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.
The women’s semifinals will be Iga Swiatek of Poland against Madison Keys of the U.S., and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus against Paula Badosa of Spain. Both matches are scheduled to be played in Rod Laver Arena on Thursday night, while the men take the day off. The top-seeded Sabalenka, who is the two-time defending champion, will face her good friend, No. 11 Badosa, in the opener, which starts at 7:30 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. EST). Sabalenka has won her past 19 matches at the Australian Open and is 5-2 against Badosa, who thought about retiring in 2024 because of a stress fracture in her back. That will be followed by No. 2 Swiatek vs. No. 19 Keys. Swiatek is a five-time Grand Slam champion but has yet to reach a final at Melbourne Park; Keys was the runner-up at the 2017 U.S. Open. The men's semifinals are on Friday.
Iga Swiatek and Madison Keys advanced in the women's bracket with quarterfinal victories. Swiatek beat Emma Navarro 6-1, 6-2 and has dropped just 14 games through five matches this year at Melbourne Park. Keys came back to eliminate No. 28 Elina Svitolina 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. The last two men’s quarterfinals were later Wednesday, and No. 21 Ben Shelton advanced to his second major semifinal with an entertaining 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (4) victory over unseeded Lorenzo Sonego. Shelton's next opponent will be the winner of Wednesday night's contest between No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 8 Alex de Minaur. Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev earned their berths in the semifinals with wins on Tuesday.
Not surprisingly, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are favored to set up a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in the women's final, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Sabalenka is a -350 money-line favorite against Paula Badosa (+275) on Thursday, while Swiatek is listed at -525 against Keys (+375). Despite picking up a leg injury in his win over Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic (-155) is listed as a slight early favorite to defeat Alexander Zverev (+125) on Friday.
— Thursday: Women’s Semifinals
— Friday: Men’s Semifinals
— Saturday: Women’s Final
— Sunday: Men’s Final
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Get caught up:
— Iga Swiatek benefits from a no-call on a double-bounce against Emma Navarro
— Novak Djokovic gets past Carlos Alcaraz and closes in on a 25th Slam title
— Novak Djokovic says he's focused on tennis after getting apologies for TV flap
— 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
Total prize money at the Australian Open is rising to a tournament-record 96.5 million Australian dollars (about $60 million). 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.
14 — Number of games dropped by Iga Swiatek en route to the semifinals, the fewest by a woman at Melbourne Park since Maria Sharapova in 2013
144 mph/232 kph — The speed of an ace by Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals, tying for the fastest serve of the 2025 Australian Open.
“There's been a handful of times in my career where it kind of felt like if it didn’t happen right now, would it ever happen?” — Madison Keys
"Let’s go, baby!" — Ben Shelton
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