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Thanasi Kokkinakis heads up the night session on a stacked Australian Open Day 4, when the superstars of world tennis are on court, live and free on the 9Network.

Kokkinakis is joined by Jordan Thompson, Aleksandar Vukic, Alja Tomljanovic, Talia Gibson and James Duckworth, where they’ll look to embrace the Aussie fighting spirit to progress to the third round.

24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic takes his next step to 25 in 2025, when he appears in the day session on his beloved Rod Laver Arena.

While on 9Now, world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka, defending Wimbledon and French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz, and two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka will feature across a mammoth Day 4.

Throughout the 2025 Australian Open, fans will have the ability to watch every point of every match, at any time live, free and on any device in HD on 9Now.

Day Session	11.00am AEDT – Wednesday January 15
	Qinwen Zheng (CHN) [5] v Laura Siegemund (GER)
	Jordan Thompson (AUS) [27] v Nuno Borges (POR)
	Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v Sebastian Korda (USA) [22]
	Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v Diana Shnaider [12]
	Mirra Andreeva [14] v Moyuka Uchijima (JPN)
	James Duckworth (AUS) v R. Caraballes Baena (ESP)
	Novak Djokovic (SRB) [7] v Jaime Faria (POR)
Night Session	Begins 7.00pm AEDT
	Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v Jack Draper (GBR) [15]
	Talia Gibson (AUS) v Paula Badosa (ESP) [11]
	Coco Gauff (USA) [3] v Jodie Burrage (GBR)
	Alexander Zverev (GER) [2] v Pedro Martinez (ESP)

Stream – 9Now Every Match, Every Court

Carlos Alcaraz (SPA) [3] v Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) – Day Session

Aryna Sabalenka [1] v Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (SPA) – Day Session

Naomi Osaka (JPN) v Karolina Muchova (CZE) [20] – Day Session

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

The Australian Financial Review has bolstered its lifestyle coverage with four key appointments. The appointments follow readership growth for both of the Financial Review’s glossy titles, defying the broader downturn in readership for newspaper inserted magazines.  

Lauren Sams has been appointed as editor of Fin Magazine, the Financial Review’s seasonal glossy magazine. Sams has been the Financial Review’s fashion editor since joining the masthead in 2019 and will replace Matthew Drummond who will continue as editor of the monthly AFR Magazine. 

“Fin Magazine is the Financial Review’s glossy guide to the finer things in life,” said Sams. “If AFR Magazine is about success, then Fin Magazine is about reaping it. We’ll travel the world to bring readers the very best in absolutely everything, guiding them from discovery to obsession” 

“In 2025, we’re introducing new formats and features including beauty and wellness. And we will continue to lead the way when it comes to fashion, culture, motoring, watches and jewellery.” Before joining the Financial Review Sams was features director at ELLE Australia and has worked at Cosmopolitan and delicious.com.au.  

Anna McCooe has been appointed to the role of senior travel writer at the Financial Review. In this newly-created role, McCooe will oversee travel content across the masthead including afr.com, the daily newspaper, Life & Leisure, AFR Magazine and Fin Magazine. McCooe brings a wealth of experience to the Financial Review and has 12 years experience in travel journalism. She has most recently been deputy editor of Gourmet Traveller. Before that she was the travel and lifestyle editor for Marie Claire. In 2019 she launched Marie Claire Lifestyle. 

Jessica Beresford has been appointed as associate editor of Life & Leisure, the Financial Review’s weekly lifestyle insert. Beresford joins the Financial Review from the Financial Times where she has been a contributing editor and also fashion features editor for that title’s luxury glossy, HTSI. She has also been the managing editor of The Rake, based in London. Beresford will be based in the Financial Review’s Sydney newsroom and will work alongside Charis Perkins as editor of Life & Leisure. 

Also joining the team is Maria Shollenbarger who’ll write a regular column on travel for AFR Magazine. As well as being a regular contributor to both AFR Magazine and Fin Magazine, Shollenbarger is the travel editor for HTSI at the Financial Times.  

“These appointments demonstrate our commitment to ensure the Financial Review’s lifestyle offering has the same authority as the rest of our award-winning journalism,” said AFR Magazine editor Matthew Drummond. “As we gain greater data-led insights into the habits of our subscribers, we can see the need to build upon and broaden our coverage across travel, fashion, jewellery, watches, wellness and other lifestyle categories.” 

In the latest Roy Morgan readership figures, for the September quarter, the Financial Review had a combined print and digital readership of 3.5 million. AFR Magazine has a print readership of 502,000, up 1 per cent year-on-year and now over three times larger than its main competitor. Fin Magazine has a readership of 101,000, up 7 per cent year-on-year.*

*Source: Roy Morgan Research; People 14+ for the 12 months ending September 2024

For further information, please contact:
Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing
amotte@nine.com.au 

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Aussies Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin are all set to take flight at night on Australian Open Day 3, live and free on the 9Network.

Ranked in the men’s top 10, De Minaur is hell bent on making AO25 one to remember. While Popyrin wants to pick up the momentum he gained from defeating Novak Djokovic in his last Grand Slam showing at the US Open.

In the Day session, World No.1 junior girls player Emerson Jones makes her Australian Open main draw debut when the rising Aussie star faces a difficult Round 1 match up against 2023 AO finalist Elena Rybakina (no.6).

Featured Day 3 games to stream on 9Now include American Taylor Fritz (no.4), Daniil Medvedev and Katie Boulter.

Throughout the 2025 Australian Open, fans will have the ability to watch every point of every match, at any time live, free and on any device in full HD on 9Now.

Day Session	11.00am AEDT – Tuesday January 14
	Ekaterina Alexandrova [26] v Emma Raducanu (GBR)
	Zhizhen Zhang (CHN) v Holger Rune (DEN) [13]
	Emerson Jones (AUS) v Elena Rybakina (KAZ) [6]
	Rinky Hijikata (AUS) v Mitchell Krueger (USA)
	Matteo Berrettini (ITA) v Cameron Norrie (GBR)
	Kimberly Birrell (AUS) v Anna Kalinskaya [13]
	Madison Keys (USA) [19] v Ann Li (USA)
Night Session	Begins 7.00pm AEDT
	Alex De Minaur (AUS) [8] v Botic Van De Zandschulp (NED)
	Olivia Gadecki (AUS) v Veronika Kudermetova
	Alexei Popyrin (AUS) [25] v Corentin Moutet (FRA)
	Andrey Rublev [9] v Joao Fonseca (BRA)

Stream – 9Now Every Match, Every Court

Taylor Fritz (USA) [4] v Jenson Brooksby (USA)

Katie Boulter (GBR) [22] v Rebecca Marino (CAN)

Daniil Medvedev [5] v Kasidit Samrej (THA)

Monday, January 13, 2025

The much anticipated return of Nick Kyrgios to Grand Slam tennis heralds a mega Monday of Australian Open matches, when Day 2 is live and free on the 9Network and 9Now.

A roll call of the biggest names in world tennis that includes Stefanos Tsitsipas, Carlos Alcaraz and Naomi Osaka will join Kyrgios, who is set to fire on John Cain Arena from 7.00pm AEDT.

While Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis, Jordan Thompson, Alja Tomljanovic, Christopher O’Connell, Talia Gibson, James Duckworth and Maya Joint will ride a wave of home support to get their campaigns underway across Channel 9 and 9Gem.

Throughout the 2025 Australian Open, fans will have the ability to watch every point of every match, at any time live, free and on any device in full HD on 9Now.

Featured Day 2 games on 9Now will include Men’s world No.1 Jannik Sinner, when he begins his title defence. While highly regarded challenger Coco Gauff faces fellow American Sofia Kenin in a tricky Round 1 match up.  

Day Session	11.00am AEDT – Monday January 13
	Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) [11] v Alex Michelsen (USA)
	Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v Ashlyn Krueger (USA)
	Jordan Thompson (AUS) [27] v Dominik Koepfer (GER)
	Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v Roman Safiullin
	Christopher O’Connell (AUS) v Tommy Paul (USA) [12]
	Talia Gibson (AUS) v Zeynep Sonmez (TUR)
	James Duckworth (AUS) v Dominic Stricker (SUI)
	Maya Joint (AUS) v Jessica Pegula (USA) [7]
Night Session	Begins 7.00pm AEDT
	Nick Kyrgios (AUS) v Jacob Fearnley (GBR)
	Naomi Osaka (JPN) v Caroline Garcia (FRA)
	Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) [3] v Alexander Shevchenko (KAZ)
	Danielle Collins (USA) [10] v Daria Snigur (UKR)

Stream – 9Now Every Match, Every Court

Coco Gauff (USA) [3] v Sofia Kenin (USA)

Jannik Sinner (ITA) [1] v Nicolas Jarry (CHI)

Sunday, January 12, 2025

Women’s world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka will begin her march to a hat-trick of Australian Open women’s singles titles, when Day 1 of action on the 9Network and 9Now is live and free tomorrow, from 10.00am AEDT.

In a high class opening night on Rod Laver Arena, Germany’s Alexander Zverev (No.2) is on court straight after Sabalenka, to begin his quest for a breakthrough first Grand Slam title.

Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic and Adam Walton will get their campaigns underway in the day session on Channel 9, while Daria Saville will feature on 9Gem in the night session.

Throughout the 2025 Australian Open, fans will have the ability to watch every point of every match, at any time live and free, on any device in full HD on 9Now.

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.

On Channel 9, the hosts are James Bracey, Roz Kelly and Tony Jones, while on 9Gem Sylvia Jeffreys, Nick McArdle and Brett Phillips will host the broadcast.

Ariarne Titmus and Jess Fox, join the team to capture all the colour of the event, alongside Marlee Silva. Additional off-court reporting will come from Clint Stanaway and Danika Mason. Plus match callers Brenton Speed and Peter Psaltis.

Day Session	Starts 11.00am AEDT
	OMAR JASIKA (AUS) v HUGO GASTON (FRA)
	ADAM WALTON (AUS) v QUENTIN HALYS (FRA)
	ALEKSANDAR VUKIC (AUS) v DAMIR DZUMHUR (BIH)
	MARIE BOUZKOVA (CZE) v MIRRA ANDREEVA [14]
	CASPER RUUD (NOR) [6] v JAUME MUNAR (ESP)
	PAULA BADOSA (ESP) [11] v XINYU WANG (CHN)
Night Session	Starts 7.00pm AEDT
	ARYNA SABALENKA [1] v SLOANE STEPHENS (USA)
	ALEXANDER ZVEREV (GER) [2] v LUCAS POUILLE (FRA) [WC]
	LI TU (AUS) v JIRI LEHECKA (CZE) [24]
	DARIA SAVILLE (AUS) v ANNA BLINKOVA

Satuday, January 11, 2025

As the superstars of world tennis prepare to start their Australian Open campaign, an incredible line-up of brands shows why Nine’s coverage of the first Grand Slam of the year serves up the biggest platform of marketing opportunities for advertisers. 

Nothing unites millions of Australians like sport, and with the Australian Open featuring 15 days of the world’s best tennis, Nine’s coverage shows how the Summer of Tennis is the powerhouse platform for brands at this crucial time of the year.

For the first time, Emirates joins as a major partner of Nine’s Summer of Tennis. As the official airline partner of Tennis Australia, the brand is set to take full advantage of Nine’s cross-platform content ecosystem across Television, Digital, Publishing and Audio. 

Also returning as a partner is Uber. This year Uber Eats will deploy an innovative brand campaign leveraging the Australian Open coverage as well as the power of Nine’s suite of hit programming – including Married at First Sight and other tentpole network moments – to bring their AO TVC to life.

A powerful combination of Australia’s most recognised brands have signed on as sponsors, including home appliance brand Haier, tourism company Journey Beyond and beauty brand L’Oreal. These brands are joined by previous returning sponsors ANZ, Bupa, Chemist Warehouse, Chubb, Domain, Google, Kia, Peters Ice Cream and Stan who will all leverage the unique suite of Nine’s Summer of Tennis premium assets.

Viewers will once again be treated to a creative innovation set to engage, elevate and captivate audiences at scale. This will come to life in the form of Augmented Reality, providing Nine’s broadcast partners the ability to own digital brand insertions within Nine’s on-ground live set, Court 9. This will provide Nine’s broadcast partners further brand prominence and contextuality to associate with the Summer of Tennis broadcast coverage, like never seen before. 

Global No. 1 appliance brand, Haier, will be utilising the full-service creative enterprise of Powered to create an all-of-home brand TVC and augmented reality executions to bring their brand campaign, ‘Make more time for tennis with Haier,’ to life throughout the tournament..

Chubb will look to build on their brand campaign from last year’s AO broadcast, reinforcing their position as The Official Insurance Partner of the Australian Open. Nine will partner with Chubb to unveil the Chubb Champions Walkout – showcasing the excitement as the best players in the world enter the stadium past the ‘Walk of Champions’ passage. Nine will also feature Chubb’s VIP Seat Upgrade – where during every session of tennis over the two weeks, two lucky fans in Rod Laver Arena will be upgraded to VIP seats and butler service.

With more than 10 million Total TV viewers tuning into last year’s Australian Open, unleashing the marketing power of tennis is the ultimate platform for brands wanting to connect with Australians with the help of globally-renowned Wide World of Sports.

Nine’s sophisticated approach to working with brands in the sporting arena draws on groundbreaking ways to tell a brand’s story in the most effective way possible. 

Meanwhile, ANZ will amplify their ANZ Falcon® technology which provides 24/7 fraud protection that is personal to you. This will be promoted via an aerial Falcon® Eye View housed within a start of the art 4D cam operated within the Tennis Park drone. 

“Once again, the Summer of Tennis has showcased itself as the ultimate platform across Nine for brands to launch their year. We are thrilled to welcome a number of new brands to our partner program and see the return of so many, as we continue our journey to deliver the most premium and diverse platforms, creative solutions and executions to engage audiences and fans ” said Matt Granger, Nine’s Director of Sales – Sport, Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Nine’s Director of Content Partnerships – Sport, Olympic and Paralympic Games, Anne Gruber, said: “In 2025, Nine will serve up an unforgettable Australian Open for our partner brands. The first Grand Slam of the year will once again deliver the biggest audience and marketing platform of the summer and our partners will have the opportunity to tell their brand story through Nine’s exclusive content and comprehensive coverage utilising cutting-edge technology, immersive viewing and new and innovative ad formats. AO sponsorships deliver unmatched brand impact across brand awareness, consideration and viewer attention and we can’t wait to watch 15 days of nail biting action unfold across Nine’s total media platforms.”

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2025 LIVE & FREE ON CHANNEL 9HD, 9GEMHD & 9NOW FROM SUNDAY, JANUARY 12

For further information, please contact:
Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing
amotte@nine.com.au 

Monday, January 13, 2025

It’s time to hide the remote as you watch your favourite UK Islanders return in season two of Love Island UK All Stars, launching exclusively on 9Now on Wednesday, January 15, at 6.00pm AEDT, with new episodes dropping daily.

Hosted by Maya Jama, alongside narrator Iain Stirling, 12 sexy Islanders from the past decade will be taking another leap of faith in search for love in red-hot South Africa.

Expect new Bombshells to shake things up, heartbroken singles to face dramatic eliminations, and ultimately, in the hands of the viewers, one couple to be crowned the winners of Love Island UK All Stars season two.

The familiar faces arriving in style for season two are: 

THE GIRLS

Cathernie
Age: 24
Series ten

Olivia
Age: 29
Series nine

Elma
Age: 32
Series five

Kaz
Age: 29
Series four

Gabby
Age: 32
Series three

India
Age: 34
Series five

THE BOYS

Curtis
Age: 28
Series five

Ronnie
Age: 28
Series eleven

Luca
Age: 25
Series eight

Scott
Age: 36
Series two

Nas
Age: 28
Series six

Marcel
Age: 39
Series three

LOVE ISLAND UK ALL STARS SEASON TWO:
PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, AT 6.00PM AEDT ON 9NOW

Get to know the Islanders and stream every episode of previous Love Island UK seasons on 9Now

LIKE 9Now on Facebook
FOLLOW @9Now on X
Follow @9Now Instagram

Visit 9Now.com.au

For further information, please contact:
Madison Long
Publicity and Talent Coordinator 
madison.long@nine.com.au 

Thursday, January 9, 2025

As a roll-call of the world’s best tennis players descend on Melbourne Park for the Australian Open, a special magazine celebrating the 2025 Summer of Tennis will be published through The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald this Saturday, January 11, produced by Good Weekend. It will also appear online on these mastheads, as well as the BrisbaneTimes and WAtoday.

Tennis is a must-read for any fan of the furry yellow ball, packed with features that give a unique insight into the lives of some of the most well-known elite athletes in the world. 

With a new generation of tennis stars conquering Centre Court, journalist Greg Baum asks whether the Sinner/Alcarez era is set to usurp the Federer/Nadel/Djokovic one. Alan Attwood delves into the game behind the game, with a feature called The Mind Game, which explores the role of the brain in separating the best from the rest. Attwood has also compiled a list of the players to keep an eye on this Australian Open. 

One of the most exciting young players Australia has recently produced is Alexei Popyrin. Brook Turner profiles the rising star, who is currently placed 24th on the ATP Rankings. Snapping at his heels is Australian doubles champ Jordan Thompson, ranked 26th on the singles rankings. David Leser spends an afternoon with Thompson, observing how the 30-year-old Sydneysider – who is the highest ranking Australian doubles player – is now taking on the singles circuit. 

Elsewhere in the issue, Konrad Marshall chats with Jelena Dokic, who has won a legion of new fans since the former player became one of the 9Network’s star commentators. Marshall also talks to junior stars, siblings Hayden and Emerson Jones, about their relationships on and off the court.        

“This is the third year in which Good Weekend has published Tennis, a magazine devoted to the sport that has us transfixed in the second half of January,” said Good Weekend editor Katrina Strickland. “And it’s an exciting time, with Australian players like Alexei Popyrin and Jordan Thompson rising from the pack, No. 1 players Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka returning to defend their 2024 AO titles, and junior sibling duo Hayden and Emerson Jones underlining the depth of talent in the next generation of Aussie players.”

Tennis illustrates the wide scope of Nine’s assets spanning Total Publishing, Television, Audio and Digital. Nine is uniquely placed to provide brands with optimal access to the action, with an enviable media ecosystem that allows marketers to call game, set and match on their campaigns.

“There is no better illustration of how Nine can create opportunities to share the stories of athletes than a quality magazine such as Tennis, brought to you by some of Australia’s most highly-regarded journalists on Good Weekend,” said Jo Clasby, Nine’s Director of Sales – Publishing. 

“As the official broadcaster of the Australian Open through to 2029, we are thrilled with the extension of our partnership into a print insert in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, as well as for online readers of those mastheads together with BrisbaneTimes and WAtoday.”  

Good Weekend’s regular Saturday magazine returns on January 25. For a high res image of the Tennis cover, click HERE.

For further information, please contact:
Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing
amotte@nine.com.au 

Thursday, January 9, 2025

9Now is the destination to be for AO Opening Week as the best in world tennis mix fire with fun, across a tasty offering of exhibition and qualifying matches available to stream for free. 

In the build up to the first grand slam of the year, the action at Melbourne Park will be headlined by exhibition matches featuring Aussie ace Alex de Minaur and Carlos Alcaraz tonight, plus plenty of fun with special guests in A Night with Novak on Thursday, January 9 from 7.30pm nationally, on both Channel 9 and 9Now. 

The fight for a Grand Slam berth continues in the Australian Open qualifying series, with every game available live on 9Now.

When the main draw kicks off on Sunday, January 12, fans will have the ability to watch every point of every match, at any time, live and free on the device of their choosing in full HD on 9Now. Plus a comprehensive highlights offering with Match Highlights, AO Daily Top Moments and all the fun from the AO Morning Serve.

For the first time 9Now will also bring every match of the Juniors Girls and Boys Championships, Wheelchair Championships, the Junior Wheelchair Championships, the Asia Pacific Elite 14 and Under, AO25 Deaf Championships and the AO25 Intellectual Disability Championships.

QUALIFYING MATCHES
Wednesday, January 8 and Thursday, January 9 From 10.00am AEDT on 9Now

EXHIBITION MATCHES

Wednesday, January 8 – The Rising Stars:
A rising tide of talent serving for a cause. 
5.00pm – Qinwen Zheng v Elina Svitolina
7.00pm – Carlos Alcaraz v Alex de Minaur

Commentary: John Millman, David Culbert, Laura Robson and Chris Stubbs

Thursday, January 9 – A Night with Novak: 
5.00pm – Mixed doubles charity match
7.30pm Nationally – Novak Djokovic and special guests – Available on Channel 9

Commentary: Jelena Dokic, Todd Woodbridge, John Millman and James Bracey 

Friday, January 10 – The Game Changers:
Tomorrow’s titans take centre stage for charity.
5.00pm – Carlos Alcaraz v Alexei Popyrin
7.00pm – Jannik Sinner v Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Commentary: John Millman, David Culbert and Chris Stubbs

All times AEDT, except for A Night with Novak

AO25 OPENING WEEK
STREAM FOR FREE ON 9NOW

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

It’s game on for the 2025 Australian Open and Nine’s Wide World of Sports is the only place to be when the tennis world converges on Melbourne from Sunday, January 12.

Over 300 hours of live and free coverage, including exhibition and qualifying matches, will be available on Channel 9HD, 9GemHD and to stream on 9Now for a comprehensive viewer experience when Nine delivers exclusive access to the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

On court, Nick Kyrgios is back, to take on the giants of world tennis with reigning men’s singles champion Jannik Sinner, the king of Melbourne Park – Novak Djokovic, and defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, headlining the Men’s Singles draw. 

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka is chasing three Australian Open Women’s Singles titles in a row, in front of a classy pack of challengers led by Americans Coco Gauff (No. 3) and Jess Pegula (No. 7), Iga Swiatek (No.2) of Poland and 2023 runner-up Elena Rybakina.

A strong Aussie contingent will join Kyrgios, with Alex de Minaur (No. 8), Alexei Popyrin (No. 25), Jordan Thompson (No. 27), Christopher O’Connell (No. 64), Aleksander Vukic (No. 67), Thanasi Kokkinakis (No. 77), Rinky Hijikata (No.79), Adam Walton (No. 91), James Duckworth (No.94), plus Kim Birrell (No.99) and Olivia Gadecki (No.106). 

Aussie wildcards Ajla Tomljanovic, Daria Saville, Tristan Schoolkate, Li Tu, James McCabe, Emerson Jones, Talia Gibson and Maya Joint will all get a shot at pulling off underdog victories as they fight for a place in the final week of competition.

In a mammoth AO25 broadcast, Nine’s Wide World of Sports has assembled an unrivalled team of hosts and expert commentators to cover every corner of Melbourne Park.

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. 

Bringing a gold standard to the coverage will be Paris 2024 gold medallists Ariarne Titmus and Jess Fox, joining the team to capture all the colour of the event, alongside Marlee Silva.

On Channel 9, the hosts are James Bracey, Roz Kelly and Tony Jones, while on 9Gem Sylvia Jeffreys, Nick McArdle and Brett Phillips will host the broadcast.

Additional off-court reporting will come from Clint Stanaway and Danika Mason. Plus match callers Brenton Speed and Peter Psaltis.

Andy Lee returns with Sophie Monk and Mike Goldstein when they put the players to the test in a special Australian Open edition of The Hundred.

Nine’s Director of Sport, Brent Williams, said: “The AO is without doubt the greatest sporting event on the Australian summer calendar.”

“The best players in the world have assembled in Melbourne for what promises to be another scintillating and compelling fortnight of tennis on the courts. While around the grounds, the thriving festival of food, music, family and entertainment is ready to be brought to life.   

“Come rain, hail or shine the action never stops and you won’t miss a moment with comprehensive coverage of the biggest matches and moments on Channel 9 and 9Gem,  with every court streamed live and free on 9Now.”   

Opening week action is highlighted by A Night with Novak on Channel 9 this Thursday, January 9 from 7.30pm AEDT. 

While the fight for a Grand Slam berth is free when every game of the Australian Open qualifying series is available live on 9Now. 

Stream the AO on 9Now
Throughout AO25, fans will have the ability to watch every point of every match, at any time live and free on the device of their choosing in full HD on 9Now. A comprehensive highlights offering with Match Highlights, AO Daily Top Moments and all the fun from the AO Morning Serve.

9Now will also bring every match of the main draw, Juniors Girls and Boys Championships, Wheelchair Championships and for the first time; the Junior Wheelchair Championships, the Asia Pacific Elite 14 and Under, AO25 Deaf Championships and the AO25 Intellectual Disability Championships.

Stan Sport will have every match ad-free, live and on demand with centre court in 4K.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2025
LIVE AND FREE ON THE 9NETWORK AND 9NOW
 FROM SUNDAY, JANUARY 12

Wednesday, January 8, 2025