2025 Australian Open

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The year's first major commences in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday, Jan. 12. The time difference meaning that play starts Saturday evening in primetime when many of us are watching football. As in the 2024 edition, the tournament runs 15 days, from Sunday to Sunday.

This is ESPN’s 41st annual presentation of the Australian Open, representing its longest uninterrupted professional sports programming relationship.  ESPN has held the rights to the event since 1984 but called the 2021-23 editions from Connecticut with only token personnel (usually their commentators who are also coaches) on site. One of the major unknowns for the 2025 edition is what ESPN will do with lead commentator Chris Fowler, who is now occupied with the College Football Playoff championship game on the middle Monday of the fortnight.

Schedule

Live "first ball to last ball" coverage across all 16 courts is available on ESPN+. The availability of all courts on streaming is not new, but this marks the second year with all the courts on ESPN+ rather than ESPN3. That coverage is usually blocked as 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

ESPN+ also has live coverage of the qualifying tournament and charity matches during the weekend preceding the tournament.

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

2025 Australian Open linear TV coverage
Day U.S. evening Melbourne date Singles round ESPN ESPN2 ESPN Deportes Encore presentations
1 Saturday Sunday, Jan. 12 First 10 p.m.-7 a.m. 7 p.m.-7:55 a.m. ESPN2, 9 a.m.-noon
2 Sunday Monday, Jan. 13 First 7-11 p.m. 11 p.m.-2 a.m.

3-7 a.m.

7 p.m.-8 a.m. ESPN2, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
3 Monday Tuesday, Jan. 14 First 11:35 p.m.-7 a.m. 11:30 p.m.-8 a.m. ESPN2, 12-3 p.m.
4 Tuesday Wednesday, Jan. 15 Second 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

3-7 a.m.

7 p.m.-8 a.m. ESPN2, 12-3 p.m.
5 Wednesday Thursday, Jan. 16 Second 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

3-7 a.m.

7 p.m.-8 a.m. ESPN2, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
6 Thursday Friday, Jan. 17 Third 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

3-7 a.m.

7 p.m.-8 a.m. ESPN2, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
7 Friday Saturday, Jan. 18 Third 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

3-7 a.m.

7 p.m.-7:55 a.m. ESPN2, 7-10 a.m.
8 Saturday Sunday, Jan. 19 Round of 16 3-7 a.m. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. 8 p.m.-7:55 a.m. ESPN2, 7-10 a.m.

ABC, 4-5 p.m.

9 Sunday Monday, Jan. 20 Round of 16 3-7 a.m. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. 7:30 p.m.-8 a.m. ESPN2, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
10 Monday Tuesday, Jan. 21 Quarterfinals 11:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

3-7 a.m.

11 p.m.-1 a.m.

3-8:30 a.m.

ESPN2, 1-5 p.m.
11 Tuesday Wednesday, Jan. 22 Quarterfinals 3-7 a.m. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

3-8:30 a.m.

ESPN2, 1-5 p.m.
12 Wednesday Thursday, Jan. 23 Women's semifinals 3:30-7:30 a.m. 3:25-7 a.m. ESPN2, 2-5 p.m.
13 Thursday Friday, Jan. 24 Men's semifinals 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

3:30-6 a.m.

10:25 p.m.-2 a.m.

3:25-7 a.m.

ESPN2, 2-5 p.m.
14 Friday Saturday, Jan. 25 Women's final 3-5:30 a.m. 3-6 a.m. ESPN2, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
15 Saturday Sunday, Jan. 26 Men's final 3-6:30 a.m. 3-7:30 a.m.

Encore, 8-10 p.m.

ESPN2, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

ABC, 4-5 p.m.

ESPN2, 8 p.m.-12 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), Mike Monaco (2024). (McKendry, Darren Cahill and Mary Joe Fernandez have also appeared in this capacity before; Pam Shriver was slated to be on the tournament but remained in southern California to evacuate her home from the wildfires there.)

Analysts: John McEnroe (men's lead, 2009); James Blake (2020), Darren Cahill (2007), Chris Eubanks (2024), Mary Joe Fernandez (2000), Brad Gilbert (2004), Rennae Stubbs (2010), Coco Vandeweghe (2024) and Caroline Wozniacki.

Reporter: Kris Budden (2024).

There is no mention in the ESPN press release of Cliff Drysdale, Sam Gore or Luke Jensen, all of whom have appeared previously, but not since ESPN scaled back its presence Down Under in the COVID years. Chrissie Evert is fighting a recurrence of ovarian cancer.

Conventions

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.

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. :)

Draw

Men's singles draw

Top half plays Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday-Monday; bottom half plays Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Sunday
Quarter Seeds in top half Seeds in bottom half Other Americans Other former top-5 players or major champions
Top #1 Jannik Sinner (Italy)

#13 Holger Rune (Denmark)

#11 Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)

#8 Alex de Minaur (Australia)

Marcos Giron (top)

Alex Michelsen (bottom)

Tristan Boyer (bottom)

Second #4 Taylor Fritz (USA)

#16 Lorenzo Musetti (Italy)

#9 Andrey Rublev (Russia)

#5 Daniil Medvedev (Russia)

Jenson Brooksby (top)

#21 Ben Shelton (top)

Brandon Nakashima (top)

#17 Frances Tiafoe (bottom)

Mitchell Krueger (bottom)

Learner Tien (bottom)

Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland, bottom)
Third #7 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

#10 Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)

#15 Jack Draper (Great Britain)

#3 Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)

Nishesh Basavareddy (top)

*Reilly Opelka (top)

#22 Sebastian Korda (bottom)

Bottom *#6 Casper Ruud (Norway)

#12 Tommy Paul (USA)

*#14 Ugo Humbert (France)

*#2 Alexander Zverev (Germany)

none *Kei Nishikori (Japan, top)

*Players with asterisks open tournament on Sunday

Women's singles draw

Top half plays Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Sunday; bottom half plays Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday-Monday
Quarter Seeds in top half Seeds in bottom half Other Americans Other former top-5 players or major champions
Top *#1 Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)

*#14 Mirra Andreeva (Russia)

#12 Diana Shnaider (Russia)

*#5 Zheng Qinwen (China)

*Sloane Stephens (top)

*Bernarda Pera (top)

Ashlyn Krueger (bottom)

Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic, bottom)
Second #3 Coco Gauff (USA)

#16 Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia)

*#11 Paula Badosa (Spain)

#7 Jessica Pegula (USA)

Sofia Kenin (top)

Naomi Osaka (top)

Caroline Garcia (top)

Belinda Bencic (Switzerland, top)
Third #6 Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)

#10 Danielle Collins (USA)

#15 Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil)

#4 Jasmine Paolini (Italy)

Iva Jovic (top)

#19 Madison Keys (top)

Ann Li (top)

Caroline Dolehide (bottom)

Taylor Townsend (bottom)

#28 Elina Svitolina (Ukraine, bottom)
Bottom #8 Emma Navarro (USA)

#9 Daria Kasatkina (Russia)

#13 Anna Kalinskaya (Russia)

#2 Iga Swiatek (Poland)

Peyton Stearns (top)

McCartney Kessler (top)

Caty McNally (bottom)

Amanda Anisimova (bottom)

Katie Volynets (bottom)

Ons Jabeur (Tunisia, top)

#31 Maria Sakkari (Greece, top)

#21 Victoria Azarenka (Belarus, bottom)

Emma Raducanu (Great Britain, bottom)

*Players with asterisks open tournament on Sunday

Chaos theory

The rules for filling spaces created by withdrawing players are as follows.

  • If a seeded player withdraws before the draw, all lower seeds slide up one line.and the top unseeded player becomes the #32 seed. One of the players who lost in the final round of qualifying becomes a "lucky loser" and receives a spot in the main draw.
  • If an unseeded player withdraws, a lucky loser gets their spot in the draw.
  • If a top-four seed withdraws after the draw but before the initial order of play is released, the #5 seed fills that opening, while the #17 seed takes the #5 seed's place. The top unseeded player becomes a #33 seed and goes in the spot vacated by the #17 seed, and that unseeded player's original place is taken by the lucky loser. If a player seeded 5-16 withdraws, the #17 seed and #33 seeds cascade up as described previously with the lucky loser replacing the #33 seed.
  • Once the order of play for the first day is released, any player who withdraws before the first ball of their match is simply replaced by a lucky loser.
  • A player who has started their first match of the tournament and withdraws is not replaced: their opponent advances.

Day 1 - Saturday night into Sunday, Jan. 12

On the docket: 32 matches, 79.9 hours.

  • Men's singles: 16 first-round matches (6 seeds, 1 American)
  • Women's singles: 16 first-round matches (9 seeds, 2 Americans)

Forecast: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe, mostly likely about the nearby hills with possible heavy falls, during this afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to northeasterly 25 to 35 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day. High 81F. Chance of any rain 80%.

Sunset: 8:45 p.m. local time / 4:45 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 10 p.m.-7 a.m. EST.

2025-01-12 Australian Open order of play.png
EST Match Opponents Court Commentators Notes
10:01 Tease Chris McKendry
10:02 Open
10:04 Tournament update Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, James Blake
10:06 1 Ruud/Munar RLA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe first ball 10:07
10:19 2 <Fils/VIrtanen MCA Mike Monaco, Coco Vandeweghe split-screen to 10:20>
10:27 Fils/Virtanen end #1 at 10:29
10:33 Ruud/Munar
10:38 3 <Nishikori/Monteiro JCA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe split-screen to 10:40> then full
10:46 <Ruud/Munar split-screen to 10:47>
11:07 Ruud/Munar
11:22 4 Vekic/Parry MCA Mike Monaco, Coco Vandeweghe
11:39 <Nishikori/Monteiro Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert split-screen to 11:41> then full
11:45 Update Vekic/Parry
11:57 Ruud/Munar
12:19 Vekic/Parry end #2 at 12:36
12:37 Nishikori/Monteiro
12:43 Ruud/Munar
12:57 Nishikori/Monteiro end #3 at 1:20
1:05 <Ruud/Munar split-screen to 1:07>
1:22 Ruud/Munar end #4 at 1:29
1:35 Studio Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, James Blake
1:51 Tournament update McKendry, Wozniacki, Blake
2:06 5 Badosa/Wang JCA Jason Goodall, Rennae Stubbs first ball 2:10
2:31 6 Pera/Maria 1573 Jason Goodall, Rennae Stubbs
2:40 Badosa/Wang
3:12 7 Sabalenka/Stephens RLA Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez first ball 3:18
3:36 Badosa/Wang P.McEnroe, Fernandez end #5 at 3:37
3:38 Sabalenka/Stephens end #6 at 4:29
4:00 Update Fernandez/Starodubtseva
4:30 Sabalenka post-match interview Jelena Dokic
4:38 8 Onclin/Opelka KA Mike Monaco, Brad Gilbert
4:55 9 Zverev/Pouille RLA Jason Goodall, James Blake
5:11 Update Habib/Bu
5:20 <Onclin/Opelka split-screen to 5:27>
5:31 10 Lehecka/Tu MCA Mike Monaco, Brad Gilbert end #7 at 5:32
5:33 Zverev/Pouille
5:41 Onclin/Opelka
5:56 Zverev/Pouille
6:26 Onclin/Opelka
6:43 Zverev/Pouille
6:45 <Onclin/Opelka split-screen to 6:47>
6:51 Update Humbert/Gigante
7:09 Onclin/Opelka
7:12 <Zverev/Pouille split-screen to 7:13> end #8 at 7:13
7:14 Onclin/Opelka end #9 at 7:28
7:31 Sunday night/Monday billboard
7:33 Sign off

Day 2 - Sunday night into Monday, Jan. 13

On the docket: 54 matches, 133.8 hours.

  • Men's singles: 26 first-round matches (13 seeds, 5 Americans)
  • Women's singles: 28 first-round matches (13 seeds, 8 Americans)

Forecast: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the afternoon and early evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. High 81F. Chance of any rain 30%.

Sunset: 8:44 p.m. local time / 4:44 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN, 7-11 p.m. EST. ESPN2, 11-2 a.m. and 3-7 a.m. EST.

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EST Match Opponents Court Commentators Notes
7:06 Tease Chris McKendry
7:08 Open
7:09 Studio Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, James Blake
7:19 1 Tiafoe/Rinderknech 1573 Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, James Blake
7:36 2 Gauff/Kenin RLA Patrick McEnroe, Caroline Wozniacki, Rennae Stubbs first ball 7:45
7:57 Update: Tsitsipas/Michelsen
7:58 Tiafoe/Rinderknech
8:02 Gauff/Kenin end #1 at 9:03
8:37 Update: Tsitsipas/Michelsen
8:49 Update: Tiafoe/Rinderknech
9:06 Gauff on-court interview Laura Robson
9:17 Update: Tsitsipas/Michelsen
9:17 Tiafoe/Rinderknech
9:35 3 Tsitsipas/Michelsen JCA Chris McKendry, James Blake end #2 at 9:57
9:54 Update: Tiafoe/Rinderknech
9:59 Tiafoe/Rinderknech
10:06 Michelsen interview Kris Budden
10:08 Tiafoe/Rinderknech Tiafoe vomits on court at 10:23, causing 5-minute delay
10:41 4 Sinner/Jarry RLA Mike Monaco, John McEnroe
11:01 Monaco welcomes ESPN2 audience at 4-4
11:03 Tiafoe/Rinderknech end #3 at 11:21
11:11 ESPN pulls out to SportsCenter at 4-2
11:16 <Sinner/Jarry split-screen to 11:21>
11:23 Sinner/Jarry
11:26 Tiafoe interview Rennae Stubbs
11:33 5 Swiatek/Siniakova JCA Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez end #4 at 11:43
11:47 Sinner/Jarry
12:27 Report from Djokovic practice Kris Budden
12:30 Sinner/Jarry end #5 at 12:53
12:55 Sinner on-court interview Nick Monroe?
1:04 Studio Chris McKendry, Chris Eubanks includes doping package by Sam Borden
1:27 6 Pegula/Joint JCA Mike Monaco, CoCo Vandeweghe
1:37 Report from Kyrgios practice Kris Budden
1:40 Pegula/Joint
1:59 Studio Iga Swiatek interview Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki
2:04 Pegula/Joint end #6 at 2:13
2:19 Studio Jannik Sinner interview Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki
2:29 7 Kokkinakis/Safiullin KA Mike Monaco, CoCo Vandeweghe
2:38 8 Draper/Navone 3 Mike Monaco, CoCo Vandeweghe
2:46 Kokkinakis/Safiullin
3:11 Studio Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill
3:15 9 Djokovic/Basavareddy RLA Jason Goodall, Chris Eubanks, Mary Joe Fernandez first ball 3:18
3:31 10 Alcaraz/Shevchenko MCA Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert
3:32 11 Fearnley/Kyrgios JCA Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert
3:33 Djokovic/Basavareddy
3:39 Alcaraz/Shevchenko
3:43 Fearnley/Kyrgios with James Blake courtside
3:47 Djokovic/Basavareddy
4:09 Update: Kokkinakis/Safiullin
4:23 Alcaraz/Shevchenko
4:28 <Split-screen: Djokovic/Basavareddy to 4:35, then full>
4:38 Update: Fearnley/Kyrgios
4:39 Alcaraz/Shevchenko
4:45 Djokovic/Basavareddy
4:55 Alcaraz/Shevchenko
4:57 Djokovic/Basavareddy
5:03 Alcaraz/Shevchenko end #7 at 5:07
5:10 Update: Dimitrov/Passano
5:11 Fearnley/Kyrgios
5:28 Djokovic/Basavareddy
5:34 Fearnley/Kyrgios end #8 at 5:37
5:42 12 Paul/O'Connell KA Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert
5:44 <Djokovic/Basavareddy to 5:48, then full> end #9 at 6:17
6:19 Djokovic on-court interview Josh Huber?
6:25 13 Collins/Snigur MCA Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert
6:33 14 Osaka/Garcia RLA Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill first ball 6:38
6:55 Collins/Snigur with Rennae Stubbs courtside end #10 at 7:10
7:07 <Osaka/Garcia split-screen to 7:08>
7:14 Osaka/Garcia
7:25 Update: Paul/O'Connell
7:30 Paul/O'Connell
7:35 Osaka/Garcia
8:02 <Paul/O'Connell split-screen to 8:04>
8:17 Paul/O'Connell
8:20 Osaka/Garcia end #11 at 8:24
8:25 Paul/O'Connell end #12 at 8:27
8:31 Sign off

Day 3 - Monday night into Tuesday, Jan. 14

On the docket: 56 matches, 133.8 hours.

  • Men's singles: 26 first-round matches (13 seeds, 8 Americans)
  • Women's singles: 24 first-round matches (12 seeds, 8 Americans)
  • Men's doubles: 2 first-round matches
  • Women's doubles: 4 first-round matches

Forecast: Cloudy morning, clearing to a sunny day. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. High 84F. Chance of any rain 5%.

Sunset: 8:44 p.m. local time / 4:44 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 11:35 p.m.-7 a.m. EST.

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EST Match Opponents Court Commentators Notes
11:26 Tease Chris McKendry
11:27 Open
11:28 Studio Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert
11:37 1 Medvedev/Samrej RLA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe
11:46 2 Mpetshi Perricard/Monfils 3 Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe
11:54 Medvedev/Samrej
12:00 3 Rybakina/Jones MCA Jason Goodall, Caroline Wozniacki end #1 at 12:07
12:13 Medvedev/Samrej
12:32 Mpetshi Perricard/Monfils
12:33 Medvedev/Samrej
12:35 Update: Hurkacz/Griekspoor
12:41 Mpetshi Perricard/Monfils
12:42 4 <Ugo Carabelli/Tien 8 Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert split-screen to end #2 at 12:45>
12:50 Medvedev/Samrej
1:10 5 Shelton/Nakashima 1573 Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe split-screen to 1:11>
1:21 <Mpetshi Perricard/Monfils split-screen to 1:24, then full> end #3 at 1:29
1:30 Shelton/Nakashima
1:44 Medvedev/Samrej
1:47 Shelton/Nakashima
1:50 <Medvedev/Samrej split-screen to 1:52>
1:58 6 Keys/Li JCA Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
2:03 Medvedev/Samrej
2:21 Keys/Li end #4 at 2:22
2:26 Medvedev/Samrej end #5 at 2:34
2:36 Medvedev on-court interview ???
2:40 Shelton/Nakashima end #6 at 3:36
2:57 7 <Musetti/Arnaldi 1573 Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe split-screen to 2:59>
3:42 Shelton interview Kris Budden
3:45 Studio Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
3:47 Fritz interview Kris Budden
4:00 8 Paolini/Wei MCA Darren Cahill, Rennae Stubbs
4:07 9 Popyrin/Moutet JCA Mike Monaco, Brad Gilbert
4:20 Paolini/Wei end #7 at 4:25
4:29 Studio Tournament update Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
4:34 10 de Minaur/van de Zandschulp RLA Mike Monaco, Brad Gilbert
4:51 Report from beer garden Kris Budden
5:02 11 Rublev/Fonseca MCA Patrick McEnroe, James Blake
5:08 Popyrin/Moutet
5:10 Rublev/Fonseca with Chris Eubanks
5:34 Update: Boyer/Coria
5:49 de Minaur/van de Zandschulp end #8 at 5:49
5:50 Rublev/Fonseca
5:53 <Popyrin/Moutet split-screen to 5:55>
6:00 Update: Giron/Hanfmann
6:10 12 Shapovalov/Bautista Agut 5 Mike Monaco, Brad Gilbert end #9 at 6:25
6:13 <Rublev/Fonseca split-screen to 6:16>
6:28 Rublev/Fonseca
6:37 Update: Popyrin/Moutet
6:40 Popyrin/Moutet end #10 at 6:45
6:45 Rublev/Fonseca end #11 at 7:10
6:50 Update: Sakkari/Osorio
7:13 Fonseca on-court interview Andrea Petkovic
7:22 Tournament update Patrick McEnroe
7:24 Sign off

Day 4 - Tuesday night into Wednesday, Jan. 15

On the docket: 61 matches, 137.0 hours.

  • Men's singles: 16 second-round matches (13 seeds, 3 Americans)
  • Women's singles: 16 second-round matches (14 seeds, 2 Americans)
  • Men's doubles: 13 first-round matches
  • Women's doubles: 16 first-round matches

Forecast: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending west to southwesterly in the morning then becoming southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the late afternoon. High 81F, chance of any rain 70% but 0-5 mm.

Sunset: 8:44 p.m. local time / 4:44 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. and 3-7 a.m. EST.

2025-01-15 Australian Open order of play.png
EST Match Opponents Court Commentators Notes
9:37 Tease Chris McKendry
9:38 Open
9:38 Studio Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
9:40 1 Machac/Opelka 1573 Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
9:45 2 Andreeva/Uchijima 3 Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez end #1 at 9:58
10:01 3 Alcaraz/Nishioka MCA Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbrty
10:24 Machac/Opelka with Darren Cahill
10:32 Alcaraz/Nishioka end #2 at 10:38
10:42 4 Muchova/Osaka 1573 Mike Monaco, Caroline Wozniacki end #4 at 10:07
11:06 <Machac/Opelka split-screen to end #3 at 11:06>
11:09 Osaka on-court interview ???
11:15 5 Djokovic/Faria RLA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe
12:03 Studio Alcaraz interview Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
12:13 Djokovic/Faria
12:48 Studio Osaka interview Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
12:53 Djokovic/Faria end #5 at 1:16
1:18 Djokovic on-court interview Josh Eagle?
1:28 Studio Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Caroline Wozniacki
1:51 6 Shnaider/Tomljanovic JCA Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez end #6 at 2:43
2:44 Sign off to Pardon the Interruption
3:01 Open
3:02 Studio Chris McKendry
3:13 7 Gauff/Burrage RLA Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs first ball 3:16
3:40 8 Ruud/Mensik MCA Jason Goodall, Chris Eubanks
3:41 Gauff/Burrage
3:57 Update: Ruud/Mensik
4:09 Ruud/Mensik
4:10 9 Draper/Kokkinakis JCA Jason Goodall, Chris Eubanks
4:15 Gauff/Burrage end #7 at 4:46
4:52 10 Fils/Halys 7 Jason Goodall, Chris Eubanks end #8 at 4:59
4:59 Draper/Kokkinakis
5:06 Gauff interview Rennae Stubbs
5:11 11 Korda/Vukic KA Mike Monaco, James Blake
5:16 Draper/Kokkinakis
5:22 Update: Strange delay in Auger-Aliassime/Bautista Agut (changing courts due to crowd noise)
5:23 Report from the new court Kris Budden
5:24 12 Cazaux/Fearnley 6 Mike Monaco, James Blake
5:28 13 Auger-Aliassime/Bautista Agut 7 Mike Monaco, James Blake
5:32 Update: Cazaux/Fearnley
5:40 <Draper/Kokkinakis split-screen to 5:43, then full>
5:50 Ruud/Mensik end #9 at 5:56
5:57 Draper/Kokkinakis
5:59 Korda/Vukic end #10 at 6:05
6:06 14 Paul/Nishikori 1573 Mike Monaco, James Blake
6:17 Update: Draper/Kokkinakis
6:26 Draper/Kokkinakis
6:36 15 Zverev/Martinez RLA Jason Goodall, Chris Eubanks
6:38 Paul/Nishikori
6:41 Draper/Kokkinakis
6:50 Cazaux/Fearnley
6:52 Draper/Kokkinakis
7:02 Update: Cazaux/Fearnley
7:08 Update: Zverev/Martinez
7:11 Paul/Nishioka
7:18 <Draper/Kokkinakis split-screen to 7:25>
7:33 Draper/Kokkinakis
7:36 Auger-Aliassime/Bautista Agut
7:38 Draper/Kokkinakis end #11 at 7:56
7:41 Update: Auger-Aliassime/Bautista Agut
7:52 Update: Paul/Nishioka
7:57 Paul/Nishioka end #12 at 7:59
8:03 Auger-Aliassime/Bautista Agut end #13 at 9:11
9:13 Sign off

Day 5 - Wednesday night into Thursday, Jan. 16

On the docket: 69 matches (prorated to 68.45), 152.3 hours.

  • Men's singles: 16 second-round matches (11 seeds, 7 Americans)
  • Women's singles: 16 second-round matches (12 seeds, 5 Americans)
  • Men's doubles: 20 first-round matches (prorated to 19.9)
  • Women's doubles: 14 first-round matches (prorated to 13.55)
  • Mixed doubles: 3 first-round matches

Forecast: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, becoming less likely in the late afternoon. Winds southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h turning southerly in the late morning. High 70F. Chance of any rain 30%.

Sunset: 8:44 p.m. local time / 4:44 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. and 3-7 a.m. EST.

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EST Match Opponents Court Commentators Notes
9:10 Tease Chris McKendry
9:12 Open
9:12 Studio Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, Rennae Stubbs
9:16 1 Navarro/Wang MCA Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, Rennae Stubbs end #1 at 9:54
9:55 2 Shelton/Carreno Busta KA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe
10:12 Update: de Minaur/Boyer
10:32 3 Fritz/Garin MCA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe
10:33 Shelton/Carreno Busta
10:37 Fritz/Garin
10:51 Update: Rybakina/Jovic
10:52 Navarro interview Kris Budden
10:56 Shelton/Carreno Busta
11:00 4 Altmaier/Monfils 1573 Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe end #2 at 11:06
11:07 Shelton/Carreno Busta
11:41 Fritz/Garin end #3 at 11:43
11:44 5 de Minaur/Boyer RLA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe end #4 at 11:44
11:45 Shelton/Carreno Busta end #5 at 12:05
11:50 <Fritz interview Kris Budden split-screen>
12:11 Night session billboard Chris McKendry
12:12 Report from Fonseca practice Kris Budden
12:13 Studio Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, Rennae Stubbs
12:30 Cutaway: Shelton interview Kris Budden
12:35 6 Tiafoe/Maroszan KA Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
12:47 7 <Moutet/Krueger 7 Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert split-screen to 12:50, then full>
12:55 Tiafoe/Maroszan
12:58 Update: Michelsen/McCabe
1:23 8 Fonseca/Sonego 1573 Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
1:42 <Moutet/Krueger split-screen to end #6 at 1:42>
1:51 <Tiafoe/Marozsan split-screen to 1:58>
2:00 9 <Rune/Berrettini JCA Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert split-screen to 2:07>
2:10 10 Michelsen/McCabe 3 Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert
2:12 Fonseca/Sonego
2:15 Michelsen/McCabe end #7 at 2:22
2:24 Tiafoe/Maroszan
2:25 Fonseca/Sonego
2:29 Cutaway: Shelton interview Kris Budden
2:30 <Tiafoe/Maroszan split-screen to 2:32, then full>
2:34 Fonseca/Sonego
2:48 Rune/Berrettini
2:52 Tiafoe/Maroszan
2:54 Fonseca/Sonego
2:58 11 Giron/Etcheverry 14 Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert end #8 at 3:02
2:59 <Tiafoe/Maroszan split-screen to 3:03>
3:07 Fonseca/Sonego
3:14 Tiafoe/Maroszan
3:18 Fonseca/Sonego
3:26 Tiafoe/Maroszan
3:30 Fonseca/Sonego
3:33 Update: Rune/Berrettini
3:37 12 Keys/Ruse MCA Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
3:37 13 <Boulter/Kudermetova 3 Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez split-screen to 3:40, then full>
3:42 Tiafoe/Maroszan end #9 at 3:45
3:49 Keys/Ruse
3:51 14 Sinner/Schoolkate RLA Patrick McEnroe, James Blake
3:57 <Keys/Ruse split-screen to 3:59, then full>
4:00 Fonseca/Sonego
4:03 Sinner/Schoolkate
4:04 Keys/Ruse
4:14 Rune/Berrettini
4:17 Fonseca/Sonego
4:24 <Rune/Berrettini split-screen to 4:26, then full>
4:29 <Fonseca/Sonego split-screen to 4:30, then full>
4:32 Rune/Berrettini end #11 at 4:42
4:35 <Fonseca/Sonego split-screen to end #10 at 4:41>
4:48 Sinner/Schoolkate
4:53 Boulter/Kudermetova end #13 at 4:53
4:54 15 Collins/Aiava KA Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
5:03 Keys/Ruse
5:04 Sinner/Schoolkate
5:06 Keys/Ruse
5:19 Sinner/Schoolkate
5:20 Keys/Ruse end #13 at 5:42
5:40 Update: Collins/Aiava Kris Budden
5:44 Collins/Aiava
5:57 Sinner/Schoolkate end #14 at 6:02
6:04 Sinner on-court interview John McEnroe
6:14 Collins/Aiava Mike Monaco, Mary Joe Fernandez end #15 at 6:29
6:32 16 Medvedev/Tien MCA Mike Monaco, Chris Eubanks end #16 at 10:59
6:34 Cutaway: Collins interview Kris Budden
8:05 Update: Paolini/Zarazua
11:03 Sign off

Day 6 - Thursday night into Friday, Jan. 17

On the docket: 47 matches, 96.8 hours.

  • Men's singles: 8 third-round matches (9 seeds, 1 American)
  • Women's singles: 8 third-round matches (10 seeds, 2 Americans)
  • Men's doubles: 3 first-round matches, 6 second-round matches
  • Women's doubles: 6 first-round matches, 8 second-round matches
  • Mixed doubles: 8 first-round matches

Forecast: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the morning. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h turning east to southeasterly in the late evening. High 73F. Chance of any rain 40%, 0-2 mm.

Sunset: 8:44 p.m. local time / 4:44 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. and 3-7 a.m. EST.

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EST Match Opponents Court Commentators Notes
9:32 Tease Chris McKendry
9:32 1 Sabalenka/Tauson RLA Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, Darren Cahill
9:40 2 <Shnaider/Vekic MCA Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, Darren Cahill split-screen to 9:45>, then full
9:46 Sabalenka/Tauson end #1 at 9:51
9:53 Sabalenka on-court interview Casey Dellacqua
9:59 Open
10:01 Studio Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, Darren Cahill
10:11 3 Paul/Carballes Baena JCA Jason Goodall, James Blake
10:29 4 Alcaraz/Borges RLA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe
10:38 <Shnaider/Vekic split-screen to end #2 at 10:40>
11:01 Studio Sabalenka interview Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki
11:05 Alcaraz/Borges
11:14 5 <Badosa/Kostyuk KA Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, Darren Cahill split-screen to end #3 at 11:17>
11:37 Paul/Carballes Baena end #4 at 11:40
11:44 Alcaraz/Borges
11:48 Cutaway: Paul interview Kris Budden to 11:50
12:06 6 <Zverev/Fearnley MCA Jason Goodall, James Blake split-screen update>
12:20 Update: Zverev/Fearnley
12:31 Report on Belinda Bencic, motherhood Kris Budden
12:33 Alcaraz/Borges
12:40 Update: Zverev/Fearnley
1:02 <Zverev/Fearnley split-screen to 1:04>, then full to end #5 at 1:05
1:07 Alcaraz/Borges end #6 at 1:11
1:14 Alcaraz on-court interview
1:22 Studio Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert
1:31 7 Osaka/Bencic JCA Darren Cahill, Caroline Wozniacki
1:50 8 <Mensik/Davidovich Fokina KA Darren Cahill, Caroline Wozniacki split-screen to 1:51>, then full
1:57 <Osaka/Bencic split-screen to 1:59>, then full to end #7 (retirement) at 2:13
2:14 Bencic on-court interview
2:23 Studio Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert
2:27 Mensik/Davidovich Fokina end #8 at 3:08
3:14 9 Gauff/Fernandez MCA Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs first ball 3:16
3:25 10 <Djokovic/Machac RLA Mike Monaco, Brad Gilbert split-screen to 3:28>, then full
3:33 Gauff/Fernandez
3:38 <Djokovic/Machac split-screen to 3:44>
3:50 <Djokovic/Machac split-screen to 3:54>
4:01 Djokovic/Machac
4:06 <Gauff/Fernandez split-screen to 4:12>
4:16 Gauff/Fernandez
4:18 Update: Djokovic/Machac
4:22 Djokovic/Machac
4:29 Gauff/Fernandez end #9 at 4:33
4:37 Djokovic/Machac
4:43 Gauff interview Rennae Stubbs
4:46 Djokovic/Machac end #11 at 5:39
4:57 Update: Humbert/Fils, Lehecka/Bonzi
5:20 11 <Lehecka/Bonzi KA Mike Monaco, Brad Gilbert split-screen to end #10 at 5:20>
5:41 Djokovic on-court interview
5:46 Update: Fils/Humbert
5:51 Learner Tien interview Kris Budden
5:59 12 Pegula/Danilovic MCA Mike Monaco, CoCo Vandeweghe first ball 6:00, end #12 at 7:30
7:35 Sign off

Day 7 - Friday night into Saturday, Jan. 18

On the docket: 68 matches, 139.4 hours.

  • Men's singles: 8 third-round matches (8 seeds, 5 Americans)
  • Women's singles: 8 third-round matches (11 seeds, 3 Americans)
  • Men's doubles: 10 second-round matches
  • Women's doubles: 5 second-round matches
  • Mixed doubles: 5 first-round matches
  • Boys singles: 16 first-round matches
  • Girls singles: 16 first-round matches

Forecast: Sunny. Winds east to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h. High 84F.

Sunset: 8:44 p.m. local time / 4:44 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. and 3-7 a.m. EST.

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EST Match Opponents Court Commentators Notes
9:17 Tease Chris McKendry
9:19 1 Navarro/Jabeur MCA Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Rennae Stubbs end #2 at 9:45
9:29 2 <Khachanov/Michelsen JCA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe split-screen to end #1 at 9:31>
9:48 Navarro on-court interview
9:57 Studio Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Rennae Stubbs
10:07 3 Fritz/Monfils MCA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe first ball 10:10
10:36 4 Rybakina/Yastremska JCA Mike Monaco, CoCo Vandeweghe
10:37 Fritz/Monfils
10:51 Rybakina/Yastremska
10:54 Fritz/Monfils
11:05 5 de Minaur/Cerundolo RLA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe, Brad Gilbert
11:08 6 <Lys/Cristian 3 Chris McKendry, Rennae Stubbs split-screen to end #3 at 11:10>
11:10 Lys interview Kris Budden
11:12 de Minaur/Cerundolo
11:17 Update: Fritz/Monfils
11:22 Fritz/Monfils
11:30 <Rybakina/Yastremska split-screen to 11:31>, then full to end #4 at 11:45
11:46 Fritz/Monfils
11:51 de Minaur/Cerundolo
11:54 Fritz/Monfils
12:27 de Minaur/Cerundolo
12:34 7 Moutet/Tien KA Jason Goodall, James Blake split-screen to 12:35>, then full
12:50 <Fritz/Monfils split-screen to 12:56>
1:03 Fritz/Monfils end #5 at 1:18
1:21 Monfils on-court interview
1:29 Moutet/Tien
<1:39 8 Musetti/Shelton JCA Jason Goodall, James Blake split-screen to 1:41>
1:49 de Minaur/Cerundolo
1:55 Moutet/Tien end #7 at 2:34
1:58 <de Minaur/Cerundolo split-screen to end #6 at 2:05>
2:20 Update: Musetti/Shelton
2:25 <Musetti/Shelton split-screen to 2:27>
2:30 <Musetti/Shelton split-screen to 2:31>
2:34 Musetti/Shelton
2:41 Tien interview Rennae Stubbs
2:46 Studio Gael Monfils Chris McKendry
2:52 Musetti/Shelton
3:33 9 Paolini/Svitolina MCA Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez
3:36 10 Sinner/Giron RLA Mike Monaco, Brad Gilbert
3:39 <Paolini/Svitolina split-screen to 3:41>, then full
3:42 Musetti/Shelton
3:44 Sinner/Giron
3:52 Musetti/Shelton end #8 at 4:04
4:10 Paolini/Svitolina
4:14 Cutaway: Shelton interview Kris Budden
4:27 <Sinner/Giron split-screen to 4:30>, then full
4:31 Paolini/Svitolina
4:34 Sinner/Giron
4:39 <Paolini/Svitolina split-screen to 4:42>, then full to end #9 at 4:57
4:46 <Sinner/Giron split-screen to 4:49>
5:01 Svitolina on-court interview
5:04 Sinner/Giron end #10 at 5:17
5:20 Tien interview Kris Budden
5:27 11 Collins/Keys RLA Chris McKendry, Rennae Stubbs, Mary Joe Fernandez first ball 5:41, end #11 at 7:05
7:06 Keys on-court interview
7:13 Sign off

Day 8 - Saturday night into Sunday, Jan. 19

On the docket: 70 matches, 132.0 hours.

  • Men's singles: 4 octofinal matches (7 seeds, 1 American)
  • Women's singles: 4 octofinal matches (6 seeds, 1 American)
  • Men's doubles: 4 third-round matches
  • Women's doubles: 3 second-round matches, 3 third-round matches
  • Mixed doubles: 4 second-round matches
  • Boys singles: 16 first-round matches
  • Girls singles: 16 first-round matches
  • Boys doubles: 8 first-round matches
  • Girls doubles: 8 first-round matches

Forecast: Mostly sunny. The chance of fog about the nearby hills in the early morning. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly early in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the middle of the day. High 88F.

Sunset: 8:42 p.m. local time / 4:42 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. EST. ESPN, 3-7 a.m. EST.

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EST Match Opponents Court Commentators Notes
8:53 Tease Chris McKendry
8:54 Open
8:54 Studio Chris McKendry, John McEnroe
9:05 1 Gauff/Bencic RLA Patrick McEnroe, Caroline Wozniacki, Mary Joe Fernandez first ball 9:09
10:14 Update: Badosa/Danilovic, Vekic/Pavlyuchenkova
10:45 2 Vekic/Pavlyuchenkova JCA Mike Monaco, CoCo Vandeweghe
10:47 <Gauff/Bencic split-screen to 10:48>, then full
10:59 Update: Badosa/Danilovic
11:09 3 <Badosa/Danilovic MCA Jason Goodall, Rennae Stubbs split-screen to 11:12>, then full to end #1 at 11:14
11:15 Gauff/Bencic end #3 at 11:35
11:23 <Vekic/Pavlyuchenkova split-screen to end #2 at 11:26>
11:38 Gauff on-court interview Jelena Dokic
11:45 Studio Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill
11:56 4 Alcaraz/Draper RLA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe first ball 12:02
12:04 5 <Paul/Davidovich Fokina MCA Mike Monaco, James Blake split-screen to 12:07>
12:16 <Paul/Davidovich Fokina split-screen to 12:18>, then full
12:24 Alcaraz/Draper
12:39 Report from Djokovic practice Kris Budden
12:40 Alcaraz/Draper
12:56 Update: Paul/Davidovich Fokina
1:02 Paul/Davidovich Fokina end #4 at 1:05
1:08 Alcaraz/Draper end #5 (retirement) at 1:40
1:41 Alcaraz on-court interview Colin Fleming
1:51 Studio Gauff interview (taped) Chris McKendry
1:59 Studio Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill
2:00 ESPN2 signoff
3:00 Open
3:00 Tease Chris McKendry
3:02 Studio Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill
3:13 6 Djokovic/Lehecka RLA Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert first ball 3:17
3:28 7 Zverev/Humbert JCA Mike Monaco, James Blake
3:30 Djokovic/Lehecka
3:48 Update: Zverev/Humbert
3:53 <Zverev/Humbert split-screen to 3:55>, then full
3:59 Djokovic/Lehecka
4:07 Update: Zverev/Humbert
4:19 <Zverev/Humbert split-screen to 4:21>
4:23 <Zverev/Humbert split-screen to 4:24>
4:26 Zverev/Humbert end #6 at 4:28
4:29 Djokovic/Lehecka end #7 at 5:56
5:59 Djokovic on-court interview Jim Courier Djokovic refused to be interviewed
6:06 Studio Chris McKendry, James Blake, Darren Cahill
6:29 Cutaway: Tommy Paul in-studio Chris McKendry, James Blake
7:00 Sign off

Day 9 - Sunday night into Monday, Jan. 20

On the docket: 59 matches, 110.2 hours.

  • Men's singles: 4 octofinal matches (4 seeds, 3 Americans)
  • Women's singles: 4 octofinal matches (6 seeds, 2 Americans)
  • Men's doubles: 4 third-round matches
  • Women's doubles: 5 third-round matches
  • Mixed doubles: 4 second-round matches
  • Boys singles: 8 second-round matches
  • Girls singles: 8 second-round matches
  • Boys doubles: 8 first-round matches
  • Girls doubles: 8 first-round matches
  • Wheelchair singles: 6 matches

Forecast: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. High 88F.

Sunset: 8:42 p.m. local time / 4:42 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN2, 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. EST. ESPN, 3-7 a.m. EST.

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EST Match Opponents Court Commentators Notes
8:33 1 Svitolina/Kudermetova RLA Jason Goodall, Rennae Stubbs end #1 at 9:08
9:09 Svitolina on-court interview Casey Dellacqua
9:17 Tease Chris McKendry
9:19 Studio Chris McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez
9:24 Cutaway: Djokovic report Kris Budden
10:09 2 Sinner/Rune RLA Jason Goodall, James Blake first ball 10:14
10:50 3 Rybakina/Keys MCA Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
11:01 <Sinner/Rune split-screen to 11:02>
11:10 Sinner/Rune
11:22 <Rybakina/Keys split-screen to 11:24>
11:34 Rybakina/Keys
11:42 Sinner/Rune
12:07 Rybakina/Keys
12:09 Sinner/Rune update during medical timeout
12:11 Rybakina/Keys
12:12 4 Sonego/Tien JCA Mike Monaco, Brad Gilbert
12:14 <Rybakina/Keys split-screen to 12:20>, then full to end #2 at 12:22
12:22 <Sonego/Tien split-screen to 12:23
12:24 Sinner/Rune
12:37 Sonego/Tien
12:40 <Sinner/Rune split-screen to 12:41>, then full; net hole delay at 12:53
12:57 Sonego/Tien
1:02 5 Shelton/Monfils MCA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe
1:11 Sinner/Rune
1:22 Shelton/Monfils
1:33 <Sinner/Rune split-screen to 1:35>
1:36 Sonego/Tien split-screen to 1:37>
1:37 Sinner/Rune end #3 at 1:41
1:43 Sinner on-court interview Jim Courier
1:50 Studio Keys interview Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
1:56 Shelton/Monfils
2:01 Sonego/Tien end #4 at 2:03
2:04 Shelton/Monfils
2:38 6 <Navarro/Kasatkina JCA Mike Monaco, CoCo Vandeweghe split-screen to 2:39>
2:55 <Navarro/Kasatkina split-screen to 2:59>, then full
3:00 ESPN signs on with Navarro/Kasatkina at 5-3 in the first set
3:09 Shelton/Monfils
3:32 7 Swiatek/Lys RLA Jason Goodall, Caroline Wozniacki
3:35 Navarro/Kasatkina
3:40 Update: Shelton/Monfils
3:43 Shelton/Monfils end #5 (retirement) at 3:43
3:45 Navarro/Kasatkina
4:00 <Swiatek/Lys split-screen to 4:02>
4:15 Swiatek/Lys end #6 at 4:17
4:18 Navarro/Kasatkina end #7 at 5:04
5:10 8 de Minaur/Michelsen RLA Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert end #8 at 6:46
5:15 Cutaway: Navarro interview Kris Budden
6:51 Studio Shelton interview Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki
6:59 Tuesday billboard Chris McKendry
7:00 Sign off

Day 10 - Monday night into Tuesday, Jan. 21

On the docket: 72 matches, 134.1 hours.

  • Men's singles: 2 quarterfinal matches (4 seeds, 1 American)
  • Women's singles: 2 quarterfinal matches (4 seeds, 1 American)
  • Men's doubles: 2 quarterfinal matches
  • Women's doubles: 2 quarterfinal matches
  • Mixed doubles: 4 quarterfinal matches
  • Boys singles: 8 second-round matches
  • Girls singles: 8 second-round matches
  • Boys doubles: 8 second-round matches
  • Girls doubles: 8 second-round matches
  • Wheelchair singles: 28 matches
  • Legends doubles: 2 matches

Forecast: Sunny. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then tending south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. High 91F.

Sunset: 8:42 p.m. local time / 4:42 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN+, 7:30-11:30 p.m. EST. ESPN2, 11:30 p.m.-1 a.m., 3-7 a.m. EST.

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EST Match Opponents Courts Commentators Notes
7:30 Tease Chris McKendry
7:31 Open into Studio Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez
7:39 1 Gauff/Badosa RLA Patrick McEnroe, Caroline Wozniacki, Kris Budden first ball 7:43, end #1 at 9:27
8:33 Studio update after first set Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez
9:29 Badosa on-court interview Alicia Molik
9:35 Studio Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez
10:09 2 Zverev/Paul RLA Mike Monaco, Brad Gilbert, James Blake first ball 10:13, end #2 at 1:42
11:13 Studio update after first set Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
11:17 ESPN2 audience joins at second point of second set
12:22 Studio update after second set Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
12:58 Studio update after third set Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
1:45 Zverev on-court interview Jim Courier
1:52 Studio Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
1:54 Sign off
3:00 Open Jason Goodall
3:02 3 Sabalenka/Pavlyuchenkova RLA Jason Goodall, Rennae Stubbs, Kris Budden first ball 3:05, end #3 at 4:58
3:36 Studio update after first set Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez
4:16 Studio update after second set Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez
5:00 Sabalenka on-court interview Jelena Dokic
5:09 Studio Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez
5:16 4 Alcaraz/Djokovic RLA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe, James Blake first ball 5:20, end #2 at 8:57
5:34 Cutaway report about people with grounds passes Kris Budden
6:12 Studio update during medical timeout Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez
6:15 Studio update after first set Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez
7:05 Studio update after second set Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez
7:55 Studio update after third set Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez
9:00 Djokovic on-court interview Jim Courier
9:10 Sign off

Day 11 - Tuesday night into Wednesday, Jan. 22

On the docket: 64 matches, 116.25 hours.

  • Men's singles: 2 quarterfinal matches (3 seeds, 1 American)
  • Women's singles: 2 quarterfinal matches (4 seeds, 2 Americans)
  • Men's doubles: 2 quarterfinal matches
  • Women's doubles: 2 quarterfinal matches
  • Mixed doubles: 2 semifinal matches
  • Boys singles: 8 third-round matches
  • Girls singles: 8 third-round matches
  • Boys doubles: 4 quarterfinal matches
  • Girls doubles: 4 quarterfinal matches
  • Wheelchair singles: 16 matches
  • Wheelchair doubles: 12 matches
  • Legends doubles: 2 matches

Forecast: Cloudy morning, clearing to a mostly sunny afternoon. Slight chance of a shower this morning and early this afternoon. Winds southerly 25 to 40 km/h. High 70F/21C.

Sunset: 8:41 p.m. local time / 4:41 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN+, 7:30-9 p.m. EST. ESPN2, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. EST. ESPN, 3-7 a.m. EST.

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EST Match Opponents Courts Commentators Notes
7:30 Tease Chris McKendry
7:31 Open into Studio Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez
7:37 1 Keys/Svitolina RLA Jason Goodall, Caroline Wozniacki, Rennae Stubbs first ball 7:39, end #1 at 9:33
7:46 Cutaway interview with Keys' husband/coach Kris Budden
8:12 Studio update after first set Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Mary Joe Fernandez
8:55 Studio update after second set Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez
8:59 ESPN2 audience joins at first point of third set
9:35 Keys on-court interview
9:41 Studio Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert
9:51 2 Swiatek/Navarro RLA Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs first ball 9:54, end #2 at 11:24
10:05 Keys talking about previous Swiatek meeting Kris Budden
11:26 Swiatek on-court interview Jelena Dokic
11:31 Studio Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert, Caroline Wozniacki
11:39 3 Shelton/Sonego RLA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe, James Blake first ball 11:44, end #3 at 3:33
11:54 Split-screen: Keys in studio Chris McKendry
2:23 Studio update after third set Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert
3:00 ESPN signs on at fourth set, 3-3, 30-40
3:36 Shelton on-court interview
3:39 ESPN2 signs off after Shelton match concludes
3:44 Studio Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert
4:25 4 Sinner/de Minaur RLA Mike Monaco, James Blake, Rennae Stubbs first ball 4:28, end #4 at 6:16
5:07 Studio update after first set Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert
5:47 Studio update after second set Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert
6:18 Sinner on-court interview Jim Courier
6:31 Studio Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert
6:47 Sign off

Day 12 - Wednesday night into Thursday, Jan. 23

On the docket: 34 matches, 60.75 hours.

  • Women's singles: 2 semifinal matches (4 seeds, 1 American)
  • Men's doubles: 2 semifinal matches
  • Men's singles, women's doubles, mixed doubles all idle
  • Boys singles: 4 quarterfinal matches
  • Girls singles: 4 quarterfinal matches
  • Boys doubles: 2 semifinal matches
  • Girls doubles: 2 semifinal matches
  • Wheelchair singles: 10 matches
  • Wheelchair doubles: 6 matches
  • Legends doubles: 2 matches

Forecast: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers late this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day. High 70F/21C.

Sunset: 8:40 p.m. local time / 4:40 a.m. EST.

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

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EST Match Opponents Courts Commentators Notes
3:31 Tease Chris McKendry
3:33 Open into Studio Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Darren Cahill
3:43 1 Sabalenka/Badosa RLA Patrick McEnroe, Caroline Wozniacki, Rennae Stubbs first ball 3:46, end #1 at 5:13
4:21 Studio during rain stoppage Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Darren Cahill
4:40 Studio update after first set Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Darren Cahill
5:15 Sabalenka on-court interview Jelena Dokic
5:25 Studio Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert
5:31 2 Swiatek/Keys RLA Chris Fowler, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs first ball 5:36, end #2 at 8:12
6:26 Studio update after first set Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Caroline Wozniacki
6:54 Studio update after second set Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill, Caroline Wozniacki
8:14 Keys on-court interview Casey Dellacqua
8:20 Sign off

Day 13 - Thursday night into Friday, Jan. 24

On the docket: 19 matches, 33.5 hours.

  • Mixed doubles: Final
  • Men's singles: 2 semifinal matches (4 seeds, 1 American)
  • Women's doubles: 2 semifinal matches
  • Women's singles, men's doubles idle
  • Boys singles: 2 semifinal matches
  • Girls singles: 2 semifinal matches
  • Boys and girls doubles finals
  • Wheelchair singles: idle
  • Wheelchair doubles: 5 matches
  • Legends doubles: 3 matches

Forecast: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the northeast suburbs, slight chance elsewhere, most likely in the morning. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning southerly in the late morning and afternoon. High 73F/23C.

Sunset: 8:40 p.m. local time / 4:40 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. and 3:30-6 a.m. EST.

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EST Match Opponents Courts Commentators Notes
10:08 Tease Chris McKendry
10:11 Open into Studio Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert, Mary Joe Fernandez
10:21 Studio Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert, James Blake
10:24 Cutaway to report from Djokovic practice Kris Budden
10:42 1 Zverev/Djokovic RLA Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, James Blake first ball 10:47, end #1 (retirement) at 12:08
12:10 Zverev on-court interview Jim Courier
12:24 Studio Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert, Rennae Stubbs
12:26 Djokovic press conference
12:37 Studio Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert, Rennae Stubbs
12:46 Sign off to SportsCenter
3:31 Tease Chris McKendry
3:32 Open into Studio Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert, Mary Joe Fernandez
3:43 2 Sinner/Shelton RLA Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe, James Blake first ball 3:48, end #2 at 6:24
5:42 Studio update after second set Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Darren Cahill
6:26 Sinner on-court interview Jim Courier
6:32 Sign off

Day 14 - Friday night into Saturday, Jan. 25

On the docket: 9 matches, 17.5 hours.

  • Women's singles: Final (2 seeds, 1 American)
  • Men's doubles: Final
  • Men's singles, women's doubles idle
  • Boys and girls singles finals
  • Wheelchair singles: 5 matches

Forecast: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the northeast suburbs, slight chance elsewhere, most likely in the morning. Winds southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning southerly in the late morning and afternoon. High 73F/23C.

Sunset: 8:39 p.m. local time / 4:39 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN, 3-5:30 a.m. EST.

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EST Match Opponents Court Commentators Note
3:01 Tease Chris McKendry
3:01 Open
3:02 Studio Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, Darren Cahill
3:20 Report about weather Rennae Stubbs
3:26 Studio Men's final preview Chris McKendry, John McEnroe
3:32 Report about Madison Keys practice Kris Budden
3:34 Studio Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, Darren Cahill
3:41 1 Sabalenka/Keys RLA Chris Fowler, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs first ball 3:46, end #1 at 5:49
4:21 Studio update after first set Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, Darren Cahill
5:08 Studio update after second set Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, Darren Cahill
5:54 Studio Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, Darren Cahill
5:57 Trophy presentation
6:11 Studio segment from booth Chris Fowler, Mary Joe Fernandez
6:19 Studio Chris McKendry, Caroline Wozniacki, Darren Cahill
6:24 Keys interview Kris Budden
6:28 Sign off

Day 15 - Saturday night into Sunday, Jan. 26

On the docket: 2 matches, 4.75 hours.

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

Forecast: Partly cloudy, clearing to a sunny afternoon. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. High 79F/26C.

Sunset: 8:38 p.m. local time / 4:38 a.m. EST.

TV Schedule: ESPN, 3-6:30 a.m. EST.

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EST Match Opponents Court Commentators Note
3:01 Tease Chris McKendry
3:01 Open
3:03 Studio Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs
3:13 Studio Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, James Blake
3:15 Cutaway report about weather Kris Budden
3:39 1 Sinner/Zverev RLA Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, James Blake first ball 3:47, end #1 at 6:29
4:34 Studio update after first set Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs
5:45 Studio update after second set Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs
6:31 Cutaway to SportsCenter
6:32 Studio Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs
6:34 Studio segment from booth Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe
6:37 Trophy presentation
6:58 Studio Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Rennae Stubbs
7:01 Sign off