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Get ready for the start of another Grand Slam season in 2024 -- as the Australian Open kicks off in Melbourne -- on Monday, January 15, continuing through to the men's final on Sunday, January 28, 2024 (see the full US TV schedule, below).

Watch all the action as defending women's champ Aryna Sabalenka, along with the men's champ, Novak Djokovic, do battle with more top names in tennis at the Margaret Court and Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park.

And it all happens during a hot Australian summer — making the 'The Open Down Under' a true test of speed, strength, and professional cool. As always, the 2024 Australian Open promises more than its fair share of excitement and drama.

Just up ahead, check out the US TV schedule on ESPN along with fun facts, trivia, and related information on the Web about the tennis year's first Grand Slam tournament that happens in Melbourne.

2024 Australian Open TV schedule in the US

ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+ and ABC will cover most of the action, with ESPN picking up coverage of the women's and men's finals.

Due to the time difference between the US and Australia, most matches will be televised live in the US in the wee hours of the morning with encore broadcasts scheduled for later in the day or following morning.

Because the schedule changes little year by year, just up ahead check out the TENTATIVE broadcast schedule of dates, times and TV channels for this year's first Grand Slam tournament, including official updates as they are announced in January:

Tennis fans in Canada can watch complete coverage of the 2024 Australian Open live on TSN and RDS.

DID YOU KNOW? Australian Open fun facts

• The Australian Open is covered by more than 1,000 broadcasters worldwide reaching 45 TV channels and up to 900 million households on each day of the tournament.

• The longest tennis match happened during the Australian Open men’s final in 2012.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, the two greatest men's players of the era, did battle on the court for an unbelieable five hours and 53 minutes – including an exhausting 31-shot rally - in what is considered the greatest tennis match of all time. The winner? It was Djokovic for his third straight Grand Slam title.

• Melbourne Park has three courts with retractable roofs. The special feature means that the Rod Laver Arena, the Hisense Arena and the Margaret Court Arena are immune to bad weather and play rarely falls behind schedule.

• Ken Rosewall is both the youngest and oldest man to win the Australian Open men’s championship. He won in 1953 at the age of 18 and took the title again 19 years later in 1972 at 37 years old.

• The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam to have taken place in different cities and countries. It was held in New Zealand in both 1906 and 1912, and later held in all five major Australian cities before Melbourne became its permanent home in 1972.

The Rod Laver arena, with retractable roof, guards against the sometimes-debilitating heat
and strong rain storms that accompany an Australian summer during the two-week long Open.

More about the Australian Open around the Web:

Around the Web, watch all the hot action in news reports & pictures, video clips, history, player profiles and assorted Australian Open history and trivia...

Australia Open 2024 - Here's the official site, jam-packed with news, photos and video clips of the premier tennis event including daily summary of scores, complete schedule, player profiles and interviews, history & trivia.

Slam! Sports Tennis - Australian Open - All the news that fits. Keep up to date with the latest headlines and daily feature stories on who's in and who's out.

Australian Open - Wikipedia - The online encyclopedia with historical color commentary and info on the men's and women's singles championship, Margaret Court Arena photos and information.

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