Jan. 25 - 7 p.m.-1 a.m. and 3:30-6 a.m.
• Wednesday night into Thursday, Jan. 26 - 3:25-6:30 a.m.
• Thursday night into Friday, Jan. 27 - 10:25 p.m.-2 a.m. and 3:25-7 a.m.
• Friday night into Saturday, Jan. 28 - 3-6 a.m.
• Saturday night into Sunday, Jan. 29 - 3-7:30 a.m.

Commentators

Dates in parentheses indicate the year each person joined ESPN's tennis contingent. These are generally taken from the ESPN press release, except for Goodall and Stubbs which do not have dates listed.

Host: Chris McKendry (2016)

Play-by-play: Chris Fowler (lead; 2003), Jason Goodall (2015), Patrick McEnroe (1995), Pam Shriver (1990). (Darren Cahill has done this previously but has also served strictly as a reporter since 2021 while he is on-site during remote coverage. Shriver is also on-site at least as long as Donna Vekic, whom she is coaching, remains in competition.) Mary Joe Fernandez also made her first PBP appearancein recent memory on the first night.

Analysts: Chrissie Evert (women's lead, 2011); John McEnroe (men's lead, 2009); James Blake (2020), Darren Cahill (2007), Mary Joe Fernandez (2000), Brad Gilbert (2004), Rennae Stubbs (2010), Caroline Wozniacki (2022) with some appearances by Goodall, Patrick McEnroe and Shriver.

There is no mention in the ESPN press release of Cliff Drysdale, Alexandra Stevenson, Jeremy Schaap, Sam Gore or Luke Jensen, all of whom have appeared previously.

The color-coded schedule graphics below are based on an average set length of 40 minutes; a best-of-three match is blocked at an hour and 40 minutes while a best-of-five match is 2:45, based on the likelihood of multiple sets if each set is a coin flip. Suspended matches are prorated based on the score when they are stopped.

Conventions

Each match's position on the draw is indicated by a number in double square brackets. Each pair of matches with the same number meets in the next round; these numbers start with 1 at the top of the draw and proceed down the list. For example, there are 32 second-round matches, so the last pair of first-round matches is marked with 32.

In the text listing of commentators, each match is numbered sequentially when it first appears. Brief updates on other matches are indented. Angle brackets indicate split-screen coverage.

If there is only a textual listing of the show-court schedule, this means I haven't made the graphic yet and it's coming. :)

Day 1 - Sunday night into Monday, Jan. 16

On Court: 64 matches, 160.9 hours

• 32 men's singles first-round matches (16 seeds, 6 Americans)
• 32 women's singles first-round matches (15 seeds, 9 Americans)

Forecast: Sunny early. Scattered thunderstorms developing later in the day. High 96F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

TV Schedule: ESPN, 7-11 p.m.; ESPN2, 11 p.m.-2 a.m.

Television log -- ESPN, 7-11:20 p.m.; ESPN2, 11 p.m.-2:39 a.m.

• 7:00 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry
• 7:02 -- Studio -- McKendry, James Blake, Mary Joe Fernandez, John McEnroe
• 7:15 - 1 - Gauff/Siniakova (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Caroline Wozniacki - first ball 7:15
  • 7:40 -- Collins/Kalinskaya update
  • 7:43 -- Pegula/Cristian update
• 7:58 - 2 - Collins/Kalinskaya (KA) - Patrick McEnroe, Caroline Wozniacki, Pam Shriver
• 8:03 -- Gauff/Siniakova
• 8:08 - 3 - Pegula/Cristian (MCA) - end #1 at 8:10
• 8:11 -- Gauff/Siniakova -- courtside reports from Rennae Stubbs -- end #2 at 8:30 -- post-match interview with Casey Dellacqua
• 8:38 -- Tournament update into studio hit -- McKendry, Fernandez, Blake
  • 8:41 -- Coco Gauff interview -- Rennae Stubbs
  • 8:44 -- Raducanu/Korpatsch update
• 8:49 - 4 - Sinner/Edmund (JCA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert - end #3 at 9:09
• 9:10 -- Collins/Kalinskaya
• 9:25 - 5 - Hurkacz/Martinez (MCA) - Goodall, Gilbert
• 9:27 - 6 - Shapovalov/Lajovic (1573) - Goodall, Gilbert
• 9:37 -- Collins/Kalinskaya
• 9:51 -- Studio -- McKendry, Wozniacki with Jessica Pegula
• 9:57 -- Collins/Kalinskaya - end #4 at 10:14
• 10:19 -- Studio update with tournament update -- McKendry, Wozniacki, Gilbert
  • 10:22 -- Danielle Collins interview -- Pam Shriver
• 10:33 -- Studio -- McKendry, Wozniacki with Coco Gauff
• 10:41 - 7 - Tiafoe/Altmaier (KA) - Goodall, Blake
• 10:50 - 8 - Nadal/Draper (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe, Darren Cahill - first ball 10:52
• 11:00 -- ESPN2 signs on for final point of third game
• 11:20 -- ESPN signs off for SportsCenter after seventh game
  • 11:22 -- Shapovalov/Lajovic
• 11:46 -- Tiafoe/Altmaier
• 11:53 -- Nadal/Draper Play stopped for passing shower from 12:03 to 12:08
• 12:10 -- Breaking news update (Kyrgios withdrawal) -- McKendry, Wozniacki, Gilbert
• 12:15 -- Nadal/Draper
• 12:22 -- Tiafoe/Altmaier
• 12:24 -- Nadal/Draper
• 12:35 -- Tiafoe/Altmaier
• <12:38 -- Nadal/Draper split-screen to 12:39>
• 12:46 - 9 - Nakashima/McDonald (16) - Goodall, Blake
• 12:50 -- Tiafoe/Altmaier
• 12:51 - 10 - Azarenka/Kenin (MCA) - Mary Joe Fernandez, Caroline Wozniacki - end #5 at 12:51
• 12:52 -- Tiafoe/Altmaier
• 1:00 -- Nadal/Draper
• 1:30 -- Nakashima/McDonald - end #6 at 1:32
• 1:33 -- Nadal/Draper
• <1:41 -- Tiafoe/Altmaier split-screen to 1:43>
• 1:48 -- Tiafoe/Altmaier - end #7 at 2:02
• 2:04 -- Nadal/Draper - end #8 at 2:32
• 2:37 -- Tuesday schedule promo
• 2:39 -- Sign off

Day 2 - Monday night into Tuesday, Jan. 17

On Court: 64 matches, 160.9 hours

• 32 men's singles first-round matches (15 seeds, 9 Americans)
• 32 women's singles first-round matches (16 seeds, 9 Americans)

Forecast: A steady rain in the morning. Showers continuing in the afternoon. Turning cooler. High 71F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 11:30 p.m.-3 a.m.; ESPN Deportes, 11:30 p.m.-7 a.m.

TV Log - ESPN2, 11:51 p.m. to 3:49 a.m.

• 11:51 -- Tease - Chris McKendry
• 11:52 -- Open
• 11:54 -- Studio -- McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
• 11:59 - 1 - Berrettini/Murray (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, James Blake, Darren Cahill
• 12:16 - 2 - Fritz/Basilashvili (JCA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert - end #1 at 12:27
  • 12:32 - Zverev/Varillas update
• 12:32 -- Berrettini/Murray
• 12:40 -- Pam Shriver reports on heat policy and suspension of action around the grounds
  • 1:19 -- Volynets/Rodina update
• 1:53 - 3 - Zverev/Varillas (MCA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
• 1:56 -- Berrettini/Murray -- end #2 at 3:04
• 3:08 -- Murray post-match interview -- John Fitzgerald
• 3:17 -- Studio -- McKendry, Fernandez -- into tournament update
• 3:32 -- Zverev/Varillas -- end #3 at 3:42
• 3:47 -- Tuesday night billboard
• 3:49 -- sign off

Day 3 - Tuesday night into Wednesday, Jan. 18

On Court: 74 matches (prorated to 67.49) matches, 158.4 hours

• 10 held-over men’s singles R128 matches (3 seeds, 4 Americans; 5.64 prorated matches)
• 12 women’s singles R128 matches (4 seeds, 6 Americans; 9.85 prorated matches)
• 16 men’s singles R64 matches (14 seeds, 4 Americans)
• 16 women’s singles R64 matches (13 seeds, 6 Americans)
• 12 men’s doubles R64 matches
• 8 women’s doubles R64 matches

Forecast: Light rain transitioning to a few showers for the afternoon. Turning cooler. High near 70F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; ESPN Deportes, 7 p.m.-7 a.m.

TV Log -- ESPN2, 9:15 p.m. to 2:08 a.m.

• 9:15 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry
• 9:17 -- Open
• 9:18 -- Studio -- McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe
• 9:25 - 1 - Pegula/Sasnovich (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Mary Joe Fernandez
  • 9:35 -- Sakkari/Shnaider update
• 9:41 - 2 - Sakkari/Shnaider (MCA) - Chris Fowler, Mary Joe Fernandez - end #1 at 9:45
• 9:46 -- Pegula/Sasnovich -- end #2 at 10:33
• 10:39 -- Studio -- McKendry, Fernandez with Chrissie Evert from home
  • 10:49 -- Jessica Pegula interview -- Rennae Stubbs
• 10:57 - 3 - Auger-Aliassime/Molcan (MCA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
• 10:58 - 4 - Nadal/McDonald (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe - first ball 10:58
  • 11:19 -- Updates on Kvitova/Kalinina and Auger-Aliassime/Molcan
  • 11:25 -- Auger-Aliassime/Molcan update
• 11:47 -- Auger-Aliassime/Molcan
• 11:50 -- Nadal/McDonald -- end #4 at 1:30
  • 12:08 -- Auger-Aliassime/Molcan update
  • 12:19 -- Tiafoe/Sheng update
  • 12:37 -- Auger-Aliassime/Molcan update
  • <1:09 -- Auger-Aliassime/Molcan split-screen - end #3 at 1:11>
• 1:35 - 4 - Tiafoe/Sheng (JCA) - Mary Joe Fernandez, James Blake - end #4 at 1:41
• 1:51 -- Studio -- McKendry, Fernandez, Blake
  • 1:54 -- Mackenzie McDonald interview -- Darren Cahill
  • 2:00 -- Frances Tiafoe interview -- Rennae Stubbs
• 2:07 -- Wednesday night billboard
• 2:08 -- Sign off

Day 4 - Wednesday night into Thursday, Jan. 19

On Court: 74 matches, 162.8 hours on court

• 16 men’s singles R64 matches (13 seeds, 9 Americans)
• 16 women’s singles R64 matches (12 seeds, 5 Americans)
• 21 men’s doubles R64 matches
• 21 women’s doubles R64 matches

Forecast: Mainly sunny. High 72F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; ESPN Deportes, 12:30-7 a.m.

TV Log -- ESPN2, 8:59 p.m. to 3:25 a.m.

• 8:59 -- Open -- Chris McKendry
• 9:00 -- Studio -- McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez
• 9:09 - 1 - Kudermetova/Volynets (MCA) - Jason Goodall, James Blake - end #1 at 9:15
• 9:20 - 2 - Davidovich Fokina/Paul (7) - Jason Goodall, James Blake
• 9:31 - 3 - Ruud/Brooksby (RLA) - Jason Goodall, James Blake
  • 9:47 -- Pam Shriver reports on the weather
• 9:48 - 4 - Shelton/Jarry (1573) - Jason Goodall, James Blake
• 9:58 - 5 - Mertens/Davis (JCA) - Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
• 10:05 -- Ruud/Brooksby
• 10:08 -- Davidovich Fokina/Paul
• 10:12 -- Ruud/Brooksby
  • 10:20 -- Davidovich Fokina/Paul update -- Darren Cahill
  • 10:27 -- Schwartzman/Wolf update
• 10:30 -- Mertens/Davis -- end #2 at 10:36
• 10:37 -- Ruud/Brooksby
• 10:43 -- Davidovich Fokina/Paul -- end #3 at 10:53
  • <10:46 -- Ruud/Brooksby split-screen to 10:49>
• 10:55 -- Shelton/Jarry
• 11:01 - 6 - Schwartzman/Wolf (3) - Jason Goodall, James Blake - end #4 at 11:03
• 11:04 - 7 - Rublev/Ruusuvuori (JCA) - Chris Fowler, Brad Gilbert
• 11:10 -- Ruud/Brooksby
• 11:23 - 8 - Fritz/Popyrin (JCA) - Chris Fowler, Brad Gilbert
• 11:27 -- Ruud/Brooksby -- Darren Cahill now at that match
• 11:46 -- Shelton/Jarry -- end #5 at 11:47
• 11:48 -- Ruud/Brooksby
• 11:58 -- Fritz/Popyrin
• 12:02 -- Ruud/Brooksby
• 12:15 -- Studio -- McKendry, Fernandez
  • 12:17 -- Katie Volynets interview -- Pam Shriver
  • 12:20 -- Tommy Paul interview -- Darren Cahill
  • 12:22 -- J.J. Wolf interview -- Rennae Stubbs
• 12:26 -- Ruud/Brooksby
  • 12:37 -- Fritz/Popyrin update
• 12:42 -- Fritz/Popyrin
• 12:44 -- Ruud/Brooksby -- end #6 at 12:55
• 12:57 -- Fritz/Popyrin
  • 1:07 -- Jenson Brooksby interview -- Darren Cahill
  • 1:27 -- Zverev/Mmoh update
• 1:45 - 9 - Garcia/Fernandez (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez
• 1:49 - 10 - Zverev/Mmoh (MCA) - Chris Fowler, Brad Gilbert
• 1:51 -- Fritz/Popyrin
• 2:03 -- Garcia/Fernandez
  • 2:09 -- Kudla/Humbert update
  • <2:14 -- Fritz/Popyrin split-screen to 2:19>
• 2:21 -- Fritz/Popyrin
• My recording stops at 2:30 and the period until about 3:15 is not archived. Fernandez/Garcia finished at about 3:13, Fritz/Popyrin at 3:17, Zverev/Mmoh at 3:21.
• 3:23 -- Thursday night billboard
• 3:25 -- sign off

Day 5 - Thursday night into Friday, Jan. 20

On Court: 51 matches, 104.3 hours on court

• 8 men’s singles R32 matches (12 seeds, 3 Americans)
• 8 women’s singles R32 matches (10 seeds, 5 Americans)
• 10 men’s doubles R64 matches
• 3 men’s doubles R32 matches
• 11 women’s doubles R64 matches
• 2 women’s doubles R32 matches
• 9 mixed doubles R32 matches

Forecast: Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 76F. NW winds shifting to SSW at 10 to 15 mph.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; ESPN Deportes, 7 p.m.-7 a.m.

TV Log -- ESPN2, 8:50 p.m. to 2 a.m.

• 8:50 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry
• 8:52 -- Open
• 8:52 -- Studio -- McKendry, James Blake, Brad Gilbert, into tournament update
• 9:09 - 1 - Sinner/Fucsovics (MCA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe
• 9:38 - 2 - Tsitsipas/Griekspoor (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe
  • 9:53 -- Sinner/Fucsovics update
• 10:02 -- Sinner/Fucsovics
• 10:13 -- Tsitsipas/Griekspoor
  • <10:15 -- Sinner/Fucsovics split-screen to 10:18>
• 10:37 -- Tournament update -- McKendry, Blake
• 10:38 - 3 - Collins/Rybakina (KA) - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez
• 10:43 -- Sinner/Fucsovics -- end #1 at 10:45
• 10:49 -- Tsitsipas/Griekspoor -- end #2 at 11:10
• 11:14 -- Studio -- McKendry, Gilbert
• 11:17 - 4 - Pegula/Kostyuk (MCA) - Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez
• 11:35 - 5 - Gauff/Pera (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez
  • <11:35 - 6 - Nishioka/McDonald (3) - Jason Goodall, James Blake - split-screen to 11:42>
  • 11:46 -- Collins/Rybakina and Pegula/Kostyuk updates
  • 11:53 -- Nishioka/McDonald update
  • 11:59 -- Nishioka/McDonald update
• 12:07 -- Pegula/Kostyuk -- end #3 at 12:11 -- Rennae Stubbs at this match
• 12:11 -- Nishioka/McDonald
• 12:13 -- Gauff/Pera -- end #4 at 1:08
  • 12:19 -- Jessica Pegula interview -- Rennae Stubbs
  • 12:25 -- Collins/Rybakina update
  • <12:43 -- Nishioka/McDonald split-screen to 12:47>
• 1:13 -- Studio -- McKendry, Gilbert
  • 1:17 -- Nishioka/McDonald update
  • 1:19 -- Coco Gauff interview -- Pam Shriver
• 1:25 - 7 - Auger-Aliassime/Cerundolo (JCA) - Jason Goodall, James Blake
• 1:31 - 8 - Norrie/Lehecka (KA) - Jason Goodall, James Blake
• 1:35 -- Auger-Aliassime/Cerundolo -- end #5 at 1:44
• 1:49 -- Tournament update -- McKendry, Gilbert
• 1:59 -- Friday billboard
• 2:00 -- Sign off

Day 6 - Friday night into Saturday, Jan. 21

On Court: 81 matches, 165.0 hours on court

• 8 men’s singles R32 matches (7 seeds, 5 Americans)
• 8 women’s singles R32 matches (7 seeds, 1 Americans)
• 1 men’s doubles R64 match
• 9 men’s doubles R32 matches (4 left)
• 9 women’s doubles R32 matches (5 left)
• 6 mixed doubles R32 matches (1 left) -- Subtotal: 41 tour matches
• 20 boys singles R64 matches
• 20 girls singles R64 matches

Forecast: Partly cloudy. High around 75F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; ESPN Deportes, 12:30-7 a.m.

TV Log -- ESPN2, 9:06 p.m. to 2:02 a.m.

• 9:06 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry
• 9:07 -- Studio -- McKendry, James Blake, Mary Joe Fernandez, Chrissie Evert
• 9:25 - 1 - Rublev/Evans (MCA) - Chris Fowler, Brad Gilbert
• 9:26 - 2 - Zhang/Volynets (1573) - Jason Goodall, Caroline Wozniacki
• 9:47 -- Rublev/Evans
• 10:08 - 3 - Bencic/Giorgi (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Caroline Wozniacki
• 10:16 - Zhang/Volynets - end #1 at 10:17
• 10:19 - Bencic/Giorgi - end #2 at 10:30
• 10:34 - 4 - Rune/Humbert (JCA) - Chris Fowler, Brad Gilbert
• 10:41 - Rublev/Evans - end #3 at 10:46
• 10:52 -- Rune/Humbert
• 11:04 -- Studio -- McKendry, Blake, Fernandez
• 11:17 -- Rune/Humbert -- end #4 at 11:51
• 11:55 - 5 - Paul/Brooksby (3) - Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe
  • 12:09 -- Wolf/Mmoh update
• 12:17 - 6 - Sabalenka/Mertens (MCA) - Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez - end #5 at 12:20
• 12:21 -- Paul/Brooksby
• <12:35 - 7 - Wolf/Mmoh (K) - Chris Fowler, James Blake - split-screen to 12:38>
• 12:45 -- Wolf/Mmoh
• 12:52 -- Paul/Brooksby -- Pam Shriver courtside
  • 1:02 -- Wolf/Mmoh update
• 1:18 -- Wolf/Mmoh
• 1:20 -- Paul/Brooksby -- end #6 at 1:37
  • 1:41 -- Paul interview -- Pam Shriver
• 1:45 -- Studio -- McKendry, Fernandez, Gilbert
• 1:48 -- Wolf/Mmoh -- Rennae Stubbs courtside -- end #7 at 1:58
• 2:02 -- sign off

Day 7 - Saturday night into Sunday, Jan. 22

On Court: 64 matches, 118.3 hours

• 4 men’s singles R16 matches (7 seeds, 1 American)
• 4 women’s singles R16 matches (7 seeds, 2 Americans)
• 4 men’s doubles R32 matches
• 5 women’s doubles R32 matches
• 1 mixed doubles R32 match
• 4 mixed doubles R16 matches -- Subtotal: 22 tour matches
• 12 boys singles R64 matches
• 12 girls singles R64 matches
• 8 boys doubles R32 matches
• 8 girls doubles R32 matches
• 2 legends doubles matches

Forecast: A few clouds early, otherwise mostly sunny. High around 80F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 8 p.m.-2 a.m.; ESPN Deportes, 10 p.m.-7 a.m.

TV Log -- ESPN2, 8:15 p.m. to 2:57 a.m.

• 8:15 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry
• 8:16 -- Open
• 8:17 -- Studio -- McKendry, Brad Gilbert, Jason Goodall
  • 8:34 -- Sinner/Tsitsipas preview -- Darren Cahill
• 8:39 - 1 - Swiatek/Rybakina (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Caroline Wozniacki - first ball 8:41
• 9:11 - 2 - Gauff/Ostapenko (MCA) - Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez
• 9:22 -- Swiatek/Rybakina -- Darren Cahill courtside
• 9:27 -- Gauff/Ostapenko -- Rennae Stubbs courtside
  • 9:48 -- Swiatek/Rybakina update
• 10:00 -- Swiatek/Rybakina -- end #1 at 10:10
• 10:14 -- Gauff/Ostapenko -- end #2 at 10:42
• 10:44 -- Ostapenko post-match interview -- Laura Robson
• 10:51 -- Studio -- McKendry, Gilbert, Goodall
• 10:57 - 3 - Hurkacz/Korda (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe
  • 11:20 -- Barrientos/Behar vs. Bonzi/Rinderknech doubles update, Khachanov/Nishioka update
  • 12:00 -- Auger-Aliassime/Lehecka update
• 12:13 - 4 - Auger-Aliassime/Lehecka (MCA) -- Patrick McEnroe, James Blake
• 12:15 -- Hurkacz/Korda
• 12:23 -- 5 -- Khachanov/Nishioka (JCA) -- Patrick McEnroe, James Blake -- end #3 at 12:41
• 12:45 -- Hurkacz/Korda
• 12:50 -- Auger-Aliassime/Lehecka
• 12:53 -- Hurkacz/Korda -- end #4 at 2:02
  • 1:28 -- Auger-Aliassime/Lehecka update
• 2:05 -- Pegula/Krejcikova (JCA) -- Jason Goodall, Caroline Wozniacki
  • 2:21 -- Sebastian Korda interview -- Rennae Stubbs
• 2:25 -- Auger-Aliassime/Lehecka
• 2:30 -- My tape ran out; Pegula/Krejcikova ended at 2:53; Auger-Aliassime/Lehecka ended at 2:57
• Night session -- Tsitsipas-Sinner 3:15 to 7:17; Azarenka/Zhu 7:35 to 11:17

Day 8 - Sunday night into Monday, Jan. 23

On Court: 59 matches, 108.8 hours

• 4 men’s singles R16 matches (5 seeds, 3 Americans)
• 4 women’s singles R16 matches (5 seeds, no Americans)
• 8 men’s doubles R16 matches
• 6 women’s doubles R16 matches
• 4 mixed doubles R16 matches --Subtotal: 26 tour matches
• 8 boys singles R32 matches
• 8 girls singles R32 matches
• 8 boys doubles R32 matches
• 8 girls doubles R32 matches
• 1 legends doubles match

Forecast: Cloudy skies during the morning hours followed by thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 79F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 70%.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 7 p.m.-2 a.m.; ESPN Deportes, 7 p.m.-7 a.m.

Television log -- ESPN2, 7:02 p.m. to 3:05 a.m.

• 7:02 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry
• 7:03 -- Studio -- McKendry, James Blake, Mary Joe Fernandez
• 7:13 - 1 - Sabalenka/Bencic (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Caroline Wozniacki - end #1 at 8:38
• 8:39 -- Sabalenka post-match interview -- Casey Dellacqua
• 8:45 -- Studio -- McKendry, Blake, Chrissie Evert
• 8:58 - 2 - Vekic/Fruhvirtova (MCA) - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez
• 9:23 - 3 - Garcia/Linette (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez
• 9:56 -- Vekic/Fruhvirtova
• 10:00 -- Garcia/Linette
• <10:04 - 4 - Pliskova/Zheng (KA) split-screen - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez - end #2 at 10:06>
  • 10:29 -- Vekic/Fruhvirtova update
• 10:47 -- Vekic/Fruhvirtova -- Darren Cahill courtside -- end #3 at 10:51:39
• <10:48 -- Garcia/Linette split-screen -- end #4 at 10:52:12>
• 10:53 -- Linette post-match interview -- Casey Dellacqua
• 11:02 -- Studio -- McKendry, Blake, Caroline Wozniacki
• 11:18 - 5 - Shelton/Wolf (JCA) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert
• <11:39 - 6 - Rublev/Rune (RLA) split-screen - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill - to 11:42>
  • 12:07 -- Gauff/Pegula doubles update
• 12:08 -- Rublev/Rune
  • 12:22 -- Shelton/Wolf update
• 12:28 -- Shelton/Wolf -- Rennae Stubbs courtside
  • 12:41 -- Rublev/Rune update
• 12:56 -- Rublev/Rune
• 12:58 -- Shelton/Wolf
  • 1:19 -- Rublev/Rune update
• 1:29 -- Rublev/Rune
• 1:48 -- Shelton/Wolf
  • 1:58 -- Rublev/Rune update
  • 2:07 -- Rublev/Rune update
• 2:21 -- Rublev/Rune -- end #5 at 2:47
• 2:48 -- Shelton/Wolf -- end #6 at 2:54
• 2:57 -- Shelton post-match interview -- interviewer not named
• 3:03 -- Billboard for Tuesday
• 3:05 -- Sign off

Day 9 - Monday night into Tuesday, Jan. 24

On Court: 66 matches, 121.75 hours

• 2 men’s singles quarterfinal matches (3 seeds, 1 American)
• 2 women’s singles quarterfinal matches (4 seeds, 1 American)
• 2 men’s doubles quarterfinal matches
• 2 women’s doubles R16 matches
• 1 women’s doubles quarterfinal match
• 4 mixed doubles quarterfinal matches -- Subtotal: 13 tour matches
• 8 boys singles R32 matches
• 8 girls singles R32 matches
• 8 boys doubles R16 matches
• 8 girls doubles R16 matches
• 20 wheelchair singles matches
• 1 legends doubles match

Forecast: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 82F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; ESPN Deportes, 7 p.m.-1 a.m. and 3-5:30 a.m.

Television log -- ESPN2, 9:01 p.m. to 2 a.m. EST

• 9:01 -- Open -- Chris McKendry
• 9:02 - 1 - Ostapenko/Rybakina (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez
• 9:12 -- Studio during roof-closure stoppage -- McKendry, Brad Gilbert
• 9:33 -- Ostapenko/Rybakina -- end #1 at 10:36
• 10:38 -- Rybakina post-match interview
• 10:46 -- Studio -- McKendry, Gilbert
• 10:55 - 2 - Khachanov/Korda (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, James Blake, Darren Cahill - first ball 10:57 - end #2 at 12:48 by retirement
• 12:52 -- Khachanov post-match interview
• 12:59 -- Studio -- McKendry, Gilbert, Fernandez
• 1:20 -- Djokovic/de Minaur tape from Monday night -- world feed
• 1:53 -- Studio -- McKendry, Gilbert, Fernandez
• 1:58 -- Wednesday billboard
• 2:00 -- Sign off

Day 10 - Tuesday night into Wednesday, Jan. 25

On Court: 65 matches, 116.1 hours

• 2 men’s singles quarterfinal matches (2 seeds, 2 Americans)
• 2 women’s singles quarterfinal matches (2 seeds, no Americans)
• 2 men’s doubles quarterfinal matches
• 4 women’s doubles quarterfinal matches
• 2 mixed doubles semifinal matches -- Subtotal: 12 tour matches
• 8 boys singles R16 matches
• 8 girls singles R16 matches
• 8 boys doubles R16 matches
• 7 girls doubles R16 matches (this is not a typo, one finished yesterday)
• 10 wheelchair singles matches
• 10 wheelchair doubles matches
• 2 legends doubles matches

Forecast: 65 matches, 116.1 hours on court

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; ESPN Deportes, 7 p.m.-1 a.m. and 3:30-6 a.m.

TV Log -- ESPN2, 9:00 p.m. to 2:58 a.m. EST

• 9:00 -- Open -- Chris McKendry
• 9:01 -- Tournament update -- Chris McKendry
• 9:02 -- Studio -- McKendry, Brad Gilbert, James Blake
• 9:10 - 1 - Sabalenka/Vekic (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs - first ball 9:11 - end #1 at 11:01
• 11:03 -- Sabalenka post-match interview -- Casey Dellacqua
• 11:11 -- Studio -- McKendry, Brad Gilbert, James Blake
• 11:21 - 2 - Shelton/Paul (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe, Darren Cahill - first ball 11:23 - end #2 at 2:29
• 2:31 -- Paul post-match interview -- ???
• 2:39 -- Studio -- McKendry, James Blake, Mary Joe Fernandez
  • 2:40 -- Tommy Paul interview -- Darren Cahill
• 2:58 -- Sign off

Day 11 - Wednesday night into Thursday, Jan. 26

On Court: 36 matches, 61.7 hours

• 2 women’s singles semifinal matches (3 seeds, no Americans)
• 2 men’s doubles semifinal matches -- Subtotal: 4 tour matches
• 4 boys singles quarterfinal matches
• 4 girls singles quarterfinal matches
• 4 boys doubles quarterfinal matches
• 2 boys doubles semifinal matches
• 4 girls doubles quarterfinal matches
• 2 boys doubles semifinal matches
• 6 wheelchair singles matches
• 4 wheelchair doubles matches
• 2 legends doubles matches

Forecast: Sunny skies. High 81F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

TV Schedule: ESPN, 3:30-7:30 a.m.; ESPN Deportes, 3:25-6:30 a.m.

TV Log -- ESPN, 3:30 to 7:34 a.m. EST

• 3:30 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry
• 3:31 -- Open
• 3:33 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert
• 3:39 - 1 - Rybakina/Azarenka (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs - first ball 3:45 - end #1 at 5:26
• 5:27 -- Rybakina post-match interview -- Jelena Dokic
• 5:34 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert
• 5:47 - 2 - Sabalenka/Linette (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez, Darren Cahill - first ball 5:50 - end #2 at 7:23
• 7:24 -- Sabalenka post-match interview -- ???
• 7:32 -- Thursday night/Friday morning billboard -- Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert
• 7:34 -- Sign off

Day 12 - Thursday night into Friday, Jan. 27

On Court: 15 matches, 27.7 hours

• 2 men’s singles semifinal matches (3 seeds, 1 American)
• 2 women’s doubles semifinal matches
• Mixed doubles final -- Subtotal: 5 tour matches
• 2 boys singles semifinal matches
• 2 girls singles semifinal matches
• Boys doubles final
• Girls doubles final
• Men's wheelchair doubles final
• Women's wheelchair doubles final
• Quad wheelchair doubles final
• 1 legends doubles match

Forecast: Partly cloudy skies during the morning hours will become overcast in the afternoon. High around 95F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph.

TV Schedule: ESPN, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. and 3:30-6 a.m.; ESPN Deportes, 10:25 p.m.-2 a.m. and 3:25-7 a.m.

TV Log -- ESPN, 10:06 p.m. to 2:15 a.m.

• 10:06 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry
• 10:07 -- Open
• 10:09 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert
• 10:24 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez
  • 10:29 -- Jason Goodall and Brad Gilbert at some sort of video wall
• 10:34 - 1 - Tsitsipas/Khachanov (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Darren Cahill - first ball 10:42 - end #1 at 2:03
• 2:05 -- Tsitsipas post-match interview -- Jim Courier
• 2:14 -- Second semifinal billboard
• 2:15 -- Sign off

TV Log -- ESPN, 3:30 to 6:20 a.m.

• 3:30 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry
• 3:30 -- Open
• 3:32 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Jason Goodall
• 3:41 - 2 - Djokovic/Paul (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert, Darren Cahill - first ball 3:44 - end #2 at 6:04 (22514)
• 6:07 -- Djokovic post-match interview -- Jim Courier
• 6:19 -- Women's final billboard
• 6:20 -- Sign off

Day 13 - Friday night into Saturday, Jan. 28

On Court: 7 matches, 13.8 hours

• Women's singles final (2 seeds, no Americans)
• Men's doubles final -- Subtotal: 2 tour matches
• Boys singles final
• Girls singles final
• Men's wheelchair singles final
• Women's wheelchair singles final
• Quad wheelchair singles final

Forecast: A few showers early with overcast skies later in the day. High 72F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

TV Schedule: ESPN, 3:30-5:30 a.m.; ESPN Deportes, 3-6 a.m.

TV Log -- ESPN, 3:30 to 6:45 a.m. EST

• 3:30 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry
• 3:31 -- Open
• 3:33 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert
• 3:38 - 1 - Sabalenka/Rybakina (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs - first ball 3:45 - end #1 6:13 (23543)
• 6:20 -- Trophy presentation
• 6:37 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert
• 6:43 -- Men's final billboard
• 6:45 -- Sign off

Day 14 - Saturday night into Sunday, Jan. 29

On Court: 2 matches, 4.75 hours

• Men's singles final (2 seeds, no Americans)
• Women's doubles final

Forecast: Considerable cloudiness. High 72F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. All matches on a covered court anyway.

TV Schedule: ESPN, 3:30-6:30 a.m.; ESPN Deportes, 3-7:30 a.m.

TV Log -- ESPN, 3:30 to 7:30 a.m. EST

• 3:30 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry
• 3:31 -- Open
• 3:33 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert
• 3:37 - 1 - Tsitsipas/Djokovic (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill - first ball 3:47 - end #1 at 6:48
  • 5:35 -- Studio during set break -- Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert
• 6:53 -- Trophy presentation
• 7:16 -- Booth segment -- Chris Fowler, Patrick McEnroe
• 7:19 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert
• 7:30 -- Sign off