
The Australian Open 2022 also known as the AO Open is going to start from January 17-30 at Melbourne Park in Victoria. With this, the screen of the first grand slam of the year is unveiled. Today, we will know everything about when, where, and how to watch the AO Open along with the participants here.
Top tennis players of the world will participate in the tournament. After a serious Drama, the defending champion Novak Djokovic will play in this tournament. He was denied entry into Australia at first. But he won the appeal to stay in Australia. The tournament will only be open for the Covid Vaccinated players.
Dominic Thiem and Roger Federer have withdrawn their name from the tournament due to injury issues. But Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas will play to win the first grand slam of the year.
Defending Champion:
- Men’s Single: Novak Djokovic
- Women’s Single: Naomi Osaka
When is The Australian Open 2022 Draw?
The tournament will start on Monday, 17th January and will continue till Sunday 30th January.
The Australian Open 2022 will take place at Melbourne Park in Victoria. The venue has a capacity of 10,000 spectators. You can watch the tournament directly from the stadium if you are someone from there. The pricing of the ground tickets starts from $29 and if you want to watch the finals, you will have to pay $148 for the tickets.
Player’s Participating in the tournament:
32 players will participate in both men’s and women’s singles. The full list is given below:
Men’s seeds:
- Novak Djokovic
- Daniil Medvedev
- Alexander Zverev
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Andrey Rublev
- Rafael Nadal
- Matteo Berrettini
- Casper Ruud
- Felix Auger Aliassime
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Jannik Sinner
- Cameron Norrie
- Diego Schwartzman
- Denis Shapovalov
- Roberto Bautista Agut
- Cristian Garin
- Gael Monfils
- Aslan Karatsev
- Pablo Carreno Busta
- Taylor Fritz
- Nikoloz Basilashvili
- John Isner
- Reilly Opelka
- Dan Evans
- Lorenzo Sonego
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Marin Cilic
- Karen Khachanov
- Ugo Humbert
- Lloyd Harris
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Alex de Minaur
From the men’s seed, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, and Dominic Thiem have withdrawn through injury.
Women’s seeds:
- Ashleigh Barty
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Garbine Muguruza
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Maria Sakkari
- Anett Kontaveit
- Iga Swiatek
- Paula Badosa
- Ons Jabeur
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Sofia Kenin
- Elena Rybakina
- Naomi Osaka
- Simona Halep
- Elina Svitolina
- Angelique Kerber
- Emma Raducanu
- Coco Gauff
- Elise Mertens
- Petra Kvitova
- Jessica Pegula
- Belinda Bencic
- Leylah Fernandez
- Victoria Azarenka
- Daria Kasatkina
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Danielle Collins
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Tamara Zidansek
- Camila Giorgi
- Marketa Vondrousova
- Sara Sorribes Tormo
From women’s seed, Karolina Pliskova, Jennifer Brady, and Karolina Muchova have all withdrawn
How to watch the AO Open live on TV?
- Tennis Channel
- ESPN
- Euro Sport
- Channel 9
Tennis Channel has the right to broadcast the AO Open tennis for the fans. You can watch the tournament there with your cable TV subscription. ESPN has the right to sho the event in the United States.
If you are living in the UK, you will be able to watch the AO Open live on Eurosport. They have the right to show this tournament on television for the tennis fans of the UK. You will need to log in by using the details of your cable service operator.
In Australia, Channel 9 has the right to show the tournament to tennis fans. Contact your operator if you are out of the network.
How to Live Stream the Australian Open Tennis 2022 online?
- FuboTV
- Sling TV
- Amazon Prime Video
- 9 Now App
The Australian Open 2022 live stream is available via FuboTV in the USA. The monthly subscription of FuboTV is $64.99. Fubo offers a 7-day free trial offer. You can also watch ESPN through Sling TV. The monthly subscription fee of Sling TV will cost you $35. You will get plenty of additional channels to watch on these online platforms.
In the United Kingdom, Amazon Prime Video will show the event to tennis fans. You will have to be their paid subscriber to catch the actions there. The monthly subscription will cost you $8.99 per month.
You can also watch the Australian Open Tennis live on the online platform of Channel 9. 9 Now app will show the live streaming of the tournament online for the tennis fans of Australia.
Prize Money:
Winner | $4.4 million |
Runner-Up | $2.2 million |
Semi-finalists | $1.1 million |
Conclusion:
The Australian Open 2022 is the first grand slam of the year. All the stars will try to win this tournament to stay one step ahead of others. So, if you are a tennis fan, call your friends, order some Pizza and catch all the actions live.