Monday January 16 marks the start of the Australian Open. But where to watch this first lift of the Grand Slam tour?
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The 2023 world tennis season is on. This Monday, January 16, the Australian Open began in Melbourne. First of the four Grand Slam tournaments, with Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open, the competition promises to be spectacular again this year on the courts, where we note the return of Novak Djokovic, suspended during the previous edition due to a fault. vaccination against Covid-19. This year, it is Carlos Alcaraz who will be missing due to an injury, and Gaël Monfils, while, on the women’s side, there are two major absences: Naomi Osaka, who recently announced that she was pregnant with her first child and will be absent from the courts until 2024, and the Romanian Simona Halep, suspended for taking roxadustat, a banned substance.
Fortunately, key players will be there, such as Iga Swiatek, world number 1 and big favorite for the Australian Open, but also other players such as the Tunisian Ons Jabeur (2nd), the French Caroline Garcia (4th), the Americans Jessica Pegula (3rd) and Coco Gauff (7th), who have not said their last word. On the men’s side, the name of Novak Djokovic is the favorite, while he could win his tenth title in this competition. So many matches to see in France on the antennas of Eurosport. The Discovery group’s pay channel holds exclusive broadcasting rights in France.
How to follow Australian Open matches?
To follow the matches of the Australian Major, it will therefore be necessary to have a subscription to Eurosport. All matches in the singles, doubles, armchairs and junior tournaments can be watched live and in full on the Eurosport app. The Eurosport Tennis Club, a decryption magazine, will be the main meeting of the day, around 1 p.m. – depending on the progress of the night session matches, on Eurosport 1. And for those who do not have a subscription to the channel, many media offer live commented and decrypted matches, so as not to miss a beat of the show.
