The Australian Open opens the 2026 tennis season with two weeks of nonstop action from Melbourne featuring the world’s best players.

Australian Open second round competition begins Wednesday with top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka amongst the many stars in action. Here's our Day 4 live blog.

The 2026 Australian Open begins on Sunday in Melbourne. Here is how you can watch every match of the tournament for free.

First-round action continues Sunday night at the 2026 Australian Open Tennis Championships, starting with men’s and women’s singles at 7 p.m. ET.

Raducanu was subdued and struggled with forehand errors as she suffered a second-round exit to Potapova, the world No 55

Both World No. 1s Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka headline Day 4 action at the 2026 Australian Open. With all opening matches now wound up after three days of thrilling tennis, the stakes will now be higher as players look to inch closer to the second week.

Australian Open 2026 fourth day brings thrilling second-round action at Melbourne Park as top seeds and home favourites battle for places in the third round

The 2026 Australian Open is now firmly underway and today is the day the defending champions return to court. Madison Keys made her return to Melbourne and claimed a hard-fought victory over Oleksandra Oliynykova, while last year's men's champion Jannik Sinner is also set to take on Hugo Gaston.

ESPN is the main broadcaster for the 2026 Australian Open with coverage on ESPN and ESPN 2, while the Tennis Channel will also be providing feeds. Every match from all 15 courts streams on the ESPN App with subscribers able to access multiview on mobile and connected TV devices to watch up to four matches simultaneously.

Oleksandra Oliynykova is playing one of her biggest career matches, aiming to test herself against elite-level opposition