How to watch 2025 Australian Open | UK TV channel, schedule & more

Jonathan Victoria • 13 Jan 2025 Guides

The important information you’ll want to know about this year's Australian Open.

The first Grand Slam of the 2025 tennis season is already underway, with the first round already providing some shock results and outstanding action!

Find out how you can watch the 2025 Australian Open on TV in the UK, plus more information on the tournament including the schedule, when the final is and more.

How to watch the 2025 Australian Open 

The 2025 Australian Open will be available to watch live in the UK on the Eurosport channels on TV and Discovery+ on other devices such as mobile, tablet and computer.

BT TV, now known as EE TV, holds the rights to Eurosport. To be able to watch the Eurosport channels, you will need a valid TNT Sports subscription.

You can find two packages that include TNT Sports available via Digital TV, both of which will provide you with everything you need to watch all the action from the Australian Open this year plus more from across the range of sports that is available on the channel, such as Champions League football, NBA basketball and much more.

You’ll also be given a Discovery+ Premium subscription, which will give you access to the Discovery+ streaming site, where you can watch content on the go. 

2025 Australian Open schedule

The Happy Slam, as the tournament is affectionately nicknamed, began on Sunday 12th January and will run for exactly two weeks, ending with the men’s singles final on Sunday 26th January.

Here is the schedule for each round:

Men’s singles

• Round 1: Sunday 12th – Tuesday 14th January
• Round 2: Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th January
• Round 3: Friday 17th & Saturday 18th January
• Round 4: Sunday 19th &  Monday 20th January
• Quarter-finals: Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd January
• Semi-finals: Friday 24th January
• Final: Sunday 26th January

Women’s singles

• Round 1: Sunday 12th – Tuesday 14th January
• Round 2: Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th January
• Round 3: Friday 17th & Saturday 18th January
• Round 4: Sunday 19th &  Monday 20th January
• Quarter-finals: Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd January
• Semi-finals: Thursday 23rd January
• Final: Saturday 25th January

Matches will be shown very early in the morning in the UK, with the first set of matches beginning at 12am UK time.

The Australian Open is prone to having matches run late into the night or being suspended for going on too late to be resumed the following day. 

However, this doesn’t change the overall order of play much but means the winner of those longer games has less time to recover before their next round match. 

That is the reason for the early start, allowing for one extra day so games aren’t scheduled too close together and allowing for fewer late finishes.

When & where is the 2025 Australian Open final?

The 2024 Australian Open finals for the men’s and women’s singles competition will both take place at the Rod Laver Arena, with the women’s singles final on Saturday 27th January and the men’s on Sunday 28th January.

As for the time of the finals, they are currently scheduled for an 8:30am GMT start on both days.

Where is the 2025 Australian Open?

The 2024 Australian Open is [unsurprisingly] played in Melbourne, Australia - specifically at Melbourne Park.

Melbourne Park is a sports venue with multiple tennis courts and three arenas, the biggest of which is the Rod Laver Arena, which has a capacity of 15,000 and plays host to the Australian Open finals.

The other two arenas are the John Cain Arena (10,500 capacity) and the Margaret Court Arena (7,500 capacity). 

These three arenas make this Grand Slam location unique among the four as all three feature retractable roofs, meaning play can go on regardless of the weather - although with the tournament taking place in January, which is in the middle of Australia’s summer season, it’s unlikely to be anything but perfect weather throughout.

There is also a further three courts that have considerable capacity, with the newest court, named the Kia Arena or Show Court Arena (depending on who you ask), holding a capacity of 5,000.

Show Court 2 (or 1573 Arena) and Court 3 both have a permanent capacity of 3,000. The point of permanent capacity is pivotal there as the remaining 35 match day and practice courts all have temporary standing of up to 2,500 capacity.

What surface is the Australian Open?

The Australian Open is played on outdoor hard courts, although as mentioned, the main three arenas feature retractable roofs to allow for play indoors or outdoors in case the weather isn’t ideal.

2024 Australian Open results

The 2024 Australian Open could be seen as the mark of the new era in the men’s singles scene as for the first time since 2014, there was a winner other than Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer, and was the first time that the final didn’t feature either one of that trio since 2005.

Young Italian star Jannik Sinner took the honour of that feat, defeating Daniil Medvedev in a five-set comeback thriller to claim his first Grand Slam title.

On his route to victory, he beat the defending champion Djokovic in the semi-finals, which ended the Serbian’s run of 33 matches unbeaten in the tournament - that’s a run that stretched back to 2019.

Over on the women’s singles side, Aryna Sabalenka successfully retained her title, asserting her dominance on hard court by not dropping a single set during her victorious tournament run. She would also go on to win the US Open later in the year, further proving her prowess on hard court.

Australian Open winners

The Australian Open has a long history, first being played in 1905 known then as the Australasian Championships. Before 1969, the championship was played in the Amateur era. Ever since, it has been labelled the Open era. 

The most successful player of all time in the history of the Australian Open across men's and women’s singles competition is Australia’s very own Margaret Smith Court, who won 11 titles - seven in the Amateur era and four in the Open era, including a record seven straight.

Novak Djokovic is the most successful men’s singles player of all time, winning 10 titles starting in 2008 and with the latest coming in 2023.

Roy Emerson, another native to the country and another all-time great tennis player, boasts the distinction of being the greatest player during the Amateur era, winning six titles, including five straight from 1963 - 1967.

The great Serena Williams is the most successful female in the Open era, winning seven titles in total.

Last 5 Australian Open winners

Most Australian Open wins

Key

OE = Open era

AE = Amateur era

SRB = Serbia

AUS = Australia

SUI = Switzerland

Australian Open prize money

The prize money for men’s and women’s singles competitions is equal, which has been the case since 1984 but consistently since 2001.

This year will see the highest total prize money ever, with a tournament record of A$96.5m (Australian dollars), or roughly £48.9m.

Here is how much a player will earn at each round of the competition proper (not including qualifying rounds):

• First round: £66,000 (A$132,000)
• Second round: £100,000 (A$200,000)
• Third round: £146,000 (A$290,000)
• Fourth round: £211,000 (A$420,000)
• Quarter-finals: £334,000 (A$665,000)
• Semi-Finals: £553,000 (A$1,100,000)
• Runner-up: £955,000 (A$1,900,000)
• Winner: £1,760,000 (A$3,500,000)