Six Aussies featured on Day 4, plus world no.1’s Alcaraz and Sabalenka in the day session

It’s all about the Aussies on Day 4 of the Australian Open, headlined by world number six Alex De Minaur when a stacked day of grand slam tennis is live and free across on the 9Network across Wednesday, January 21.

The local charge begins at 11.00am AEDT and rolls through the afternoon with six major matches featuring Australians Talia Gibson, Storm Hunter, Jordan Thompson and Ajla Tomljanovic. 

Then leading in the night session from 7.00pm AEDT,  Demon is in primetime on Channel 9 when Alex De Minaur steps onto Rod Laver Arena for his second-round clash, followed by Aussie wildcard Priscilla Hon.

Alongside our homegrown heroes on Day 4 will be the best on the planet, when world no.1’s Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz lead the charge on 9Gem, plus grand slam champions Coco Gauff, Daniil Medvedev, and the fiery Andrey Rublev.

International stars Mirra Andreeva, Alexander Zverev, and Frances Tiafoe also feature in the night session.

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 – Wednesday, January 21
	Talia Gibson (AUS) [WC] v Diana Shnaider [23]
	Storm Hunter (AUS) [Q] v Hailey Baptiste (USA)
	Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Nuno Borges (POR)
	Aryna Sabalenka [1] v Zhuoxuan Bai (CHN) [Q]
	Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) [1] v Yannick Hanfmann (GER)
	Alja Tomljanovic (AUS) v Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU)
	Elina Svitolina (UKR) [12] v Linda Klimovicova (POL) [Q]
Night Session	Begins 7.00pm AEDT
	Alex De Minaur (AUS) [6] v Hamad Medjedovic (SRB)
	Priscilla Hon (AUS) [WC] v Iva Jovic (USA) [29]
	Maria Sakkari (GRE) v Mirra Andreeva [8]
	Frances Tiafoe (USA) [29] v Francisco Comesana (ARG)
Stream – 9Now	Every Match, Every Court – Live and Free

Internationals in action on 9Now: Coco Gauff, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Andrey 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.

Wednesday 21 January, 2026