Where to watch today’s Australian Open Tennis matches: Day 6 TV schedule, free streams

The 2026 Australian Open moves into an action-packed Day 6 featuring third-round matches in men’s and women’s singles with No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, No. 3 Alexander Zverev and women’s No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka highlighting the schedule.

TV coverage of tonight’s matches will air on ESPN2 with a majority of the action on ESPN+.

How to watch Day 6 at the 2026 Australian Open Tennis Championships and top current offers to live stream on ESPN:

When: Thursday, Jan. 22 starting at 7 p.m. ET

Where: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

TV channels: ESPN2, ESPN+

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The full schedule for Thursday, Jan. 22 at the 2026 Australian can be found below:

AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026

TV & STREAMING SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY

Times listed in ET and subject to change

MEN’S SINGLES

THIRD ROUND

7:00 PM: #25 Learner Tien vs. Nuno Borges - KIA Arena - ESPN2

7:30 PM: #11 Daniil Medvedev vs. Fabian Marozsan - Margaret Court Arena - ESPN2

8:30 PM: #19 Tommy Paul vs. #14 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina - John Cain Arena - ESPN2

9:30 PM: #1 Carlos Alcaraz vs. #32 Corentin Moutet - Rod Laver Arena - ESPN2

12:00 AM: #18 Francisco Cerundolo vs. #13 Andrey Rublev - KIA Arena - ESPN+

2:30 AM: #3 Alexander Zverev vs. #26 Cameron Norrie - John Cain Arena - ESPN2

3:00 AM: #29 Frances Tiafoe vs. #6 Alex De Minaur - Rod Laver Arena

4:30 AM: #10 Alexander Bublik vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry - Margaret Court Arena

WOMEN’S SINGLES

THIRD ROUND

7:00 PM: #17 Victoria Mboko vs. #14 Clara Tauson - John Cain Arena - ESPN+

7:30 PM: #1 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Anastasia Potapova - Rod Laver Arena - ESPN+

9:00 PM: Zeynep Sonmez vs. Yulia Putintseva - KIA Arena - ESPN+

10:00 PM: #3 Coco Gauff vs. Hailey Baptiste - Margaret Court Arena - ESPN2

10:30 PM: #19 Karolina Muchova vs. Magda Linette - KIA Arena - ESPN+

1:00 AM: #29 Iva Jovic vs. #7 Jasmine Paolini - John Cain Arena - ESPN2

3:00 AM: #12 Elina Svitolina vs. #23 Diana Shnaider - Margaret Court Arena

5:00 AM: Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs. #8 Mirra Andreeva - Rod Laver Arena

MEN’S DOUBLES

SECOND ROUND

7:00 PM: #1 Julian Cash/Lloyd Glasspool vs. James McCabe/Li Tu - ANZ Arena - ESPN+

7:00 PM: #5 Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz vs. Orlando Luz/Rafael Matos - Court 13 - ESPN+

7:00 PM: #14 Robert Cash/JJ Tracy vs. Marcelo Demoliner/Jean-Julien Rojer - 1573 Arena - ESPN+

8:30 PM: #13 Maximo Gonzalez/Andres Molteni vs. Petr Nouza/Patrik Rikl - Court 8 - ESPN+

8:30 PM: #9 Francisco Cabral/Lucas Miedler vs. Adam Pavlasek/John-Patrick Smith - ANZ Arena - ESPN+

10:00 PM: Matthew Ebden/Rajeev Ram vs. Tallon Griekspoor/Botic Van De Zandschulp - 1573 Arena - ESPN+

11:00 PM: #6 Christian Harrison/Neal Skupski vs. Pedro Martinez/Jaume Munar - Court 13 - ESPN+

12:30 AM: Luke Johnson/Jan Zielinski vs. Ray Ho/Hendrik Jebens - Court 13 - ESPN+

WOMEN’S DOUBLES

FIRST & SECOND ROUND

7:00 PM: #9 Cristina Bucsa/Nicole Melichar-Martinez vs. Giuliana Olmos/Aldila Sutjiadi - Court 6 - ESPN+

7:00 PM: Emiliana Arango/Elsa Jacquemot vs. #5 Gabriela Dabrowski/Luisa Stefani - Court 7 - ESPN+

7:00 PM: Miriam Skoch/Jesika Maleckova vs. #15 Miyu Kato/Fanny Stollar - Court 8 - ESPN+

8:30 PM: #8 Ellen Perez/Demi Schuurs vs. Nadiia Kichenok/Makoto Ninomiya - Court 7 - ESPN+

8:30 PM: Maria Kozyreva/Sabrina Santamaria vs. Eri Hozumi/Fang-Hsien Wu - Court 13 - ESPN+

8:30 PM: Lizette Cabrera/Taylah Preston vs. Ena Shibahara/Vera Zvonareva - 1573 Arena - ESPN+

8:30 PM: #1 Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend vs. Xu Yifan/Yang Zhaoxuan - Court 6 - ESPN+

10:00 PM: Marie Bouzkova/Andreja Klepac vs. Suzan Lamens/Eva Lys - Court 7 - ESPN+

10:00 PM: Daria Kasatkina/Arina Rodionova vs. #7 Anna Danilina/Aleksandra Krunic - Court 6 - ESPN+

12:00 AM: #3 Su-Wei Hsieh/Jelena Ostapenko vs. Olga Danilovic/Anastasia Potapova - Court 8 - ESPN+

MIXED DOUBLES

FIRST ROUND

10:00 PM: Maddison Inglis/Jason Kubler vs. #8 Tereza Mihalikova/Lloyd Glasspool - ANZ Arena - ESPN+

10:30 PM: #1 Andrea Vavassori/Sara Errani vs. Laura Siegemund/Edouard Roger-Vasselin - Court 8 - ESPN+

11:30 PM: #4 Taylor Townsend/Nikola Mektic vs. Fanny Stollar/Kevin Krawietz - Court 6 - ESPN+

11:30 PM: Taylah Preston/Cruz Hewitt vs. #2 Luisa Stefani/Marcelo Arevalo - 1573 Arena - ESPN+

11:30 PM: Storm Hunter/Hugo Nys vs. Ellen Perez/Francisco Cabral - Court 7 - ESPN+

11:30 PM: Alexandra Panova/David Pel vs. Sem Verbeek/Katerina Siniakova - ANZ Arena - ESPN+

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