Novak Djokovic is back for second-round action to highlight the Day 5 schedule at the 2026 Australian Open. The day starts with matches across all competitive divisions starting at 7 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ESPN2 and ESPN Unlimited and multiple options to live stream the tournament.
How to watch Day 5 at the 2026 Australian Open and top current offers to live stream on ESPN:
When: Wednesday, Jan. 21 starting at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
TV channels: ESPN2, ESPN Unlimited, ESPN+
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The full schedule for Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the 2026 Australian can be found below:
AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025
TV & STREAMING SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY
Times listed in ET and subject to change
MEN’S SINGLES
SECOND ROUND
7:00 PM: #16 Jakub Mensik vs. Rafael Jodar – Court 13 – ESPN+
7:00 PM: Rinky Hijikata vs. #30 Valentin Vacherot – KIA Arena – ESPN+
7:00 PM: Sebastian Baez vs. #22 Luciano Darderi – Court 6 – ESPN+
7:00 PM: #15 Karen Khachanov vs. Nishesh Basavareddy – ANZ Arena – ESPN+
7:30 PM: #5 Lorenzo Musetti vs. Lorenzo Sonego – Margaret Court Arena – ESPN Unlimited
8:30 PM: Hubert Hurkacz vs. Ethan Quinn – 1573 Arena – ESPN+
8:30 PM: #8 Ben Shelton vs. Dane Sweeny – John Cain Arena – ESPN2
9:30 PM: Francesco Maestrelli vs. #4 Novak Djokovic – Rod Laver Arena – ESPN2
10:00 PM: Botic Van De Zandschulp vs. Shang Juncheng – Court 7 – ESPN+
10:30 PM: Tomas Machac vs. #31 Stefanos Tsitsipas – ANZ Arena – ESPN+
10:30 PM: Arthur Gea vs. Stan Wawrinka – KIA Arena – ESPN2
10:30 PM: Eliot Spizzirri vs. Wu Yibing – Court 13 – ESPN+
12:00 AM: #21 Denis Shapovalov vs. Marin Cilic – 1573 Arena – ESPN+
2:30 AM: Vit Kopriva vs. #9 Taylor Fritz – John Cain Arena – ESPN2
WOMEN’S SINGLES
SECOND ROUND
7:00 PM: Oksana Selekhmeteva vs. #25 Paula Badosa – 1573 Arena – ESPN+
7:00 PM: Ashlyn Krueger vs. #9 Madison Keys – John Cain Arena – ESPN+
7:30 PM: #6 Jessica Pegula vs. McCartney Kessler – Rod Laver Arena – ESPN+
8:30 PM: Janice Tjen vs. Karolina Pliskova – Court 7 – ESPN+
8:30 PM: Peyton Stearns vs. Petra Marcinko – Court 14 – ESPN+
9:00 PM: Wang Xinyu vs. #24 Jelena Ostapenko – Court 6 – ESPN+
9:00 PM: #13 Linda Noskova vs. Taylah Preston – KIA Arena – ESPN+
9:00 PM: #31 Anna Kalinskaya vs. Julia Grabher – Court 13 – ESPN+
9:00 PM: Maddison Inglis vs. Laura Siegemund – ANZ Arena – ESPN+
9:30 PM: Katerina Siniakova vs. #4 Amanda Anisimova – Margaret Court Arena – ESPN+
10:30 PM: #21 Elise Mertens vs. Moyuka Uchijima – 1573 Arena – ESPN+
12:00 AM: Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Tereza Valentova – Court 7 – ESPN+
12:30 AM: Nikola Bartunkova vs. #10 Belinda Bencic – ANZ Arena – ESPN+
1:00 AM: Marie Bouzkova vs. #2 Iga Swiatek – John Cain Arena – ESPN+
MEN’S DOUBLES
FIRST & SECOND ROUND
7:00 PM: Jakub Paul/Marcus Willis vs. #15 Evan King/John Peers – 1st round – Court 7 – ESPN+
7:00 PM: Vasil Kirkov/Bart Stevens vs. Gonzalo Escobar/Miguel Angel Reyes Varela – 1st round – Court 15 – ESPN+
7:00 PM: Ray Ho/Hendrik Jebens vs. #7 Simone Bolelli/Andrea Vavassori – 1st round – Court 5 – ESPN+
8:30 PM: #12 Sadio Doumbia/Fabien Reboul vs. Sander Arends/Romain Arneodo – 1st round – Court 12 – ESPN+
8:30 PM: #4 Marcelo Arevalo/Mate Pavic vs. Tomislav Brkic/Damir Dzumhur – 1st round – Court 11 – ESPN+
8:30 PM: Diego Hidalgo/Patrik Trhac vs. #2 Harri Heliovaara/Henry Patten – 1st round – Court 8 – ESPN+
8:30 PM: Santiago Gonzalez/David Pel vs. Marcelo Melo/Fernando Romboli – 1st round – Court 15 – ESPN+
10:00 PM: Matthew Christopher Romios/Ryan Seggerman vs. Alexander Erler/Robert Galloway – 1st round – Court 5 – ESPN+
10:00 PM: Tomas Martin Etcheverry/Camilo Ugo Carabelli vs. Francisco Cerundolo/Juan Manuel Cerundolo – 2nd round – Court 11 – ESPN+
11:30 PM: Sebastian Baez/Francisco Comesana vs. #3 Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos – 1st round – Court 15 – ESPN+
11:30 PM: N.Sriram Balaji/Neil Oberleitner vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Jordan Thompson – 1st round – Court 5 – ESPN+
12:00 AM: Thanasi Kokkinakis/Nick Kyrgios vs. Jason Kubler/Marc Polmans – KIA Arena – 1st round – ESPN+
12:00 AM: Alex Bolt/Dane Sweeny vs. Corentin Moutet/Luca Sanchez – 1st round – Court 6 – ESPN+
WOMEN’S DOUBLES
FIRST ROUND
7:00 PM: Quinn Gleason/Elena Pridankina vs. #7 Anna Danilina/Aleksandra Krunic – Court 12 – ESPN+
7:00 PM: Kimberly Birrell/Talia Gibson vs. Momoko Kobori/Ayano Shimizu – Court 8 – ESPN+
7:00 PM: Ena Shibahara/Vera Zvonareva vs. #10 Liudmila Samsonova/Diana Shnaider – Court 11 – ESPN+
7:00 PM: #14 Hao-Ching Chan/Jiang Xinyu vs. Anna Blinkova/Kamilla Rakhimova – Court 14 – ESPN+
10:00 PM: Viktorija Golubic/Ann Li vs. #15 Miyu Kato/Fanny Stollar – Court 12 – ESPN+
10:00 PM: #16 Guo Hanyu/Kristina Mladenovic vs. Alycia Parks/Dayana Yastremska – Court 8 – ESPN+
10:30 PM: Nadiia Kichenok/Makoto Ninomiya vs. Emerson Jones/Astra Sharma – Court 6 – ESPN+
11:30 PM: Catherine McNally/Camila Osorio vs. #13 Sofia Kenin/Laura Siegemund – Court 8 – ESPN+
11:30 PM: Priscilla Hon/Ashlyn Krueger vs. Storm Hunter/Maya Joint – Court 12 – ESPN+
11:30 PM: Hailey Baptiste/Peyton Stearns vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro/Elisabetta Cocciaretto – Court 14 – ESPN+
11:30 PM: Eri Hozumi/Fang-Hsien Wu vs. #11 Irina Khromacheva/Alexandra Panova – Court 11 – ESPN+
MIXED DOUBLES
FIRST ROUND
8:30 PM: #6 Zhang Shuai/Tim Puetz vs. Nicole Melichar-Martinez/Yuki Bhambri – Court 5 – ESPN+
10:00 PM: Kimberly Birrell/John-Patrick Smith vs. #3 Demi Schuurs/Julian Cash – Court 14 – ESPN+
10:00 PM: Olivia Gadecki/John Peers vs. Vera Zvonareva/Lucas Miedler – Court 15 – ESPN+