De Minaur by day and Novak by night with Aussies everywhere on Day 2
It’s time to unleash the demon on Day 2 of the 2026 Australian Open, when Alex De Minaur leads a cast of Aussies on-court everywhere, tomorrow – Monday, January 19 from 10.00am AEDT on the 9Network.
Australia’s top ranked men’s singles player will begin his AO26 campaign in a stacked day session that features fellow Aussies Jordan Thompson, Emerson Jones, Storm Hunter, Alja Tomljanovic, Aleksandar Vukic, Rinky Hijikata and Priscilla Hon.
The homegrown flavour continues into the night session on Channel 9 when Alexei Popyrin takes to the peoples court – John Cain Arena, against Frenchman Alexandre Muller. Plus 10-time AO champion Novak Djokovic sets his sights on a 25th Grand Slam title at 38 years of age.
Three-time AO runner up Daniil Medvedev, begins his hunt for an elusive AO title on 9Now, where every match is available to stream live and free, in a day session that also features world top 10 players Coco Gauff and Jess Pegula.
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 – Sunday January 18 |
 | Storm Hunter (AUS) [Q] v Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) |
| Alex De Minaur (AUS) [6] v Mackenzie McDonald (USA) [LL] |
| Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v Yulia Starodubtseva (UKR) [Q] |
 | Nuno Borges (POR) v Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) [7] |
| Coco Gauff (USA) [3] v Kamilla Rakhimova (UZB) |
| Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Jaun Manuel Cerundolo (ARG) |
| Emerson Jones (AUS) [WC] v Victoria Mboko (CAN) [17] |
| Night Session | Begins 7.00pm AEDT |
| Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v Alexandre Muller (FRA) |
| Novak Djokovic (SRB) [4] v Pedro Martinez (ESP) |
| Donna Vekic (CRO) v Mirra Andreeva [8] |
| Casper Ruud (NOR) [12] v Mattia Bellucci (ITA) |
| Stream – 9Now | Every Match, Every Court – Live and Free |
Aussies in action on 9Now: Priscilla Hon, Rinky Hijikata
Internationals in action on 9Now: Daniil Medvedev, Jess Pegula, Andre Rublev
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.
Sunday 18 January, 2026
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