Australian Open 2025: How to watch on TV, betting odds and more to know
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Get caught up on the Australian Open with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the year’s first Grand Slam tennis tournament, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is and more:
— In the U.S.: ESPN and Tennis Channel.
— Other countries are listed here.
Jannik Sinner had a 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over No. 2 Alexander Zverev to claim his second consecutive Australian Open championship. The victory in the final Sunday night by the 23-year-old Italian makes him the youngest man to leave Melbourne Park with the trophy two years in a row since Jim Courier in 1992-93. Sinner has won three of the past five major tournaments, including the 2024 U.S. Open, and rose to No. 1 in the ATP rankings last June. He’s also on a career-best 21-match winning streak. The No. 2-ranked Zverev is now 0-3 in major finals. The men's final concluded the 15-day program at the year's first major. Madison Keys won her first Grand Slam singles title at age 29 on Saturday night, ending Aryna Sabalenka’s bid for a third consecutive Australian women's title. On Sunday afternoon, top-seeded Taylor Townsend of the United States and Czech star Katerina Siniakova beat Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3 in the women’s doubles final. The French Open, the next major, starts May 19 at Roland Garros.
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Get caught up:
— Jannik Sinner beats Alexander Zverev in straight sets to retain his title
— The motivation for women's champion Madison Keys? Be brave
— It's No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the Australian Open men's final
— How did the Happy Slam become the Angry Slam?
— Madison Keys takes a new approach into her second Grand Slam final
— American Ben Shelton calls out TV interviewers handling post-match Q-and-As
— Iga Swiatek benefits from a no-call on a double-bounce against Emma Navarro
— The net detaches from the Rod Laver Arena court during Sinner's win over Rune
— Coco Gauff writes ‘RIP TikTok USA’ on a TV camera at the Australian Open
— I love it! Novak Djokovic backs Danielle Collins in her back-and-forth with Australian Open fans
— Australian Open streaming animated feeds to mimic tennis action
— A Grand Slam innovation — the courtside coaches’ boxes in Melbourne
— The Big Three is down to just Novak Djokovic
— There isn’t really any time off for tennis players during their offseason
— Jannik Sinner's doping case will have a hearing in April
The two singles champions each will receive 3.5 million Australian dollars (about $2.15 million), up from 3.15 million Australian dollars (about $1.95 million) a year ago, but still below the pre-pandemic high of 4.12 million Australian dollars ($2.55 million) in 2020.
2 — Sinner became the first man since Rafael Nadal at the French Open in 2005 and 2006 to follow up his first Grand Slam title by repeating as the champion at the same tournament a year later.
0 — Sinner is the fourth player in the last 35 years not to face a single break point in a Grand Slam final, a list that includes Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
“It’s amazing to achieve these things.” — Jannik Sinner on successfully defending his Australian Open title.
“You’re the best player in the world, by far. I was hoping that I could be more of a competitor today, but you’re just too good. — No. 2 Alexander Zverev praising No. 1 Jannik Sinner at the trophy presentation.
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