Australian Open 2026: Full Order of Play & Where to Watch

The Australian Open 2026 continues with a cluster of big names in action on Tuesday 20th January at Melbourne Park. Reigning women's champion Madison Keys begins her title defence, while men's world No. 2 Jannik Sinner is also in action on Rod Laver Arena. Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal are the British players in action across the courts. Watch the Australian Open live on TNT Sports via discovery+ on Amazon Prime Video Fans around the world will be keen to catch a first glimpse of their favourite stars in grand slam action in 2026. RadioTimes.com brings you the full order of play for the Australian Open 2026, updated each day with the latest slate of matches, plus the full tournament schedule. Australian Open 2026 order of play – Tuesday 20th January All UK time. Singles matches only. From midnight UK time (on Monday into Tuesday morning) Rod Laver Arena From 12:30am O. Oliynykova vs [9] M. Keys From 2:30am [8] B. Shelton vs U. Humbert From 8:00am H. Gaston vs [2] J. Sinner [16] N. Osaka vs A. Ruzic Margaret Court Arena From 12:30am [5] L. Musetti vs R. Collignon [5] E. Rybakina vs K. Juvan From 8:00am K. Boulter vs [10] B. Bencic S. Mochizuki vs [31] S. Tsitsipas John Cain Arena From 12:00am T. Valentova vs [30] M. Joint [15] K. Khachanov vs A. Michelsen From 6:00am V. Royer vs [9] T. Fritz [Q] M. Inglis vs K. Birrell Kia Arena From 12:00am S. Zhang vs [WC] T. Preston K. Pliskova vs [Q] S. Stephens [Q] D. Sweeny vs G. Monfils G. Dimitrov vs T. Machac 1573 Arena From 12:00am C. Garin vs [22] L. Darderi [28] J. Fonseca vs E. Spizzirri R. Sramkova vs [24] J. Ostapenko L. Siegemund vs [18] L. Samsonova ANZ Arena From 12:00am [22] L. Fernandez vs J. Tjen [WC] C. O’Connell vs [Q] N. Basavareddy H. Hurkacz vs Z. Bergs D. Kasatkina vs [Q] N. Bartunkova Court 5 From 12:00am A. Krueger vs S. Bejlek From 1:30am G. Mpetshi Perricard vs S. Baez [Q] R. Sakamoto vs [Q] R. Jodar Court 6 From 12:00am V. Gracheva vs V. Golubic From 1:30am [16] J. Mensik vs P. Carreno Busta [WC] J. Duckworth vs [LL] D. Prizmic Court 7 From 12:00am X. Wang vs [Q] A. Kalinina L. Nardi vs [Q] Y. Wu V. Kopriva vs J. Struff Court 13 From 12:00am L. Sonego vs C. Taberner L. Sun vs [Q] L. Fruhvirtova [31] A. Kalinskaya vs S. Kartal S. Cirstea vs E. Lys Court 14 From 12:00am P. Udvardy vs K. Siniakova E. Quinn vs [23] T. Griekspoor Court 15 From 12:00am J. Grabher vs E. Cocciaretto Australian Open 2026 schedule Round 1: Sunday 18th – Tuesday 20th January Round 2: Wednesday 21st – Thursday 22nd January Round 3: Friday 23rd – Saturday 24th January Round 4: Sunday 25th – Monday 26th January Quarter-finals: Tuesday 27th – Wednesday 28th January Semi-finals (women): Thursday 29th January Semi-finals (men): Friday 30th January Final (women): Saturday 31st January Final (men): Sunday 1st February How to watch Australian Open 2026 on TV and live stream in the UK You can watch the Australian Open 2026 live on TNT Sports. The tournament starts on Sunday 18th January 2026 and runs until Sunday 1st February 2026. Play begins around midnight UK time running through the early hours of the morning into breakfast time in the UK. There are multiple ways to get TNT Sports. If you already have BT Broadband, you can add TNT Sports to your existing contract from just £18 per month. You can add the ‘Big Sport’ package for £40 per month which includes all TNT Sports and 11 Sky Sports channels via a NOW pass. Watch The Masters 2026 live on TNT Sports via discovery+ on Amazon Prime Video You can also watch TNT Sports via Amazon Prime Video by adding the channels to your subscription.