Watch Australian Open Tennis 2026 free live stream: Time, TV channel, where to watch Day 2

First-round action continues Sunday night at the 2026 Australian Open Tennis Championships, starting with men’s and women’s singles at 7 p.m. ET. Matches will air on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes with multiple options to stream them on demand.

How to watch Day 1 at the 2026 Australian Open Tennis Championships and top current offers to live stream on ESPN:

When: Sunday, Jan. 18 starting at 3 a.m. ET

Where: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

TV channels: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+

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Coco Gauff is among the big name entrants to start their Australian Open runs on Sunday, as the No. 3 seed facing Kamilia Rakhimova in her first match. Fellow American Jessica Pegula opens as the No. 6 seed opposite Anastasia Zakharova, along with No. 4 Amanda Anisimova versus Simona Waltert.

The full schedule for Sunday, Jan. 18 at the 2026 Australian can be found below with TV channel and streaming info for each match.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS 2026

TV & STREAMING SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY

Times listed in ET and subject to change

MEN’S SINGLES

FIRST ROUND

7:00 PM: Quentin Halys vs. Alejandro Tabilo - Court 15 - ESPN Deportes/ESPN+

7:00 PM: Nuno Borges vs. #7 Felix Auger-Aliassime - John Cain Arena - ESPN2/ESPN+

7:00 PM: Elias Ymer vs. Alexander Shevchenko - ESPN+

7:00 PM: Mariano Navone vs. Hamad Medjedovic - Court 7 - ESPN+

7:30 PM: #11 Daniil Medvedev vs. Jesper De Jong - Margaret Court Arena - ESPN2/ESPN+

8:30 PM: Fabian Marozsan vs. #24 Arthur Rinderknech - Court 12 - ESPN+

8:30 PM: Nicolai Budkov Kjaer vs. Reilly Opelka - Court 14 - ESPN+

8:30 PM: Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Jordan Thompson - 1573 Arena - ESPN+

8:30 PM: #25 Learner Tien vs. Marcos Giron - Court 5 - ESPN+

8:30 PM: Shang Juncheng vs. Roberto Bautista Agut - Court 8 - ESPN+

8:30 PM: #19 Tommy Paul vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic - Court 13 - ESPN2/ESPN+

8:30 PM: Matteo Arnaldi vs. #13 Andrey Rublev - KIA Arena - ESPN+

9:30 PM: Mackenzie McDonald vs. #6 Alex De Minaur - Rod Laver Arena - ESPN Deportes/ESPN2/ESPN+

10:00 PM: Thiago Agustin Tirante vs. Aleksandar Vukic - ANZ Arena - ESPN+

10:30 PM: Kamil Majchrzak vs. Jacob Fearnley - ESPN+

10:30 PM: Filip Misolic vs. #14 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina - Court 13 - ESPN+

10:30 PM: Laslo Djere vs. Stan Wawrinka - KIA Arena - ESPN Deportes/ESPN2/ESPN+

10:30 PM: #27 Brandon Nakashima vs. Botic Van De Zandschulp - Court 7 - ESPN+

10:30 PM: Daniel Altmaier vs. Marin Cilic - Court 8 - ESPN+

12:00 AM: #17 Jiri Lehecka vs. Arthur Gea - 1573 Arena - ESPN+

12:00 AM: Terence Atmane vs. Francesco Maestrelli - Court 14 - ESPN+

12:00 AM: Jaume Munar vs. Dalibor Svrcina - Court 15 - ESPN+

12:00 AM: #21 vs. Denis Shapovalov vs. Bu Yunchaokete - ANZ Arena - ESPN+

12:00 AM: Adrian Mannarino vs. Rinky Hijikata - Court 6 - ESPN+

12:00 AM: Martin Damm vs. #30 Valentin Vacherot - Court 5 - ESPN+

2:30 AM: Alexei Popyrin vs. Alexandre Muller - John Cain Arena - ESPN+

WOMEN’S SINGLES

FIRST ROUND

7:00 PM: Emiliana Arango vs. McCartney Kessler - Court 13 - ESPN+

7:00 PM: #27 Sofia Kenin vs. Peyton Stearns - ANZ Arena - ESPN+

7:00 PM: Petra Marcinko vs. Tatjana Maria - Court 14 - ESPN+

7:00 PM: Anna Bondar vs. Elizabeth Mandlik - Court 8 - ESPN+

7:00 PM: Storm Hunter vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro - KIA Arena - ESPN+

7:00 PM: Veronika Erjavec vs. Magdalena Frech - Court 12 - ESPN+

7:00 PM: Ann Li vs. Camila Osorio - Court 5 - ESPN+

7:00 PM: Magda Linette vs. #15 Emma Navarro - 1573 Arena - ESPN+

7:30 PM: #3 Coco Gauff vs. Kamilla Rakhimova - Rod Laver Arena - ESPN Deportes/ESPN2/ESPN+

8:30 PM: Priscilla Hon vs. Marina Stakusic - ANZ Arena - ESPN+

9:00 PM: #6 Jessica Pegula vs. Anastasia Zakharova - John Cain Arena - ESPN2/ESPN+

9:00 PM: Dalma Galfi vs. #14 Clara Tauson - Court 7 - ESPN+

9:00 PM: Alycia Parks vs. Alexandra Eala - ESPN+

9:00 PM: Linda Klimovicova vs. Francesca Jones - Court 15 - ESPN+

9:30 PM: Simona Waltert vs. #4 Amanda Anisimova - Margaret Court Arena - ESPN2/ESPN+

10:30 PM: #13 Linda Noskova vs. Darja Semenistaja - ESPN+

10:30 PM: Oksana Selekhmeteva vs. Ella Seidel - Court 15 - ESPN+

10:30 PM: Zarina Diyas vs. #25 Paula Badosa - Court 5 - ESPN+

10:30 PM: #17 Victoria Mboko vs. Emerson Jones - 1573 Arena - ESPN+

10:30 PM: #19 Karolina Muchova vs. Jaqueline Cristian - Court 14 - ESPN+

12:30 AM: #21 Elise Mertens vs. Lanlana Tararudee - Court 7 - ESPN+

12:30 AM: #29 Iva Jovic vs. Katie Volynets - Court 13 - ESPN+

12:30 AM: Solana Sierra vs. Moyuka Uchijima - Court 12 - ESPN Deportes/ESPN+

12:30 AM: Renata Zarazua vs. Marie Bouzkova - Court 8 - ESPN Deportes/ESPN+

12:30 AM: Barbora Krejcikova vs. #23 Diana Shnaider - KIA Arena - ESPN Deportes/ESPN+

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