The titans of men’s tennis will collide on Australian Open Day 13, when the top four ranked players in the world fight for a place in the final, tomorrow – Friday, January 30 from 11.00am AEDT on the 9Network.
In the first of two scintillating men’s semi-finals, World no.1 Carlos Alcaraz will meet 2025 AO finalist Alexander Zverev during the day session.
Alcaraz is chasing a breakthrough title in Australia to complete a career grand slam at just 22 years of age. While Zverev is hunting a breakthrough grand slam win, after falling short in finals on three previous occasions.
In the night session, the heaviest hitters there is will duel when Novak Djokovic makes his 13th AO semi-final appearance, against two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner from 7.00pm AEDT.
Aussie mixed doubles pairing Olivia Gadecki and John Peers will kick start the on-court action for the day, when they chase their second consecutive AO mixed double title.
Facing the French pairing of Guinard and Mladenovic, if Peers and Gadecki win they’ll be the first all-Australian pair to win back-to-back titles in 62 years.
The Morning Serve is live from 11.00am AEDT before day session coverage kicks off live and free on Channel 9 and 9Now from 12.00pm AEDT.
Expert commentary throughout the tournament will be provided by Jim Courier, Jelena Dokic, John McEnroe, Todd Woodbridge, Lleyton Hewitt, Sam Stosur, Dylan Alcott, John Millman, Casey Dellacqua, Sam Smith and Alicia Molik.
| Day Session | 11.00am AEDT – Friday, January 30 |
 | Olivia Gadecki (AUS)/John Peers (AUS) v Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)/Manual Guinard (FRA) |
| Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) [1] v Alexander Zverev (GER) [3] |
| Night Session | 7.00pm AEDT – Friday, January 30 |
| Jannik Sinner (ITA) [2] v Novak Djokovic (SRB) [4] |
| Stream – 9Now | Every Match, Every Court – Live and Free |
Throughout the 2026 Australian Open, fans will have the ability to watch every point of every match, live and free on the device of their choosing on 9Now.
Stan Sport has Every match. Live and on demand. Centre Court in 4K.
Thursday 29 January, 2026
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