This year’s grand slam series is opening this Monday in Melbourne with the 111th iteration of ATP Australian Open 2023.
Preview
Australian Open is the popular grand slam year opening tennis tournament. It is generally held annually every January in Melbourne, Australia. It features singles, doubles, and mixed for both ATP and WTA professionals.
The upcoming Australian Open 2023 is the 111th iteration of the event and the 55th open-era edition. The hard surface competition is featuring a $7.65 million prize money this year with additional ranking points.
ATP singles 2nd ranked Rafael Nadal is the leading seed at Australian Open 2023. He is also the defending champion of this year. In addition, Nadal bagged the French Open win last year. Recently, he faced a loss against Cameron Norrie and Alex de Minaur in the round-robin stage of the United Cup.
Norwegian professional Casper Ruud is the 2nd seed at the Melbourne event. He is ranked 3rd in ATP singles worldwide. Ruud was a finalist at both the French and US Open 2022. Furthermore, he was also a finalist in the year-ending Tour Finals. He led the Norway team in United Cup but failed to advance to the knockout stage.
Stefanos Tsitsipas is the 3rd seed at the upcoming grand slam event. Currently ranked 4th worldwide, Tsitsipas reached the semifinals of last year’s Australian Open. He also successfully defended his ATP Masters 1000 championship at the Monte Carlo Masters. Tsitsipas ended his 2022 run with the Mubadala World Tennis Championship.
When will be ATP Australian Open 2023 held?
- Date: Sunday, January 15, 2023
- Time: 07:00 p.m. ET
The latest Australian Open 2023 is scheduled to initiate on Sunday, January 15, 2023. With six matches in 6 different court, the event will start at 07:00 p.m. ET.
ATP Australian Open 2023 Schedule:
| Round | Date | Time (ET) |
| Round 1 | January 15, 2023 – January 17, 2023 | 07:00 p.m., 03:00 a.m. |
| Round 2 | January 17, 2023 – January 19, 2023 | 07:00 p.m., 03:00 a.m. |
| Round 3 | January 19, 2023 – January 21, 2023 | 07:00 p.m., 03:00 a.m. |
| Round 4 | January 21, 2023 – January 23, 2023 | 07:00 p.m., 03:00 a.m. |
| Quarterfinal | January 23, 2023 – January 25, 2023 | 07:00 p.m., 03:00 a.m. |
| Semifinal | January 27, 2023 – January 28, 2023 | 08:00 p.m., 03:30 a.m. |
| Final | January 29, 2023 | 03:30 a.m. |
Where will the event be held?
- Venue: Melbourne Park
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Like every year, the ATP Australian Open 2023’s venue will be the Melbourne Park. This Sports venue has 6 different courts. The seat capacity of each court varies from over 14,000 to 3,000 with the highest being 14,820 at Rod Laver Arena. It is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
How to watch ATP Australian Open 2023 on TV?
- ESPN
- EuroSport
ESPN will provide a live broadcast of AATP Australian Open 2023 matches in the United States. While EuroSport will provide a live telecasts of the event in the United Kingdom.
How to Live Stream the event?
- ESPN+
- Discovery+
ESPN’s official online streaming service, ESPN+ will provide a live stream of the games from the ATP Australian Open 2023 in the US. And in the UK, Discovery+ is the official live-stream distributor of the event. To learn more details on how to watch Australian Open, check out our article on it.
ATP Australian Open 2023 Seeds:
The official seed list of upcoming ATP Australian Open is listed below –
| Seed Placement | Participant |
| 1 | Rafael Nadal |
| 2 | Casper Ruud |
| 3 | Stefanos Tsitsipas |
| 4 | Novak Djokovic |
| 5 | Andrey Rublev |
| 6 | Auger-Aliassime |
| 7 | Daniil Medvedev |
| 8 | Taylor Fritz |
| 9 | Holger Rune |
| 10 | Hubert Hurkacz |
