The 2026 Australian Open ended on February 1, 2026. This guide stays up as a record of who carried it where — broadcast rights are renegotiated constantly, so next year's arrangements may differ. See the guides for upcoming events →
The Australian Open 2026 ran from Sunday, January 18 to Sunday, February 1 at Melbourne Park. The tournament has used a 15-day Sunday-start format since 2024; qualifying and Opening Week precede the main draw.
Channel 9, 9Gem, 9Go, and 9Now carry every session of the Australian Open 2026 free-to-air. Stan Sport also streams every court (subscription) with select matches in 4K.
ESPN has exclusive US rights with 260+ hours of live coverage across ESPN, ESPN2, the ESPN app, and Disney+. Every match streams on ESPN Unlimited.
Live coverage required a subscription — TNT Sports or discovery+. Quest aired an hour of free-to-air highlights nightly, but not live matches.
Yes. 9Now (Australia, free), ESPN Unlimited (US), discovery+ (UK) and HBO Max (much of Europe), Stan Sport (Australia), and TSN+ (Canada) all stream the tournament without a cable subscription.
Day sessions begin at 11:00 AEDT on outside courts and 12:00 AEDT on Rod Laver Arena, Margaret Court Arena, and John Cain Arena. Night sessions on Rod Laver start at 19:00 AEDT.