Australian Open 2024: How to watch, tournament schedule, results & more

Here is everything you need to know about the Australian Open 2024 including how and when to watch, seeded players participating, the latest results, and more.

The tennis season is back underway, with the first major tournament for the year, the Australian Open, kickstarting what is sure to be a great stretch for the sport. 

As the first grand slam each year, the Australian Open is a chance for players coming back from injury to test their legs as well as others to kickstart the year on a high.

With a massive lineup of players set to take place at this year’s Australian Open including Novak Djokovic, Iga Świątek, and more, fans are in for some close and potentially long matches.

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The Australian Open is the first major tournament of the tennis year

With that being said, here is everything you need to know about the tennis tournament, from how to watch, the schedule, and more.

Contents:

• Australian Open 2024 dates
• How to watch the Australian Open 2024
• Australian Open 2024 prize money
• Australian Open 2024 schedule and results
• Seed rankings for Australian Open 2024

When does the Australian Open take place?

The Australian Open takes place throughout the month of January, the tournament held in Melbourne right in the heart of the summer season for the country.

The Australian Open runs from January 14 to January 28, the whole tournament wrapping up in just 15 days.

For the first time in the history of the tournament, play commenced on a Sunday rather than the usual Monday start fans have grown accustomed to.

How to watch the Australian Open 2024

As the tournament takes place in Australia, American fans as well as those in Europe and the UK will be expecting to stay up well into the night or wake up bright and early to tune into the matches.

In the US, coverage of the Australian Open will air across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and ABC.

Tennis fans watching in the UK and Europe, can watch the Australian Open live on Eurosport.

For Australian fans, the tournament can once again be watched live on Channel 9 as well as the 9Now app.

Australian Open 2024 prize money: Total amount and breakdown

The Australian Open increased the total prize money up for grabs once again in 2024, raising the total prize money to a substantial AU$86.5 million. This figure now making it the highest-paid tournament in the history of the sport.

Of course, this money is shared between singles players, doubles players, and each and every athlete who qualifies for the open.

Below is the official breakdown of the prize money distribution between all types of matches that are played throughout the tournament.

All figures are in AUD.

Men’s and women’s singles

• Winners $3.15 million
• Runners-up $1.725 million
• Semi-finalists $990,000
• Quarter-finalists $600,000
• Fourth round $375,000
• Third round $255,000
• Second round $180,000
• First round $120,000
• Third round qualifying $65,000
• Second round qualifying $44,100
• First round qualifying $31,250

Men’s and women’s doubles (per team)

• Winners $730,000
• Runners-up $400,000
• Semi-finalists $227,500
• Quarter-finalists $128,000
• Third round $75,000
• Second round $53,000
• First round $36,000

Mixed doubles (per team)

• Winners $165,000
• Runners-up $94,000
• Semi-finalists $50,000
• Quarter-finalists $26,500
• Second round $13,275
• First round $6,900

Australian Open 2024 schedule & results: How to access these details

The night before each new day at the Australian Open, the tournament admins reveals what matches will be on the following day as well as the timing and court allocations for players.

For those wanting to get ahead of the Slam and find out when their favorite players will be facing off, the full schedule can be accessed via the Australian Open website.

While also looking through the schedule section, the website will include the live results for matches as well as allow fans to look back through the draw and see how each player has been fairing throughout previous rounds.

Australian Open seeds: Who is seeded in the men’s & women’s singles draw?

One of the most important parts of tennis is the ranking system. With the most successful players being awarded a seed for each and every tournament. Those who find themselves seeded higher in the rankings typically then being paired up with wildcards and less experienced players in the early stages of the tournament.

The idea that the final then features the two best players of the tournament rather than them facing off earlier in the Slam.

Attached below is the full list of seeded players for both the men’s and women’s singles competitive for the Australian Open 2024.

And there you have it folks! Everything you need to know about the Australian Open 2024, the first major tennis tournament for the year. We’ll be sure to update you here with all the latest results as the event continues.