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The Australian Open is finally here. The first grand slam of the year gets underway on Monday, January 15 at 11am (AEDT). All matches will be played at Melbourne Park, with centre court known as Rod Laver Arena.
Grand slam tournaments are contested over the course of a fortnight. The tournament will conclude with the women’s singles final on Saturday, January 27 at 7:30pm (AEDT) and the men’s singles final on Sunday, January 28 at 7:30pm (AEDT).
Melbourne Park will use a number of courts. Alongside Rod Laver Arena, the other two main courts are Margaret Court Arena and Hisense Arena.
Alongside the two singles tournaments, there are doubles for both men and women, as well as juniors and wheelchair tennis.
Legends exhibition matches will also be played throughout the tournament.
In the two singles draws, 128 players will have the opportunity to compete over the course of seven rounds in a straight knockout format.
Start time: Monday January 15, 11am (AEDT)
Venue: Melbourne Park, Victoria
TV: Live, Seven Network
Online: Live, 7Tennis App
Men’s betting: Roger Federer $2.75, Novak Djokovic $6, Rafael Nadal $6, Grigor Dimitrov $11, Alexander Zvrev $12
Women’s betting: Garbine Muguruza $8, Karolina Pliskova $8, Simona Halep $8.50, Elina Svitolina $9, Caroline Wozniacki $10
2017 Champions: Roger Federer (men’s), Serena Williams (women’s – not defending)
| Date | Session | Start time (AEDT) | Courts used | Matches |
| Mon Jan 15 | Day | 11:00 AM | All | Men’s and Women’s first round |
| Night | 7:00 PM | RLA, MCA | Men’s and Women’s first round | |
| Tue Jan 16 | Day | 11:00 AM | All | Men’s and Women’s first round |
| Night | 7:00 PM | RLA, MCA | Men’s and Women’s first round | |
| Wed Jan 17 | Day | 11:00 AM | All | Men’s and Women’s second round |
| Night | 7:00 PM | RLA, MCA | Men’s and Women’s second round | |
| Thu Jan 18 | Day | 11:00 AM | All | Men’s and Women’s second round |
| Night | 7:00 PM | RLA, MCA | Men’s and Women’s second round | |
| Fri Jan 19 | Day | 11:00 AM | All | Men’s and Women’s third round |
| Night | 7:00 PM | RLA, MCA | Men’s and Women’s third round | |
| Sat Jan 20 | Day | 11:00 AM | All | Men’s and Women’s third round |
| Night | 7:00 PM | RLA, MCA | Men’s and Women’s third round | |
| Sun Jan 21 | Day | 11:00 AM | All | Men’s and Women’s fourth round |
| Night | 7:00 PM | RLA | Men’s and Women’s fourth round | |
| Mon Jan 22 | Day | 11:00 AM | All | Men’s and Women’s fourth round |
| Night | 7:00 PM | RLA | Men’s and Women’s fourth round | |
| Tue Jan 23 | Day | 11:00 AM | RLA (singles), all (other) | 2 x women’s quarter-final, 1 x men’s quarter-final |
| Night | 7:00 PM | RLA | 1 x men’s quarter-final | |
| Wed Jan 24 | Day | 11:00 AM | RLA (singles), all (other) | 2 x women’s quarter-final, 1 x men’s quarter-final |
| Night | 7:30 PM | RLA | 1 x men’s quarter-final | |
| Thu Jan 25 | Day | 2:30 PM | RLA (singles), all (other) | Women’s semi-finals |
| Night | 7:30 PM | RLA | First men’s semi-final | |
| Fri Jan 26 | Night | 7:30 PM | RLA | Second men’s semi-final |
| Sat Jan 27 | Night | 7:30 PM | RLA | Women’s singles final |
| Sun Jan 28 | Night | 7:30 PM | RLA | Men’s singles final |
Note
Also note – Day session’s on Hisense Arena and all other courts are likely to run into the evening session due to the nature of tennis matches. However, specific sessions are placed on Margaret Court Arena and Rod Laver Arena to ensure matches are played at night.
The tournament will be broadcast by the Seven network. They will run coverage on two channels throughout the course of each day and cut back to one channel once matches end or during the later parts of the tournament when multiple matches in the singles draw aren’t running at the same time.
You will need to check local guides for up to date information in your area as to which channels. Channel 7 will broadcast on their main channel when the news isn’t on and use 7Two and 7Mate at other times.
Here at The Roar, we will also be providing plenty of coverage for the tournament with live scores, live blogs of all the big matches and highlights of key moments.
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