Australian Open tennis live stream: How to watch every match
Anticipation is rapidly growing ahead of the Australian Open, which kicks-off the 2026 Grand Slam season this weekend.
Jannik Sinner heads down under seeking a third straight men’s Australian Open title, but will no doubt face stiff competition from Carlos Alcaraz who needs the title to complete the career slam.
Aryna Sabalenka is well fancied on the women’s side as she goes in search of a third Australian Open title, and fourth final in as many years.
Read on for information involving dates, how to live stream every match, and the latest odds on the main contenders for glory.
When is the 2026 Australian Open?
The 2026 Australian Open is scheduled to take place across two weeks from Sunday 18th January to Sunday 1st February.
The qualifying matches have already taken place, now we eagerly await the main tournament this weekend.
Where is the Australian Open 2026?
The Australian Open is played at the iconic Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, which has hosted the Slam since 1988.
When is the Australian Open 2026 draw?
The main draw for this year’s Australian Open took place on Thursday 15th January.
What is the Australian Open schedule?
The qualifying period took place before the main draw between 12th and 15th January. The main competition gets underway on Sunday 18th and runs through to the 31st January (women’s final) and 1st February (men’s final).
UK viewers can catch each day’s action from midnight on the outside courts and 1pm on the main show courts.
- Qualifying: 12-15 January
- First Round: 18-20 January
Second Round: 21-22 January - Third Round: 23-24 January
- Fourth Round: 25-26 January
- Quarter-finals: 27-28 January
- Semi-finals: 29-30 January
- Finals: 31 January-1 February
Australian Open tennis live stream
Existing customers at SBK have the opportunity to live stream every match at the Australian Open. Simply navigate your way to the tennis section on SBK, go to your chosen in-play match, and click ‘Watch Live’ to access the stream.
Not yet with SBK? You can sign up today in order to access the live stream. In turn, you will receive £40 in Free Bets, split across Football Bet Builders, Multiples, and Horse Racing Multiples.
To claim this offer, new UK customers must sign up here, deposit funds, and place a £10 bet at minimum odds of 2.0 (evens) using a debit card or bank transfer.
Once the bet is settled, SBK will credit £40 in Free Bets across a staggered schedule:
- On settlement: £10 Football Bet Builder
- After 24 hours: £5 Multiple, £5 Horse Racing Multiple, £5 Football Bet Builder
- After 48 hours: £5 Bet Builder, and two £5 Multiples
What is the Australian Open prize money in 2026?
The 2026 Australian Open will see the prize money given to the men’s and women’s winners increase to £2.05m, which represents an increase of 19% from 2025, when Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys won the tournament.
Meanwhile, the total tournament prize pot will increase by 16% to £55m.
Singles Prize Money in 2026
- Round 1: £74,438
- Round 2: £111,657
- Round 3: £162,647
- Round 4: £238,202
- Quarter-finals: £372,190
- Semi-finals: £620,317
- Runner-up: £1.06m
- Winner: £2.05m
Who is the favourite to win the men’s Australian Open?
Two of Jannik Sinner’s four Grand Slams have been won at the Australian Open, which were achieved back-to-back in 2024 and 2025. The Italian has won four of the last eight Slams on offer over the last two years and heads to Melbourne at the short price of 1.80 with SBK to go all the way once again.
Who is the favourite to win the women’s Australian Open?
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka has been installed as the 3.00 favourite with SBK to win the Australian Open for the third time in four years. Sabalenka was victorious in 2023 and 2024, but was denied a hat-trick in 2025 by Madison Keys, who won her maiden slam.
Which British players are competing at the Australian Open in 2026?
Cam Norrie, Jacob Fearnley, and Arthur Fery are the only three British men’s players in the men’s draw. Unfortunaley British No.1 Jack Draper, who reached the fourth round last year, will not be playing due to an arm injury.
British women’s No.1 Emma Raducanu will be looking to go further than her best of the third round, and will be joined in the main women’s draw by compatriots Sonay Kartal, Francesca Jones, and Katie Boulter.
