When the world’s best tennis players go to battle in the first Grand Slam of the year, television viewers will have the best seat in the house with Nine’s broadcast of Australian Open 2020.
Starting tomorrow until Sunday, February 2, the tournament’s best matches and biggest moments will be broadcast live and free on Nine and 9Gem.
9Now, viewers will be treated to every ball of every match on every court, ensuring Australians get the best tennis experience available, anytime, anywhere, on a device of their choosing.
For two weeks the eyes of the sporting world will be on Melbourne to witness history in the making.
Could this be the year that one of the emerging stars of the game dethrones Djokovic, Federer or Nadal? Can Serena Williams win her 24th Grand Slam singles title? And could Ash Barty become Australia’s first women’s singles champion since Christine O’Neil in 1978?
The expert team of hosts and commentators, backed by the unrivalled resources of Nine’s Wide World of Sports, will take viewers closer to the game than ever before.
On Nine, your hosting lineup will feature James Bracey, Rebecca Maddern and Tony Jones, while over on 9Gem, your hosts will be Erin Molan, Seb Costello and Alicia Loxley.
Commentating across the tournament will be John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Todd Woodbridge, Lleyton Hewitt, Jelena Dokic, Sam Smith, Alicia Molik, Dylan Alcott, Sam Groth, Casey Dellacqua and Tom Rehn.
Additional off-court reporting will be provided by Clint Stanaway, Lauren Phillips, Madeline Slattery and Danika Mason.
And funny man Andy Lee will bring his unique take on the game in a series of one-on-one interviews with the champions of the sport.
TOMORROW ON NINE & 9GEM
DAY SESSION
Starts 11.00am AEDT
NAOMI OSAKA (JPN) [3] v MARIE BOUZKOVA (CZE)
MATTEO BERRETTINI (ITA) [8] v ANDREW HARRIS (AUS)
ANASTASIA POTAPOVA (RUS) v SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) [8]
ANN LI (USA) v LIZETTE CABRERA (AUS)
STEVE JOHNSON (USA) v ROGER FEDERER (SUI) [3]
JORDAN THOMPSON (AUS) v ALEXANDER BUBLIK (KAZ)
SAMANTHA STOSUR (AUS) v CATHERINE McNALLY (USA)
JOHN MILLMAN (AUS) v UGO HUMBERT (FRA)
NIGHT SESSION
Starts 7.00pm AEDT
ASHLEIGH BARTY (AUS) [1] v LESIA TSURENKO (UKR)
STEFANOS TSITSIPAS (GRE) [6] v SALVATORE CARUSO (ITA)
JAN -LENNARD STRUFF (GER) v NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) [1]
SLOANE STEPHENS (USA) [24] v SHAUI ZHANG (CHN)
