ESPN Broadcast Schedule for the 2019 Australian Open

2019 AUSTRALIAN OPEN

(For these charts, all times are Eastern, and each day “begins” at 6 a.m. ET.

Therefore, the listing Mon., Jan. 21, at 3 a.m. ET is actually very late on Monday night.)

Tennis’ first Major of 2019 – the Australian Open, starting Sunday, Jan. 13 with every match available across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and making its Down Under debut, ESPN+ – will set the stage for the year’s drama at the top of the rankings.  The women’s field is wide open whereas the greats of the men’s game continue to emerge triumphant on the final Sunday of Majors.  Daily marathon telecasts from Melbourne, totaling more than 100 hours of television plus 1,400 hours streaming, will culminate with the Women’s and Men’s Championships on January 26 and 27, respectively, both at 3:30 a.m. ET.

Coverage Highlights

• ESPN2 will again present daily, marathon, prime-time and overnight telecasts from Melbourne (at 7 p.m. the first night, thereafter generally at 9 p.m.) through the women’s semifinals; later action airs on ESPN.
• Starting each night at 7 p.m. from Day 2 (Monday, Jan. 14) through Day 13, coverage begins on ESPN+ — the multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company Direct-to-Consumer & International (DTCI) and ESPN — with all 16 courts available.  ESPN2 and ESPN3 join later, generally at 9 p.m.
• ESPN+ and ESPN3, streaming on the ESPN App, will combine to present every match (singles, all doubles, juniors, legends and wheelchair competitions) –  1,400 hours.
• ESPN+ will present all three doubles championships (men’s, women’s, mixed) plus the Boys’ and Girls’ Singles Championships.
• ESPN+ is also be home to all of its completed matches throughout the tournament for on-demand viewing (as ESPN3 is for its matches), as well as a daily highlights show which will be posted soon after the completion of play each day.
• More than 40 additional hours will be aired on ESPN2 during the afternoon recapping the action from the overnight telecasts, generally at 2 p.m.

DIGITAL MEDIA, AT HOME AND ABROAD; INTERNATIONAL TV; ESPN DEPORTES; ESPN CLASSIC  

ESPN.com will once again feature Courtcast, a cutting-edge application presented by IBM, featuring official IBM tournament and real-time statistics, Hawk-Eye technology, a rolling Twitter feed and interactive poll questions. Digital Serve video and daily global reports and analysis from contributors Alyssa Roenigk, Simon Cambers, Matt Wilansky and the ESPN Australia staff. Peter Bodo will add to the depth of coverage from stateside.

Preview stories:

• What to expect from Andy Murray after a long rehab.
• After a wild ride last year, Serena Williams is back to seek her 24th Major crown.
• Draw analysis and predictions from both tours.
• A look at code violations and penalties in tennis.

ESPN Interactive TV will present a six-screen mosaic on DIRECTV featuring the ESPN/Tennis Channel linear feed and five TV courts, during the first seven days of the tournament.  Sam Gore will host.

ESPN Deportes will present extensive, live coverage of the tournament across multiple platforms.  Wall-to-wall Spanish-language coverage will also be available via streaming on the ESPN App, featuring coverage of all rounds, the quarterfinals and the women’s semifinals.  The men’s semis and both Championships will be televised live on ESPN Deportes. Online, ESPNDeportes.com will also provide up-to-the-minute news and information including results, recaps and chats.

ESPN Classic will air memorable Australian Open matches throughout January, including the men’s and women’s singles finals from the past two years leading into live coverage of the 2019 tournament:

• 2017 Women’s Final, Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams, Sun., Jan. 13, 5 a.m.
• 2017 Men’s Final, Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal, Sun., Jan. 13, 7 a.m.
• 2018 Women’s Final, Caroline Wozniacki vs. Simona Halep, Sun., Jan. 13, Noon
• 2018 Men’s Final, Roger Federer vs. Marin Cilic, Sun., Jan. 13, 3 p.m.

ESPN International will provide extensive coverage of live HD action to tennis fans via its networks in Spanish-speaking Latin America (180 hours), Brazil (235 hours) and the Caribbean (104 hours).  Showcasing the biggest names in tennis, broadcasts will air in three languages, including Spanish in Mexico, Central America & South America; Portuguese in Brazil; and English in the Caribbean.  ESPN+ Brazil will televise over 110 hours of live complementary coverage throughout the early rounds, (Latin Brazil has over 125 live hours) while ESPN Tres North and ESPN2 South will air over 64 hours of additional Spanish-language coverage. ESPN Play will also stream every single match on every court.

In addition, ESPN will also televise two two-hour “Best Match of the Day” daily (Spanish only).  In Canada, TSN (English) and RDS (French) will again provide ESPN coverage on television and digital services, while in India, the SONY ESPN platform will carry live coverage.

ESPN Play (Watch ESPN in Brazil), ESPN’s broadband service in Latin America and the Caribbean will provide wall-to-wall coverage of the year’s first Grand Slam, streaming live from every available televised court, including the men’s & women’s quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. Live streaming action will be available throughout Latin America and the Caribbean in English, Spanish and Portuguese language.

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