How to watch today’s Australian Open Tennis Day 3 matches: TV schedule, free streams

The 2026 Australian Open moves into its third day in Melbourne with more first-round action in men’s and women’s singles and the opening round of doubles. The day starts at 7 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ESPN’s family of networks and ESPN+.

How to watch Day 3 at the 2026 Australian Open Tennis Championships and top current offers to live stream on ESPN:

When: Monday, Jan. 19 starting at 7 p.m. ET

Where: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

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

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The full schedule for Monday at the 2026 Australian Open can be found below:

AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

TV & STREAMING SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY

Times listed in ET and subject to change

MEN’S SINGLES

FIRST ROUND

7:00 PM: Lorenzo Sonego vs. Carlos Taberner - Court 13

7:00 PM: Cristian Garin vs #22 Luciano Darderi - 1573 Arena

7:30 PM: #5 Lorenzo Musetti vs. Raphael Collignon - Margaret Court Arena - ESPN Unlimited

8:30 PM: Ethan Quinn vs. #23 Tallon Griekspoor - Court 14

8:30 PM: #16 Jakub Mensik vs. Pablo Carreno Busta - Court 6

8:30 PM: Christopher O’Connell vs. Nishesh Basavareddy - ANZ Arena

8:30 PM: Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Sebastian Baez - Court 5

8:30 PM: #15 Karen Khachanov vs. Alex Michelsen - John Cain Arena - ESPN Unlimited

9:00 PM: #28 Joao Fonseca vs. Eliot Spizzirri - 1573 Arena

9:30 PM: #8 Ben Shelton vs. Ugo Humbert - Rod Laver Arena - ESPN Unlimited

10:00 PM: Dane Sweeny vs. Gael Monfils - KIA Arena

10:00 PM: Luca Nardi vs Wu Yibing - Court 7

10:30 PM: Rei Sakamoto vs. Rafael Jodar - Court 5

10:30 PM: Hubert Hurkacz vs. Zizou Bergs - ANZ Arena

10:30 PM: James Duckworth vs. Dino Prizmic - Court 6

12:00 AM: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Tomas Machac - KIA Arena

12:00 AM: Vit Kopriva vs. Jan-Lennard Struff - Court 7

1:00 AM: Valentin Royer vs. #9 Taylor Fritz - John Cain Arena - ESPN Unlimited

WOMEN’S SINGLES

FIRST ROUND

7:00 PM: Zhang Shuai vs. Taylah Preston - KIA Arena

7:00 PM: Ashlyn Krueger vs. Sara Bejlek - Court 5

7:00 PM: #22 Leylah Fernandez vs. Janice Tjen - ANZ Arena

7:00 PM: Tereza Valentova vs. #30 Maya Joint - John Cain Arena

7:00 PM: Varvara Gracheva vs. Viktorija Golubic - Court 6

7:00 PM: Panna Udvardy vs. Katerina Siniakova - Court 14

7:30 PM: Oleksandra Oliynykova vs. #9 Madison Keys - Rod Laver Arena - ESPN Unlimited

8:30 PM: Karolina Pliskova vs. Sloane Stephens - KIA Arena

8:30 PM: Wang Xinyu vs. Anhelina Kalinina - Court 7

8:30 PM: Julia Grabher vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto - Court 15

9:00 PM: Lulu Sun vs. Linda Fruhvirtova - Court 13

9:30 PM: #5 Elena Rybakina vs. Kaja Juvan - Margaret Court Arena - ESPN Unlimited

10:30 PM: #31 Anna Kalinskaya vs. Sonay Kartal - Court 13

11:00 PM: Rebecca Sramkova vs. #24 Jelena Ostapenko - 1573 Arena

12:00 AM: Sorana Cirstea vs. Eva Lys - Court 13

12:30 AM: Daria Kasatkina vs. Nikola Bartunkova - ANZ Arena

12:30 AM: Laura Siegemund vs. #18 Liudmila Samsonova - 1573 Arena

3:00 AM: Katie Boulter vs. #10 Belinda Bencic - Margaret Court Arena - ESPN Unlimited

3:00 AM: Maddison Inglis vs. Kimberly Birrell - John Cain Arena - ESPN Unlimited

5:00 AM: #16 Naomi Osaka vs. Antonia Ruzic - Rod Laver Arena - ESPN Unlimited

MEN’S DOUBLES

FIRST ROUND

7:00 PM: Andrey Golubev/Aleksandr Nedovyesov vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry/Camilo Ugo Carabelli - Court 15

7:00 PM: Francisco Cerundolo/Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. #8 Hugo Nys/Edouard Roger-Vasselin - Court 12

8:30 PM: Marcelo Demoliner/Jean-Julien Rojer vs. Alexander Bublik/Alexander Shevchenko - Court 8

10:00 PM: Petr Nouza/Patrik Rikl vs. Terence Atmane/Alexandre Muller - Court 15

10:00 PM: #9 Francisco Cabral/Lucas Miedler vs. Mattia Bellucci/Fabian Marozsan - Court 12

11:30 PM: #5 Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz vs. Arthur Rinderknech/Valentin Vacherot - Court 15

12:00 AM: Pruchya Isaro/Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha vs. Pedro Martinez/Jaume Munar - Court 14

12:30 AM: Rinky Hijikata/Tristan Schoolkate vs. Luke Johnson/Jan Zielinski - Court 6

WOMEN’S DOUBLES

FIRST ROUND

7:00 PM: Miriam Skoch/Jesika Maleckova vs. Sara Bejlek/Laura Pigossi - Court 8

7:00 PM: Maia Lumsden/Tang Qianhui vs. #2 Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini - Court 7

8:30 PM: #12 Tereza Mihalikova/Olivia Nicholls vs. Anna Bondar/Jaqueline Cristian - Court 12

10:00 PM: Ekaterina Alexandrova/Venus Williams vs. Emiliana Arango/Elsa Jacquemot - Court 8

10:30 PM: Ulrikke Eikeri/Ingrid Neel vs. Iva Jovic/Victoria Mboko - Court 14

11:30 PM: Alexandra Eala/Ingrid Gamarra Martins vs. Shuko Aoyama/Magda Linette - Court 12

11:30 PM: Iryna Shymanovich/Solana Sierra vs. Olga Danilovic/Anastasia Potapova - Court 8

12:30 AM: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova/Clara Tauson vs. Lyudmyla Kichenok/Katie Volynets - Court 5

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