The second week of Tennis’ first Major of 2012 Australian Open continues to its climax with the women’s and men’s finals this weekend on ESPN2 and ESPN3. Live late-night and overnight action is reviewed with weekday reairs at noon ET.
Almost all the top seeds have advanced to the quarterfinals, making for great matchups:
- The top five men’s seeds are in the quarterfinals, plus No. 7 Tomas Berdych and No. 11 Juan Martin Del Potro.
- The top four women’s seeds are still alive, plus No. 11 Kim Clijsters, the defending champion.
Tonight, Monday, Jan. 23, at 9 p.m., ESPN2 and ESPN3’s live matches will include:
- Clijsters vs. the top seed, Caroline Wozniacki, seeks her first major championship.
- The action carrying through to early Tuesday also has No. 3 Roger Federer and No. 11 Juan Martin Del Potro, the man who defeated Federer in the 2009 US Open final.
The telecast Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 9 p.m. includes:
- No. 4 Maria Sharapova vs. unranked Ekaterina Makarova who eliminated Serena Williams 6-2, 6-3; and No. 2 Petra Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, vs. Sara Errani of Italy.
- No. 1 Novak Djokovic, the defending winner, vs. No. 5 David Ferrer; and No. 4 Andy Murray vs. No. 24 Kei Nishikori.
Analysts Patrick McEnroe and Pam Shriver share their thoughts entering the quarterfinals:
- McEnroe: “The ‘Big Three’ are playing tremendously, and we have great matchups from here on. As for No. 4 Andy Murray, now we will learn if his new coach Ivan Lendl has had a quick impact, but Novak Djokovic is still the favorite.”
- Shriver: “Kim Clijsters showed great fight to defeat Li Na after that terrible rolling of her ankle and being down 2-6 – facing four match points! — in the second-set tiebreak. However, it’s hard to see her defending her title considering the other remaining women are healthy and include the best players in the world. I picked Petra Kvitova before the tournament so I will stay with her, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Maria Sharapova adds to her 2008 title here, or if Victoria Azarenka or Caroline Wozniaki win their first major.”
The remaining schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Event | |
| Mon, Jan 23 | 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. | QuarterfinalsNo. 3 Azarenka vs No. 8 RadwanskaNo. 11 Clijsters vs No. 1 WozniackiNo. 3 Federer vs. No. 11 Del Potro | LIVE |
| 3:30 – 6 a.m. | QuarterfinalsNo. 2 Nadal vs. No. 7 Berdych | LIVE | |
| Tue, Jan 24 | Noon – 3 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Same-day |
| 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. | “ | LIVE | |
| 3:30 – 6 a.m. | “ | LIVE | |
| Wed, Jan 25 | Noon – 3 p.m. | “ | Same-day |
| 9:30 p.m. – 2 a.m. | Women’s Semifinals | LIVE | |
| 3:30 – 6 a.m. | Men’s Semifinal #1 | LIVE | |
| Thurs, Jan 26 | Noon – 3 p.m. | Men’s Semifinal #1 | reair |
| 3:30 – 6 a.m. | Men’s Semifinal #2 | LIVE | |
| Fri, Jan 27 | Noon – 3 p.m. | Men’s Semifinal #2 | reair |
| 3 – 5:30 a.m. | Women’s Final | LIVE | |
| Sat, Jan. 28 | 9 – 11 a.m. | Women’s Final | reair |
| 10 p.m. – MID | Women’s Final | reair | |
| 3 – 6:30 a.m. | Men’s Final | LIVE | |
| Sun, Jan 29 | 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Men’s Final | reair |
| 9 p.m.–MID | Men’s Final | reair |
Note: For these charts, all times are Eastern, and each day “begins” at 6 a.m. ET. Therefore, the listing for Mon., Jan. 25 at 3:30 a.m. ET is very late on Monday night.
Related posts:
- 2012 Australian Open Broadcast Schedule On ESPN Network
- 2010 Australian Open Tennis Broadcast Schedule on ESPN2 And ESPN360.com
- 2012 Australian Open Broadcast Schedule On Tennis Channel
- ESPN Announces Broadcast Schedule of 2012 Australian Open From Wed, Jan 18 Through Sun, Jan 22
- ESPN Announces Broadcast Schedule Of BNP Paribas Open and Sony Ericsson Open
Recent Comments