Australian Open 2025: Date, time, where to watch, full schedule and players involved in Noval Djokovic’s bid to win his 25th Grand Slam title

The 2025 Australian Open will start on Sunday, January 12 and will be the first Grand Slam this year.

The biggest tennis stars will descend on Melbourne Park to try to win the coveted title.

Defending women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka will be hoping to retain last year’s title and has a chance to make history by becoming only the seventh player and the first this century since Martina Hingis (1997-99) to record three straight victories in Melbourne.

On the men’s side, history could also be made as Novak Djokovic looks to win a record eleventh Melbourne title and a historic 25th Grand Slam title.

Other aces hoping to make an impact downfield include last year’s men’s winner Jannik Sinner and women’s world No. 2 Iga Świątek.

Britons hoping to go far in their first Grand Slam tournament this year include 2024 US Open semi-finalist Jack Draper, Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu, who made their debuts alongside Sonay Kartal and Jacob Fearnley.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 Australian Open.

When will the Australian Open 2025 take place?

This year’s Australian Open will take place from Sunday, January 12 to Sunday, January 26.

The first Grand Slam event this year will take place at Melbourne Park.

Where to watch/follow?

The Australian Open will be available to watch on British television Eurosport for subscribers.

Fans who are on the go can watch via the Eurosport website or Discovery+.

We’ll also be covering the event live on Mail Sport, starting with tomorrow’s Open Round matches.

Full Schedule (Men’s and Women’s Singles)

• January 12–14: First round (men and women)
• January 15–16: Second round (men and women)
• January 17–18: Third round (women and men)
• January 19–20: Fourth round (men and women)
• January 21–22: Quarterfinals (men and women)
• January 23: Women’s semi-finals
• January 24: Men’s semi-finals
• January 25: Women’s final (8.30am UK time) January 26: Men’s final (8.30am UK time)

The Australian Open schedule also includes:

• Men’s and women’s doubles: January 14-26
• Mixed doubles: January 16-25
• Wheelchair events: January 21-25
• Junior events: January 18-27

Top 10 seeded players

Top 10 women

1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Iga Świątek (POL)
3. Coco Gauff (USA)
4. Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
5. Qinwen Zheng (CHN)
6. Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
7. Jessica Pegula (USA)
8. Emma Navarro (USA)
9. Daria Kasatkina
10. Danielle Collins (USA)

Top 10 men

1. Jannik Sinner (Italy)
2. Alexander Zverev (GER)
3. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
4. Taylor Fritz (USA)
5. Daniil Medvedev
6. Casper Ruud (NOR)
7. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
8. Alex de Minaur (Australia)
9. Andrei Rublev
10. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)