2019 Australian Open

As originally written by Tony Miller:

The year's first Grand Slam tennis event begins Sunday evening in the U.S. and Monday morning in Australia. The ESPN family of networks and Tennis Channel split coverage in America, with ESPN2 carrying the bulk of the linear television load.

The grid below shows the TV schedule for the fortnight -- as of this writing, the last 10 days of Tennis Channel are actually copied and pasted from last year. Because of the time difference -- Melbourne is 16 hours ahead of EST and 19 ahead of PST -- each day of play begins the night before and runs into the morning hours in the Americas.

Broadcast Schedule

Evening (U.S.)   Day (Aus.)  [ESPN], ESPN2    Tennis Channel     Rounds

Sunday 1/14      Monday......7 p.m.-7 a.m.                       First

Monday 1/15      Tuesday.....9 p.m.-7 a.m.    7-9 p.m.           First

Tuesday 1/16     Wednesday...9 p.m.-7 a.m.    7-9 p.m.           Second

Wednesday 1/17   Thursday....9 p.m.-7 a.m.    7-9 p.m.           Second

Thursday 1/18    Friday......11 p.m.-7 a.m.   7-11 p.m.          Third

Friday 1/19      Saturday....9 p.m.-7 a.m.    7-9 p.m.           Third

Saturday 1/20    Sunday......9 p.m.-7 a.m.    7-9 p.m.           Fourth

Sunday 1/21      Monday......9 p.m.-7 a.m.    7-9 p.m.           Fourth

Monday 1/22      Tuesday.....9p-2a, 3-6a      7-9 p.m.           Quarters

Tuesday 1/23     Wednesday...9p-2a, 3:30-6a   7-9 p.m.           Quarters

Wednesday 1/24   Thursday....10p-2a,[3:30-6a] 7-10 p.m.          Women's semis (evening); men's semi (3:30)

Thursday 1/25    Friday.....[3:30-6 a.m.]     11 p.m.-2 a.m.     Women's doubles final (12); men's semi (3:30)

Friday 1/26      Saturday...[3:30-5:30 a.m.]  8:15 p.m.-12 a.m.  Juniors finals (9); women's final (3:30)...

                                             5:30-7:30 a.m.     ...followed by men's doubles final

Saturday 1/27    Sunday.....[3:30-6:30 a.m.]  11 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Mixed doubles final (11); men's final (3:30)

ESPN's portion of the schedule is exactly the same as last year, with 99.5 hours on ESPN2 and 10 -- the men's singles semifinals and both singles finals -- on ESPN. Tennis Channel lost half an hour -- they added 60 minutes at the end of their window on Wednesday the 24th, but trimmed 90 minutes off the end of the next night.

The tournament plays out on 16 courts in Melbourne Park. Three of the courts -- Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Arena and Margaret Court Arena -- have retractable roofs. All of the courts have lights.

Rod Laver Arena seats 14,820. Melbourne Arena, which was known as Hisense Arena until the naming rights expired in August, seats 10,500. Margaret Court Arena seats 7,500, while Show Courts 2 and 3 each seat 3,000. (Margaret Court Arena was originally Show Court 1.)

Commentators

ESPN's coverage includes host Chris McKendry; match-callers Chris Fowler, Cliff Drysdale and Patrick McEnroe; and three people who basically do everything in Darren Cahill, Jason Goodall and Pam Shriver. Cahill has only worked men's matches since he became Simona Halep's coach in 2016, but he stepped down from Team Halep in November, so it remains to be seen what ESPN will do with him.

The remaining analysts are Chrissie Evert, Mary Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, John McEnroe, Patrick Moratoglou and Rennae Stubbs.

Fernandez returns to the lineup after being absent from last year's telecasts. Moratoglou will be coaching Serena Williams this year after she was on maternity leave last January, but as noted above, Cahill no longer has coaching duties. Other than that, it's the same ESPN lineup we've come to expect. They did throw in some Luke Jensen and Mark Woodforde last year, too.

Tennis Channel's programming is hosted by Brett Haber in Melbourne alongside analysts Jim Courier, Martina Navratilova and Jon Wertheim. Steve Weissman, Tracy Austin and Jimmy Arias will appear from Los Angeles. Lindsay Davenport, Paul Annacone and Bill Macatee are also on-site Down Under.

Macatee is "continuing his role as lead broadcaster," which strikes me as odd given that he's the last person introduced in the press release, while Haber will work as a play-by-play announcer for "various matches."

Day 1 - Monday, January 14th

And it's absurdly early (writing this just before 5 p.m. Melbourne time on Sunday), but we have the schedule for...

Day 1. Sunday night, Monday morning, Jan. 14.

On the docket:

32 men's singles matches (88 hours)

32 women's singles matches (53.3 hours)

64 matches (141.3 hours) of actual tennis

18 sets of players arriving on court (3 hours)

46 changeovers between matches (15.3 hours)

10 on-court interviews between matches (0.8 hours)

19.2 hours of other non-tennis court activity

Total: 160.5 hours of court use

Men: 16 seeds, 10 Americans.

Women: 16 seeds, 8 Americans.

Weather: Sunny. High of 83. Winds south to southeasterly 12 to 18 mph.

TV: ESPN2, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.; all courts on ESPN+ with Laver, Court and one other (TBA) on ESPN3.

Per Chris Fowler's tweet, he has Nadal-Duckworth and Murray-Bautista Agut.

7:00 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry

7:01 -- Open

7:02 -- Studio -- McKendry, Chrissie Evert, Patrick McEnroe

7:22 - 1 - Sharapova/Dart (RLA) - Cliff Drysdale, Mary Joe Fernandez -- had started at 7:16

7:50 -- Studio -- McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, Chrissie Evert

7:57 -- Sharapova/Dart

8:15 - 2 - Sabalenka/Kalinskaya (SC3) - Cliff Drysdale, Mary Joe Fernandez - end #1 at 8:16

8:16 -- Sharapova/Dart -- end #2 at 8:19

8:24 -- Studio -- McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, Chrissie Evert

8:29 - 3 - Anderson/Mannarino (MelA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert

8:38 - 4 - Goerges/Collins (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Jason Goodall

8:42 -- Anderson/Mannarino

8:46 - 5 - Nadal/Duckworth (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe

9:25 - 6 - Makarova/Boulter (12) - Pam Shriver, Chrissie Evert - end #3 at 9:34

This was the first match to end in a third-set tiebreaker.

9:34 -- Nadal/Duckworth

<9:36 -- Goerges/Collins split-screen -- Shriver, Evert -- end #4 at 9:37>

9:40 -- Nadal/Duckworth

10:02 -- Studio -- Evert, Fernandez with Maria Sharapova

  10:12 -- Anderson/Mannarino update

10:13 - 7 - Stephens/Townsend (MCA) - Shriver, Evert

  10:20 -- Nadal/Duckworth update

10:31 -- Nadal/Duckworth

10:38 - 8 - Isner/Opelka ( - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert

  <10:41 -- Nadal/Duckworth split-screen>

10:45 -- Nadal/Duckworth -- end #5 at 10:58

11:00 -- Stephens/Townsend -- end #6 at 11:05

11:10 -- Studio -- McKendry, Darren Cahill

11:15 -- Tournament update

11:22 -- Isner/Opelka

11:27 - 9 - Tsitsipas/Berrettini (SC3) - Goodall, Gilbert - end #7 at 11:30

11:35 - 10 - Kerber/Hercog (RLA) - Cliff Drysdale, Mary Joe Fernandez

  12:01 -- de Minaur/Tomic update -- Goodall, Cahill

12:02 - 11 - Bertens/Riske (1573) - Drysdale, Fernandez

12:08 - 12 - Ostapenko/Sakkari (MelA) - Drysdale, Fernandez

12:14 -- Isner/Opelka -- Goodall, Cahill

12:17 -- Ostapenko/Sakkari

12:20 -- Kerber/Hercog -- end #9 at 12:34

  <12:23 -- Ostapenko/Sakkari split-screen -- end #8 at 12:24>

12:39 -- Studio -- McKendry, Evert with Sloane Stephens

12:49 -- Tournament update -- McKendry, Evert

12:51 - 13 - de Minaur/Sousa (MCA) -- Goodall, Cahill

  <12:59 -- Isner/Opelka split-screen -- end #10 at 1:00>

1:01 -- de Minaur/Sousa -- end #11 at 1:24 -- post-match interview with Sam Groth

  <1:14 - 14 - Khachanov/Gojowczyk (7) - Goodall/Cahill - split-screen to 1:16>

1:32 - 15 - Edmund/Berdych (MelA) - Goodall/Cahill - end #12 at 2:30

  1:55 -- Khachanov/Gojowczyk

2:35 -- Studio -- McKendry, Fernandez

2:44 - 16 - Bautista Agut/Murray (MelA) - Chris Fowler, Brad Gilbert - first ball 2:54

3:06:32 -- Prime-time open

3:50 -- Studio -- McKendry, Fernandez

3:52 -- Tournament update -- McKendry, Fernandez

3:59 - 17 - Wozniacki/Van Uytvanck (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Chrissie Evert

4:06 -- Bautista Agut/Murray

  4:17 -- Barty/Kumkhum update

  <4:42 -- Wozniacki/Van Uytvanck split-screen -- to 4:43>

  <4:49 -- Wozniacki/Van Uytvanck split-screen -- end #13 at 4:50>

4:52 -- Bautista Agut/Murray -- end #14 at 7:06 -- to commercial 7:23

  5:32 -- Federer/Istomin update (RLA) -- Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill

  <5:38 -- Federer/Istomin split-screen to 5:39>

  6:45 -- Cilic/Tomic update

  6:46 -- Federer/Istomin update

7:27 -- Tournament update -- Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill

7:37 -- Sign-off

Day 2 - Tuesday, January 15th

On the docket:

32 men's singles matches (88 hours)

32 women's singles matches (53.3 hours)

64 matches (141.3 hours) of actual tennis

18 sets of players arriving on court (3 hours)

46 changeovers between matches (15.3 hours)

10 on-court interviews between matches (0.8 hours)

19.2 hours of other non-tennis court activity

Total: 160.5 hours of court use

Men: 16 seeds, 6 Americans.

Women: 16 seeds, 7 Americans.

Weather: A humid morning with areas of fog, mainly over the suburbs. A mostly sunny afternoon although hazy at times. Light winds becoming southwesterly 9 to 15 mph in the early afternoon. High of 91.

TV: Tennis Channel, 7-9 p.m.; ESPN2, 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.; all courts on ESPN+ with Laver, Court and one other (TBA) on ESPN3.

Tennis Channel:

7:00 -- Studio -- Brett Haber, Martina Navratilova, Jim Courier, Jon Werthein

7:11 - 1 - Keys/Aiava (RLA) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport - end #1 at 8:27

  7:32 -- Harrison/Vesely update

8:33 -- Madison Keys interview -- Jon Wertheim

8:37 - 2 - Nishikori/Majchrzak (MCA) -- Macatee, Paul Annacone

  8:51 -- Harrison/Vesely update

8:54 - 3 - Fognini/Munar (1573) -- Macatee, Annacone

9:14 -- Nishikori/Majchrzak

9:22 - 4 - Konta/Tomljanovic (SC3) -- Macatee, Davenport - end #2 at 10:00

  9:31 -- Querrey/Herbert update

  9:38 -- Fognini/Munar update

  9:51 -- Querrey/Herbert update

10:03 - 5 - Karlovic/Hurkacz (19) - Macatee, Annacone - end #3 at 10:21

  10:17 -- Nishikori/Majchrzak update

  10:24 -- Jarry/Mayer update

10:25 - 6 - Ramos-Vinolas/Fucsovics (13) - end #4 at 10:27

10:28 -- Sign-off

ESPN2

8:50 - 1 - S.Williams/Maria (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Chrissie Evert - first ball 8:52

9:10 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez

9:13 -- S.Williams/Maria -- end #1 at 9:40

9:48 -- Daytime open

9:49 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert

  10:06 -- Nishikori/Majchrzak update

10:07 - 2 - A.Zverev/Bedene (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe

10:30 - 3 - Chung/Klahn ( - Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe

10:37 -- A.Zverev/Bedene

10:48 - 4 - Muguruza/Zhang (SC3) - Jason Goodall, Rennae Stubbs

10:51 -- A.Zverev/Bedene

11:06 - 5 - Bouchard/Peng (1573) - Jason Goodall, Rennae Stubbs - end #2 at 11:07

11:22 -- Tournament update -- Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert

11:29 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert

11:30 -- Muguruza/Zhang -- end #3 at 11:32

11:37 -- A.Zverev/Bedene -- end #4 at 11:58

12:02 -- Studio -- McKendry, Fernandez, Gilbert -- Gilbert's top 10 moments from 2018

12:09 -- ...joined by Cahill, Drysdale, Goodall, both McEnroes and Stubbs

12:21 - 6 - Daniel/Kokkinakis (SC3) - Drysdale, Cahill

  12:30 -- Chung/Klahn update

12:40 - 7 - Buzarnescu/V.Williams (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez - first ball 12:40

  12:52 -- Daniel/Kokkinakis update

  1:00 -- Carreno Busta/Vanni update -- Cahill

  <1:06 - 8 - Shapovalov/Andujar (1573) - Drysdale, Cahill - split screen>

1:08 -- Shapovalov/Andujar

1:11 -- Buzarnescu/V.Williams

  <1:13 -- Shapovalov/Andujar split-screen -- end #5 at 1:20>

  <1:26 -- Daniel/Kokkinakis split-screen to 1:27>

  1:32 -- Andreescu/Osuigwe update

  <1:44 - 9 - Azarenka/Siegemund (MelA) - Shriver, Fernandez - split-screen - end #6 at 1:47>

2:21 -- Studio -- McKendry, Patrick McEnroe with Alexander Zverev

  <2:25 -- Buzarnescu/V.Williams split-screen>

2:27 -- Buzarnescu/V.Williams

2:37 -- Tournament update -- McKendry, Patrick McEnroe

This was during a set break/toilet break in Venus' match; no action was missed.

2:39 -- Buzarnescu/V. Williams -- end #6 at 3:20

  3:17 -- Djokovic/Krueger update

3:25 - 10 - Djokovic/Krueger (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Darren Cahill

3:54 -- Tournament update -- McKendry

3:55 -- Venus Williams interview -- Rennae Stubbs

4:00 - 11 - Halep/Kanepi (MCA) - Cliff Drysdale, Chrissie Evert

4:17 -- Djokovic/Krueger

  <4:21 -- Raonic/Kyrgios (MelA) -- split-screen to 4:23>

4:29 -- Halep/Kanepi

<4:50 -- Djokovic/Krueger split-screen to 4:55>

5:07 - 12 - Raonic/Kyrgios (MelA) - Chris Fowler, Darren Cahill

5:13 -- Halep/Kanepi and Djokovic/Krueger split-screen

5:15 -- Djokovic/Krueger -- end #7 at 5:19

5:19 -- Halep/Kanepi

   5:36 -- Novak Djokovic post-match interview -- Jim Courier (from Australian feed)

5:40 -- Halep/Kanepi

5:47 -- Raonic/Kyrgios -- end #8 at 5:49

5:54 - 13 - Osaka/Linette (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Pam Shriver

5:57 -- Halep/Kanepi and Osaka/Linette split-screen

5:59 -- Halep/Kanepi -- end #9 at 6:09

6:13 -- Osaka/Linette -- end #10 at 6:40

6:46 -- Tournament update -- Patrick McEnroe, Pam Shriver

6:48:40 -- Sign off

(There was a singles match still going on the grounds as Thiem/Paire followed Halep/Kanepi on Margaret Court Arena. That match started at 6:26, lasted 3:42, and ended at 10:08 a.m. EST (2:08 a.m. local time).

Day 3 - Wednesday, January 16th

On the docket:

16 men's singles matches (44 hours)

16 women's singles matches (26.7 hours)

19 men's doubles matches (31.7 hours)

13 women's doubles matches (21.7 hours)

64 matches (124 hours) of actual tennis

19 sets of players arriving on court (3.2 hours)

45 changeovers between matches (15 hours)

9 on-court interviews between matches (0.8 hours)

18.9 hours of other non-tennis court activity

Total: 142.9 hours of court use

Men: 13 seeds, 5 Americans.

Women: 13 seeds, 4 Americans.

Weather: Partly cloudy, but with lengthy sunny breaks in the late morning and early afternoon. Light winds becoming southeast to southwesterly 9-15 mph in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. High of 79.

TV: Tennis Channel, 7-9 p.m.; ESPN2, 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. following Arkansas-Tennessee; all courts on ESPN+ with Laver, Court, and Melbourne on ESPN3.

Tennis Channel:

7:00 -- Studio -- Brett Haber, Jim Courier, Martina Navratilova, Jon Wertheim

7:09 -- Open

7:10 - 1 - Stephens/Babos (RLA) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport - first ball 7:16 - end #1 at 8:52

  7:59 -- Schwartzman/Kudla update

  8:31 -- Tsitsipas/Troicki update

  8:37 -- Kontaveit/Sasnovich update

8:57 -- Sloane Stephens interview -- Jon Wertheim

8:59 - 2 - Bertens/Pavlyuchenkova (MCA) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport -- end #2 at 8:59

9:03 - 3 - Tsitsipas/Troicki (SC3) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport

  9:15 -- Schwartzman/Kudla update

9:23 - 4 - Schwartzman/Kudla (13) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport

9:25 -- Tsitsipas/Troicki -- end #3 at 9:53

9:56 -- Schwartzman/Kudla -- end #4 at 11:01

11:04:29 -- Sign-off

ESPN2:

9:11:07 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry

9:12 -- Tournament update -- McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Darren Cahill

9:16 -- Open

9:18 -- Studio -- McKendry, Fernandez, Cahill

9:29 - 1 - Barty/Wang (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Rennae Stubbs

9:39 - 2 - Cilic/McDonald (MelA) - Jason Goodall, Darren Cahill

9:41 - 3 - Tsitsipas/Troicki (SC3) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert - end #1 at 9:53

9:55 - 4 - Anderson/Tiafoe (MCA) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert

10:03 -- Barty/Wang

10:05 -- Cilic/McDonald

10:06 -- Anderson/Tiafoe

10:12 - 5 - Schwartzman/Kudla (13) - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert

  <10:15 -- Barty/Wang split-screen -- end #2 at 10:16>

  10:20 -- Berdych/Haas update

10:26 -- Cilic/McDonald

  10:29 -- Federer/Evans walk-out update

10:35 - 6 - Federer/Evans (RLA) - Cliff Drysdale, John McEnroe - first ball 10:39

  <10:47 -- Anderson/Tiafoe split-screen -- to 10:49>

  <10:49 -- Cilic/McDonald split-screen -- to 10:53>

  <10:58 -- Schwartzman/Kudla split-screen>

10:59 -- Schwartzman/Kudla -- end #3 at 11:01

11:03 -- Federer/Evans

11:10 -- Anderson/Tiafoe

11:13 -- Federer/Evans

  11:40 -- Anderson/Tiafoe and Tsurenko/Anisimova updates

11:43 -- Cilic/McDonald

11:46 -- Federer/Evans

<11:54 - 7 - Monfils/Fritz (1573) split-screen - Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert - to 12:05>

  <12:18 -- Anderson/Tiafoe -- end #4 at 12:22>

  <12:22 -- Cilic/McDonald -- end #5 at 12:30>

1:02 -- Monfils/Fritz

1:09 -- Federer/Evans -- end #6 at 1:13 -- post-match interview: Jim Courier

1:24 -- Studio -- McKendry, Evert, Gilbert -- into tournament update

1:33 - 8 - Wozniacki/Larsson - Fowler, Fernandez - end #7 at 1:52

  1:58 -- Opelka/Fabbiano update

1:59 - 9 - Sabalenka/Boulter (MelA) - Fowler, Fernandez

2:04 -- Monfils/Fritz -- end #8 at 2:09

2:14 -- Fritz interview -- Pam Shriver

2:20 -- Studio -- McKendry, Evert, Cahill

2:33 -- Studio -- McKendry, Cahill with Frances Tiafoe

2:41 -- Studio -- McKendry, Evert, Cahill

2:54 - 10 - Bautista Agut/Millman (MelA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert

3:06 -- Primetime open

3:08 -- "Studio" segment from RLA booth -- Cliff Drysdale, Mary Joe Fernandez

3:11 - 11 - Kerber/Haddad Maia (RLA) - Drysdale, Fernandez

3:32 -- Studio -- McKendry, Evert with Caroline Wozniacki

   3:40 -- Kvitova/Begu update

3:41 -- Kerber/Haddad Maia

<3:51 - 12 - de Minaur/Laaksonen (MCA) - Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill - to 3:53>

4:07 -- Bautista Agut/Millman

4:15 - 13 - Opelka/Fabbiano (13) - Goodall, Gilbert, Shriver - end #9 at 4:28

4:28 -- de Minaur/Laaksonen

4:31 -- Kerber/Haddad Maia -- end #10 at 4:35

4:44 -- Tournament update -- Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill

4:44 -- Bautista Agut/Millman

4:47 -- de Minaur/Laaksonen

4:58 -- Bautista Agut/Millman

   <5:09 -- de Minaur/Laaksonen split-screen to 5:10>

5:14 -- de Minaur/Laaksonen

   <5:16 -- Bautista Agut/Millman split-screen to 5:23>

5:24 -- Bautista Agut/Millman

   <5:25 -- de Minaur/Laaksonen split-screen to 5:30>

5:31 - 14 - Nadal/Ebden (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Brad Gilbert

   5:38 -- Dimitrov/Cuevas update

   <5:57 -- de Minaur/Laaksonen split-screen>

5:58 -- de Minaur/Laaksonen

6:04 -- Ebden/Nadal

6:07 -- Bautista Agut/Millman

   <6:10 -- Nadal/Ebden split-screen to 6:11>

6:12 -- de Minaur/Laaksonen

6:13 -- Bautista Agut/Millman -- end #11 at 6:16

6:16 -- de Minaur/Laaksonen

6:20 -- Nadal/Ebden -- end #12 at 6:56

   6:34 -- de Minaur/Laaksonen update

   6:42 -- de Minaur/Laaksonen update

6:58 -- de Minaur/Laaksonen -- end #13 at 7:06

7:16 -- Tournament update -- Pam Shriver, Chrissie Evert

7:18 -- Nadal post-match interview tape

7:25 - 15 - Sharapova/Peterson (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Chrissie Evert -- end 8:37

8:39:27 -- Sign off

Day 4 - Thursday, January 17th

16 men's singles matches (44 hours)

16 women's singles matches (26.7 hours)

10 men's doubles matches (16.7 hours)

19 women's doubles matches (31.7 hours)

61 matches and 119 hours of actual tennis

18 sets of players arrive on court (3 hours)

43 changeovers between matches (14.3 hours)

9 on-court interviews between matches (0.8 hours)

18.1 hours of non-match time

Total: 137.1 court-hours

Men: 15 seeds, 1 American

Women: 13 seeds, 5 Americans

Weather: Mostly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm about the nearby hills late this afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to northeasterly 9-15 mph, tending westerly 12-20 mph in the early afternoon, then shifting southwesterly this evening before easing. High of 99. (I believe this is called "cold front.)

TV: Tennis Channel, 7-9 p.m.; ESPN2, 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. following basketball; all courts on ESPN+ with Laver, Court, and Melbourne on ESPN3.

Note: All three men's doubles first-round matches that have to wait until Day 5 involve players on both halves of the singles draw. Your guess is as good as mine what's going on with the order of the matches.

Tennis Channel

7:00 -- Studio -- Brett Haber, Jim Courier, Martina Navratilova, Jon Wertheim

7:08 -- Open

7:09 - 1 - Nishikori/Karlovic (MCA) - Bill Macatee, Paul Annacone

  7:37 -- Giorgi/Swiatek update

7:46 - 2 - Pliskova/Brengle (MelA) - Macatee, Annacone

7:50 - 3 - Svitolina/Kuzmova (RLA) - Macatee, Annacone

7:54 -- Pliskova/Brengle

7:58 -- Svitolina/Kuzmova

8:00 -- Nishikori/Karlovic

  8:07 -- Giorgi/Swiatek update

| 8:28 -- Rain stops play

| 8:31 -- Tournament update -- Macatee, Annacone

8:38 -- Play resumes

  8:43 -- Sevastova/Andreescu update

  8:53 -- Pliskova/Brengle update

  9:18 -- Sock/Withrow doubles update

  9:26 -- Sevastova/Andreescu update

11:04 -- Match ends

11:07:08 -- Sign off

ESPN2

8:52:28 -- Tease

8:53 -- Tournament update -- Chris McKendry, Pam Shriver, Darren Cahill

8:57 -- Open

8:58 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Pam Shriver, Darren Cahill

9:10 - 1 - Raonic/Wawrinka (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe

9:14 - 2 - Nishikori/Karlovic (MCA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe

9:20 - 3 - Sevastova/Andreescu (SC3) - Patrick McEnroe, Chrissie Evert

9:22 -- Nishikori/Karlovic

9:24 -- Raonic/Wawrinka

<9:46 - 4 - Keys/Potapova (MelA) - Patrick McEnroe, Chrissie Evert - split-screen to 9:50>

9:54 -- Nishikori/Karlovic

10:06 -- Raonic/Wawrinka

10:23 -- Keys/Potapova -- end #2 at 10:29

10:30 -- Raonic/Wawrinka

  <10:36 -- Nishikori/Karlovic split-screen -- to 10:47>

10:47 -- Nishikori/Karlovic -- end #3 at 11:04

11:13 -- Tournament update -- Chris Fowler, John McEnroe

11:17 -- Raonic/Wawrinka

11:22 -- Rain stops play

| 11:26 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Pam Shriver

| 11:31 -- Tournament update -- Chris McKendry, Pam Shriver

| 11:38 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Pam Shriver

| 11:49 -- Raonic/Wawrinka warmup

11:51 -- play resumes

12:23 -- Studio -- McKendry, Shriver with Madison Keys

12:28 - 5 - Osaka/Zidansek (MCA) - Patrick McEnroe, Chrissie Evert

  <12:44 - 6 - Coric/Fucsovics (SC3) - Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert - split-screen>

12:46 -- Coric/Fucsovics -- end #4 at 12:54

  <12:48 -- Raonic/Wawrinka -- split-screen to 12:51>

  <12:53 -- Raonic/Wawrinka -- split-screen to 12:54>

12:55 -- Raonic/Wawrinka

1:01 -- Osaka/Zidansek -- end #5 at 1:06

  <1:04 -- Raonic/Wawrinka split-screen to 1:05>

1:07 -- Raonic/Wawrinka -- end #6 at 1:22

1:32 -- Chris McKendry billboards upcoming action

1:35 - 7 - V.Williams/Cornet (MCA) - Cliff Drysdale, Chrissie Evert

  1:44 -- Chung/Herbert update (MelA) -- Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert

  2:00 -- Halep/Kenin update

  2:12 -- Halep/Kenin update

  <2:20 - 8 - Kohlschreiber/Sousa ( - Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert - end #7 at 2:22>

2:52 - 9 - Halep/Kenin (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez

2:57 -- V.Williams/Cornet

  <2:59 -- Halep/Kenin split-screen to 3:04>

3:04 -- Halep/Kenin

  <3:07 -- V.Williams/Cornet split-screen to 3:11>

3:11 -- V.Williams/Cornet

3:23 -- Halep/Kenin

3:37 -- V.Williams/Cornet -- end #8 at 3:46

  <3:44 -- Halep/Kenin split-screen to 3:45>

3:50 -- Halep/Kenin -- end #9 at 4:12

  3:51 -- Shapovalov/Daniel update

  4:02 -- Thiem/Popyrin update

4:21 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill

4:27 -- Tournament update -- Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill

4:35 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Darren Cahill

4:47 - 10 - A.Zverev/Chardy (MCA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert

4:57 - 11 - S.Williams/Bouchard (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez - first ball 5:02

  <5:11 -- A.Zverev/Chardy split-screen to 5:12>

5:12 -- A.Zverev/Chardy split-screen

<5:14 - 12 - Simon/Bolt (SC3) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert - end #10 at 5:16>

5:22 -- S.Williams/Bouchard

5:54 -- A.Zverev/Chardy

5:57 -- S.Williams/Bouchard -- end #11 at 6:12

  6:02 -- Suarez Navarro/Yastremska update

6:23 -- A.Zverev/Chardy

6:33 - 13 - Djokovic/Tsonga (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Darren Cahill - first ball 6:36

  <6:41 -- A.Zverev/Chardy split-screen to 6:42>

  <7:05 -- A.Zverev/Chardy split-screen to 7:08>

7:08 -- A.Zverev/Chardy

7:12 -- Denis Shapovalov press conference

7:14 -- Djokovic/Tsonga

  <7:18 -- A.Zverev/Chardy split-screen to 7:19>

7:30 -- A.Zverev/Chardy

  <7:33 -- Djokovic/Tsonga split-screen to 7:36>

  7:40 -- Djokovic/Tsonga update

7:44 -- Djokovic/Tsonga

  7:53 -- A.Zverev/Chardy update

8:03 -- A.Zverev/Chardy -- end #12 at 8:16

  <8:13 -- Djokovic/Tsonga split-screen to 8:15>

8:19 -- Djokovic/Tsonga -- end #13 at 8:41

8:42 -- Sign-off

As merfster noted, ESPN2 did not show any of the Konta/Muguruza match, which started at 8:30 a.m. EST (12:30 local time) and finished at 11:12 (3:12). That was the latest start ever to an Australian Open women's singles match.

According to Deadspin, which cited a BBC tweet, the tournament organizers wanted to move Konta/Muguruza to Show Court 3, which had been open for more than three hours before the match actually started. They couldn't, however, as the tournament didn't have enough staff to clean the bird poop off that court.

I swear I did not make that up.

Day 5 - Friday, January 18th

TV: ESPN+ and ESPN3 all night. Tennis Channel until 11. ESPN2 after that.

8 men's singles third-round matches (22 hours)

8 women's singles third-round matches (13.3 hours)

3 men's doubles first-round matches (5 hours)

8 men's doubles second-round matches (13.3 hours)

9 women's doubles second-round matches (15 hours)

2 mixed doubles first-round matches (2.3 hours)

38 matches, 71 hours of actual tennis

12 sets of players arriving on court (2 hours)

26 changes between matches (8.7 hours)

9 on-court interviews between matches (0.8 hours)

11.4 hours of non-tennis activities

Total: 82.4 court-hours.

Men: 11 seeds, 2 Americans

Women: 9 seeds, 3 Americans

Weather: After the four-hour rain delay at the beginning... Humid. Partly cloudy. Slight (30%) chance of a shower. Winds south to southwesterly 9-15 mph.

TV: Tennis Channel 7-11 p.m., ESPN2 11 p.m. - 7 a.m. following the Bill Walton and ... it's Dave, right? Show, ESPN3 and ESPN+ all day.

NOTE: Following the rain delay, they added a sixth doubles court and moved some doubles matches around so no outdoor court had more than three doubles matches. The two outdoor singles matches moved back four hours but are on the same courts.

Tennis Channel

7:00 -- Studio -- Brett Haber, Lindsay Davenport, Jim Courier, Jon Wertheim

7:07 -- Open

7:10 - 1 - Barty/Sakkari (RLA) - Bill Macatee, Martina Navratilova - first ball 7:14

  7:43 -- Tsitsipas/Basilashvili update

  8:07 -- Schwartzman/Berdych update -- Haber

8:08 -- Tournament update -- Haber, Wertheim

8:09 -- Studio -- Haber/Wertheim

8:12 -- Barty/Sakkari -- end #1 at 8:36

  8:20 -- Tsitsipas/Basilashvili update -- Haber

8:41 - 2 - Tsitsipas/Basilashvili (MCA) - Macatee, Navratilova

  8:48 -- Schwartzman/Berdych update -- Haber

9:03 - 3 - Federer/Fritz (RLA) - Mary Carillo, Lindsay Davenport - first ball 9:13, end #2 at 10:41

  9:27 -- Tsitsipas/Basilashvili update -- Haber

  10:06 -- Tsitsipas/Basilashvili update -- Haber

  10:17 -- Schwartzman/Berdych update -- Haber

10:47 - 4 - Sabalenka/Anisimova (MCA) -- Mary Carillo, Lindsay Davenport

10:50 -- Roger Federer interview -- Wertheim

10:54 -- Sabalenka/Anisimova -- end #3 at 11:36

11:40 -- Amanda Anisimova interview -- Wertheim

11:43:48 -- Sign off

ESPN2

10:58:25 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry

10:59 -- Tournament update -- Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert

11:03 -- Open

11:04 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert

11:09 - 1 - Sabalenka/Anisimova (MCA) - Jason Goodall, Pam Shriver - end #1 at 11:36

  11:34 -- Wozniacki/Sharapova walk-out update

11:44 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Brad Gilbert

11:49 - 2 - Wozniacki/Sharapova (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez

12:35 - 3 - Stephens/Martic (MCA) - Jason Goodall, Pam Shriver

  <12:40 - 4 - Tiafoe/Seppi (SC3) - Cliff Drysdale, Brad Gilbert - split-screen to 12:44>

12:44 -- Tiafoe/Seppi

12:45 -- Stephens/Martic

  <12:46 - 5 - Dimitrov/Fabbiano (MelA) - Cliff Drysdale, Brad Gilbert - split-screen to 12:52>

1:02 -- Sharapova/Wozniacki

  1:22 -- Tiafoe/Seppi update

1:23 -- Stephens/Martic -- end #2 at 2:00

  <1:33 -- Tiafoe/Seppi split-screen to 1:35>

2:01 -- Wozniacki/Sharapova -- end #3 at 2:06

2:10 -- Dimitrov/Fabbiano -- end #4 at 2:14

2:19 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Chrissie Evert with Amanda Anisimova

2:27 -- Studio -- McKendry, Pam Shriver

2:30 -- Sloane Stephens interview tape -- Pam Shriver

2:33 -- Studio -- McKendry/Shriver

2:38 - 6 - Kvitova/Bencic (MelA) - Cliff Drysdale, Chrissie Evert

  <2:42 -- Tiafoe/Seppi split-screen to 2:47>

  2:57 -- Tiafoe/Seppi update

3:05 -- Primetime open

3:08 - 7 - Nadal/de Minaur (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert

  <3:17 -- Tiafoe/Seppi split-screen -- Patrick McEnroe, Jason Goodall -- end #5 at 3:18>

3:22 -- Nadal/de Minaur

  3:46 -- Kvitova/Bencic update -- Pam Shriver, Rennae Stubbs

  4:16 -- Garcia/Collins update -- Pam Shriver, Rennae Stubbs

4:35 - 8 - Khachanov/Bautista Agut (1573) - Chris Fowler, Darren Cahill -- end #6 at 4:38

  4:49 -- Dimitrov/Fabbiano update

4:55 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Patrick McEnroe with Grigor Dimitrov

5:02 -- Nadal/de Minaur -- end #7 at 5:37

5:53 - 9 - Cilic/Verdasco (MCA) - Patrick McEnroe, Jason Goodall

6:05 - 10 - Kerber/Birrell (RLA) - Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez

  6:20 -- Cilic/Verdasco update

6:33 -- Cilic/Verdasco

6:57 -- Kerber/Birrell -- end #8 at 7:00

7:10 -- Cilic/Verdasco -- end #9 at 8:57

9:00 -- Sign off

Day 6 - Saturday, January 19th

On the docket:

8 men's singles third-round matches (22 hours)

8 women's singles third-round matches (13.3 hours)

7 men's doubles second-round matches* (11.7 hours)

7 women's doubles second-round matches (11.7 hours)

8 mixed doubles first-round matches^ (9.3 hours)

38 tour matches, 68 hours

16 boys singles first-round matches (26.7 hours)

16 girls singles first-round matches (26.7 hours)

. 2 legends matches (2.3 hours)

34 non-tour matches, 55.7 hours

72 total matches, 123.7 hours of tennis

*The missing men's doubles match involves Alexei Popyrin, who plays singles against Lucas Pouille in the night session. When you have both singles and doubles on the same day, the SOP is to put the singles match first. To do that would require playing the doubles match at like 3 a.m.

^One mixed doubles match held over from Day 5.

53 changeovers between matches (17.7 hours)

19 sets of players arriving on court (3.2 hours)

. 9 on-court interviews between matches (0.8 hours)

21.7 hours of non-tennis stuff

Total: 145.25 court-hours

Men's singles: 11 seeds, 0 Americans

Women's singles: 12 seeds, 3 Americans

Weather: Cloud clearing. Less humid. Winds southerly 9-15 mph. High 72.

TV: ESPN+ and ESPN3 from first ball to last ball. Tennis Channel 7-9 p.m.; ESPN2 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Tennis Channel

7:00 -- Studio -- Brett Haber, Jim Courier, Martina Navratilova, Jon Wertheim

7:05 -- Open

7:07 - 1 - Osaka/Hsieh (MCA) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport - first ball 7:11, end #1 at 9:08

  8:10 -- Svitolina/Zhang update

9:13 - 2 - Svitolina/Zhang (RLA)- Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport - end #2 at 10:11

10:17 -- Sign off

ESPN2

9:00 -- Sign on -- Chris McKendry

9:00 -- Tournament update -- McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, Patrick McEnroe

9:03 - 1 - Osaka/Hsieh (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Brad Gilbert - end #1 at 9:08

9:12 - 2 - Svitolina/Zhang (RLA) - Pam Shriver, Brad Gilbert - end #2 at 10:11

10:19 -- Studio -- McKendry, Fernandez, Patrick McEnroe

10:24 - 3 - S.Williams/Yastremska (RLA) - John McEnroe, Chrissie Evert - first ball 10:32

11:00 -- Tournament update -- McKendry, Fernandez, Patrick McEnroe

11:03 -- S.Williams/Yastremska

11:29 - 4 - Nishikori/Sousa (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Brad Gilbert

11:32 -- S.Williams/Yastremska -- end #3 at 11:38

11:49 -- Nishikori/Sousa

11:50 -- Split-screen -- Shriver, Gilbert

  <5 - Raonic/Herbert (MelA)>

  <6 - Fognini/Carreno Busta (1573)>

11:56 -- Post-match interview with Serena Williams -- Mary Joe Fernandez

11:58 - 7 - Djokovic/Shapovalov (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Patrick McEnroe - first ball 12:01

  12:19 -- Raonic/Herbert update

12:39 -- Studio -- McKendry, Gilbert, Shriver from Grand Slam Oval

12:43 -- Djokovic/Shapovalov

<12:47 - 8 - Mertens/Keys (MCA) - Cliff Drysdale, Mary Joe Fernandez - split-screen to 12:53>

<1:07 -- Raonic/Herbert and Djokovic/Shapovalov split-screen>

<1:09 -- Raonic/Herbert and Mertens/Keys split-screen -- Mertens/Keys end #4 1:10>

<1:11 -- Raonic/Herbert and Djokovic/Shapovalov split-screen>

1:13 -- Raonic/Herbert -- end #5 at 1:16

1:16 -- Fognini/Carreno Busta -- end #6 at 1:17

1:22 -- Djokovic/Shapovalov

1:59 -- Studio -- McKendry, Gilbert

2:01 -- Djokovic/Shapovalov -- end #7 at 2:23

2:34 -- Tournament update -- McKendry, Gilbert

  2:41 -- Madison Keys interview -- Pam Shriver

2:51 - 9 - Coric/Krajinovic (1573) - Jason Goodall, Pam Shriver

3:04 -- Primetime open

3:05 -- Studio -- McKendry, Darren Cahill

3:08 - 10 - Halep/V.Williams (MCA) - Chris Fowler, Chrissie Evert - first ball 3:14

3:27 -- Coric/Krajinovic

3:30 -- Halep/V.Williams

<3:36 - 11 - A.Zverev/Bolt (RLA) - Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert - split-screen to 3:38>

  3:47 -- A.Zverev/Bolt update

  3:50 -- A.Zverev/Bolt update

4:10 -- Coric/Krajinovic -- end #8 at 4:19

  <4:14 - 12 - Muguruza/Bacsinszky (MelA) - Chris Fowler, Chrissie Evert - split-screen>

4:20 -- Muguruza/Bacsinszky

4:21 -- Halep/V.Williams

4:23 -- A.Zverev/Bolt

4:28 -- Halep/V.Williams -- end #9 at 4:31

4:39 -- A.Zverev/Bolt

5:05 -- Muguruza/Bacsinszky -- Jason Goodall, Rennae Stubbs -- end #10 at 5:07

5:08 -- A.Zverev/Bolt -- end #11 at 5:08

5:18 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry with Novak Djokovic

5:27 - 13 - Pliskova/Giorgi (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Rennae Stubbs - first ball 5:28, end #12 at 7:40

7:52 -- Sign off

ESPN did not show any of Pouille/Popyrin, which ran until 8:33 EST (12:33 a.m. local time).

Day 7 - Sunday, January 20th

On the docket:

 4 men's singles fourth-round matches (11 hours)

 4 women's singles fourth-round matches (6.7 hours)

 1 men's doubles second-round match (1.7 hours)

 4 men's doubles second-round matches (6.7 hours)

 4 women's doubles second-round matches (6.7 hours)

. 7 mixed doubles first-round matches (8.2 hours)

24 tour matches (38.8 hours)

 3 legends matches (3.5 hours)

16 boys singles first-round matches (26.7 hours)

16 girls singles first-round matches (26.7 hours)

 8 boys doubles first-round matches (9.3 hours)

. 8 girls doubles first-round matches (9.3 hours)

51 other matches (72 hours)

Subtotal: 75 matches, 110.8 hours of tennis

19 sets of players arriving on court (3.2 hours)

56 changeovers between matches (18.7 hours)

. 9 post-match interviews before other matches (0.8 hours)

22.6 hours of non-tennis ... things

Grand total: 135.4 hours

Men's singles: 6 seeds, 1 American, 5 former top-5 players

Women's singles: 5 seeds, 3 Americans, 4 former top-5 players

Weather: Partly cloudy morning, then a sunny afternoon. Light winds becoming southerly 9-15 mph in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late evening. High 75.

TV: ESPN+ and ESPN3 from first ball to last ball. Tennis Channel 7-9 p.m.; ESPN2 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Tennis Channel

7:00 -- Studio -- Brett Haber, Jim Courier, Martina Navratilova, Jon Wertheim

7:07 -- Open

7:08 - 1 - Kvitova/Anisimova (RLA) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport - first ball 7:13 - end #1 at 8:12

8:16 -- Post-match interview on tape

8:23 -- Brett Haber (studio) and Jon Wertheim (somewhere else) talk about news

8:32 - 2 - Barty/Sharapova (RLA) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport - first ball 8:40

8:58 -- Sign off

ESPN2

9:00 -- Sign on -- Chris McKendry tease

9:01 -- Open

9:03 -- Studio -- McKendry, Darren Cahill, Pam Shriver -- including Kvitova/Anisimova highlights

9:06 - 1 - Barty/Sharapova (RLA) - Cliff Drysdale, Chrissie Evert

9:34 -- Studio -- McKendry, Cahill, Shriver

9:36 -- Barty/Sharapova

   9:47 -- Dimitrov/Tiafoe update -- Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert

9:55 -- Studio -- McKendry, Shriver with Petra Kvitova

10:06 - 2 - Dimitrov/Tiafoe (MelA) - Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert

10:08 -- Barty/Sharapova -- end #1 at 11:04

11:12 -- Studio -- McKendry, Cahill, Shriver

11:14 -- Tournament update

11:23 - 3 - Nadal/Berdych (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe - first ball 11:27

11:42 - 4 - Kerber/Collins (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez

<11:44 -- Dimitrov/Tiafoe and Nadal/Berdych split-screen>

<11:48 -- Nadal/Berdych and Kerber/Collins split-screen>

11:51 -- Kerber/Collins

   11:56 -- Nadal/Berdych update

   <11:59 -- Dimitrov/Tiafoe split-screen>

12:03 -- Dimitrov/Tiafoe

12:04 -- Kerber/Collins -- end #2 at 12:07

12:14 -- Nadal/Berdych

12:33 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez

12:36 -- Collins interview -- Pam Shriver

12:42 -- Nadal/Berdych

12:51 -- Dimitrov/Tiafoe split-screen -- end #3 at 12:53

12:59 -- Nadal/Berdych -- end #4 at 1:32

1:45 -- Studio -- McKendry, Fernandez, Gilbert

1:53 -- Tiafoe interview -- Pam Shriver

1:59 - 5 - Cilic/Bautista Agut (MCA) - Jason Goodall, Darren Cahill

3:02 -- Primetime open

3:04 -- Studio -- McKendry, Shriver -- from upper Rod Laver Arena booth

3:06 -- Collins interview (replay from 12:36)

3:13 - 6 - Federer/Tsitsipas (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Brad Gilbert - first ball 3:15

   Between sets: studio segments from McKendry and Shriver upstairs

   4:24 -- Cilic/Bautista Agut update

   <4:31 -- Cilic/Bautista Agut split-screen -- to 4:32>

   <5:01 -- Cilic/Bautista Agut split-screen>

5:05 -- Cilic/Bautista Agut

5:07 -- Federer/Tsitsipas

5:09 -- Cilic/Bautista Agut -- end #5 at 5:12

   <5:11 -- Federer/Tsitsipas split-screen>

5:14 -- Federer/Tsitsipas -- end #6 at 7:04

7:18 -- Studio -- McKendry, Shriver

7:20 - 7 - Stephens/Pavlyuchenkova (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez - first ball 7:21 - end #7 at 9:53

9:55 -- Sign off

Day 8 - Monday, January 21st

On the docket:

 4 men's singles matches (11 hours)

 4 women's singles matches (6.7 hours)

 4 men's doubles matches (6.7 hours)

 4 women's doubles matches (6.7 hours)

. 4 mixed doubles matches (5.3 hours)

20 tour matches, 36.3 hours

 2 legends matches (2.3 hours)

 8 boys singles matches (13.3 hours)

 8 girls singles matches (13.3 hours)

 8 boys doubles matches (9.3 hours)

. 8 girls doubles matches (9.3 hours)

34 other matches, 47.7 hours

Total: 54 matches, 84 hours of tennis

Grand total: 99.75 court-hours

After today: 16 left in men's and women's singles and doubles; 20 left in mixed doubles; 24 left in boys and girls singles; 16 left in boys and girls doubles

Men's singles: 8 seeds, no Americans, 4 current/former world top 5 players

Women's singles: 8 seeds, 2 Americans, 6 current/former world top 5 players

Weather: High of 77. A cloudy morning then a sunny afternoon. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 9-13 mph in the middle of the day then tending south to southwesterly 9-15 mph in the late afternoon.

TV: ESPN+ and ESPN3 from first ball to last ball. Tennis Channel 7-9 p.m.; ESPN2 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Tennis Channel

7:00 -- Studio -- Brett Haber, Jim Courier, Martina Navratilova, Jon Wertheim

7:06 -- Open

7:07 - 1 - Svitolina/Keys (MCA) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport - first ball 7:10 - end #1 at 8:46

  8:49 -- Osaka/Sevastova update

8:51 -- Svitolina interview - Jon Wertheim

8:53 - 2 - Osaka/Sevastova (RLA) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport

9:00 -- Sign off

ESPN2

9:00 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry

9:00 -- Tournament update -- McKendry, Pam Shriver, Brad Gilbert

9:01 - 1 - Osaka/Sevastova (RLA) - Cliff Drysdale, Chrissie Evert - end #1 at 10:00

10:09 -- Studio -- McKendry, Shriver, Gilbert

10:16 -- Tournament update -- McKendry, Shriver, Gilbert

10:21 -- Studio -- McKendry, Shriver, Gilbert

10:23 - 2 - A.Zverev/Raonic (RLA) - Jason Goodall, John McEnroe - first ball 10:24

11:30 -- Studio -- McKendry, Gilbert with Stefanos Tsitsipas

11:39 -- A.Zverev/Raonic -- end #2 at 12:24

12:30 - 3 - Pliskova/Muguruza (MCA) - Pam Shriver, Mary Joe Fernandez - end #3 at 1:10

1:18 -- Studio -- McKendry, Darren Cahill

  1:25 -- Milos Raonic interview -- John McEnroe

1:36 - 4 - Coric/Pouille (MelA) - Cliff Drysdale, Brad Gilbert

2:18 - 5 - Nishikori/Carreno Busta (MCA) - Cliff Drysdale, Brad Gilbert

3:00 -- Primetime open

3:02 -- Tournament update -- Chris McKendry, Pam Shriver, Darren Cahill, from upper booth in Rod Laver Arena

3:06 -- Chris McKendry, Pam Shriver, Darren Cahill, from upper booth in Rod Laver Arena

3:10 - 6 - Halep/S. Williams (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Chrissie Evert - end #5 at 5:05

   <4:08 -- Cilic/Pouille split-screen to 4:09>

   <4:26 -- Cilic/Pouille split-screen -- end #4 at 4:27>

5:15 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Pam Shriver, Darren Cahill, from upper booth in Rod Laver Arena

5:22 -- Nishikori/Carreno Busta

5:26 - 7 - Djokovic/Medvedev (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Patrick McEnroe - first ball 5:27

   5:46 -- Nishikori/Carreno Busta update

6:08 -- Nishikori/Carreno Busta

6:09 -- Djokovic/Medvedev

   <6:23 -- Nishikori/Carreno Busta split-screen to 6:24>

   <6:33 -- Nishikori/Carreno Busta split-screen to 6:35>

6:35 -- Nishikori/Carreno Busta

   <6:42 -- Djokovic/Medvedev split-screen to 6:44>

   <6:50 -- Djokovic/Medvedev split-screen to 6:57>

6:57 -- Djokovic/Medvedev

6:59 -- Nishikori/Carreno Busta -- end #6 at 7:19

   <7:05 -- Djokovic/Medvedev split-screen to 7:16>

7:29 -- Djokovic/Medvedev -- end #7 at 8:42

   8:00 -- Serena Williams post-match interview -- Mary Joe Fernandez

8:43 -- Sign off

Day 9 - Tuesday, January 22nd

On the docket:

 2 men's singles matches (5.5 hours)

 2 women's singles matches (3.3 hours)

 1 men's doubles match (1.7 hours)

 4 women's doubles matches (6.7 hours)

. 4 mixed doubles matches (4.7 hours)

13 tour matches (20.3 hours)

. 3 legends matches (3.5 hours)

16 adult matches (23.8 hours)

 8 boys singles matches (13.3 hours)

 8 girls singles matches (13.3 hours)

 8 boys doubles matches (9.3 hours)

. 8 girls doubles matches (9.3 hours)

32 juniors matches (45.3 hours)

Total: 48 matches, 69.2 hours of tennis

Grand total: 85.5 hours of court time

Men's singles: 3 seeds, 1 American

Women's singles: 2 seeds, 1 American

Remaining after today:

6 in men's and women's singles

7 in men's doubles

4 in women's doubles

16 in boys and girls singles

8 in boys and girls doubles

Weather: Early morning cloud clearing to a sunny day. Light winds becoming southerly 9-15 in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. High of 86.

TV: The usual. Tennis Channel 7-9 p.m., ESPN2 9 p.m.-2 a.m. and 3:30-6 a.m., ESPN3 and ESPN+ all day.

Tennis Channel

7:00 -- Studio -- Brett Haber, Jon Wertheim, Jim Courier, Martina Navratilova

7:04 -- Open

7:05 - 1 - Chan/Chan vs. Brady/Riske (MCA) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport - first ball 7:09 - end #1 at 8:32

8:39 - 2 - Krejcikova/Siniakova vs. Stosur/Zhang (1573) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport

8:52 - 3 - Tsitsipas vs. Bautista Agut - RLA - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport

Bonus coverage of the first 7 games until ESPN signed on.

9:15 -- Krejcikova/Siniakova vs. Stosur/Zhang -- end #2 at 9:22

9:24:55 -- Sign off

ESPN2

9:12:15 -- Open -- Chris McKendry

9:13 - 1 - Tsitsipas/Bautista Agut (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe, Darren Cahill

10:18 -- Studio -- McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez

10:19 -- Tsitsipas/Bautista Agut -- end #1 at 12:00

12:14 -- Studio -- McKendry, Fernandez, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Brad Gilbert

12:16 -- Tournament update -- McKendry, Fernandez, Mattek-Sands, Gilbert; joined by Pam Shriver from Laver

12:24 - 2 - Collins/Pavlyuchenkova (RLA) - Cliff Drysdale, Chrissie Evert, Pam Shriver - first ball 12:25

  1:01 -- McKendry, Mattek-Sands and Gilbert report from the practice courts

2:14 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Mary Joe Fernandez

2:15 -- Collins/Pavlyuchenkova -- end #2 at 2:42

2:51 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Brad Gilbert

   3:16 -- McKendry and Gilbert with Tiafoe at practice courts on tape

3:25 -- Primetime open

3:27 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Rennae Stubbs

3:31 - 3 - Kvitova/Barty (RLA) - Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez, Pam Shriver - first ball 3:34, end #3 at 4:42

   4:13 -- McKendry and Stubbs report from Grand Slam Oval

4:52 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Rennae Stubbs

5:02 - 4 - Nadal/Tiafoe (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert - first ball 5:07, end #4 at 6:54

7:06 -- Sign off

Day 10 - Wednesday, January 23rd

On the docket

 2 men's singles quarterfinals (5.5 hours)

 2 women's singles quarterfinals (3.3 hours)

 3 men's doubles quarterfinals (5 hours)

 2 women's doubles semifinals (3.3 hours)

. 4 mixed doubles quarterfinals (4.7 hours)

13 tour matches (21.3 hours)

. 4 legends matches (4.7 hours)

17 professional matches (26 hours)

 8 boys singles third-round matches (13.3 hours)

 8 girls singles third-round matches (13.3 hours)

 4 boys doubles quarterfinals (4.7 hours)

 4 girls doubles quarterfinals (4.7 hours)

10 wheelchair matches (16.7 hours)

34 other matches (52.7 hours)

51 total matches (78.7 hours)

Grand total including changeover time: 94.7 hours

Men's singles: 4 seeds, no Americans, 2 players who have been in world top 5

Women's singles: 4 seeds, 1 American, 4 players who have been in world top 5

After today: Ready for semifinals in everything except women's doubles (ready for final) and juniors singles (ready for quarterfinals).

Weather: Humid. Morning cloud with the slight (20%) chance of drizzle, clearing to a mostly sunny afternoon. Winds southerly 9-15 mph becoming light in the late evening. High of 78.

TV: Tennis Channel, 7-9 p.m. (its last singles action of the week); ESPN2, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. and 3:30-6 a.m.

Tennis Channel

7:00 -- Studio -- Brett Haber, Martina Navratilova, Jim Courier, Jon Wertheim

7:09 -- Open

7:11 - 1 - Osaka/Svitolina (RLA) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport - first ball 7:15 - end at 8:27

  7:55 -- Bryan brothers doubles update

8:32 - 2 - Bryan brothers vs. Herbert/Mahut (MCA) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport - end at 8:41

8:42 - 3 - Kubot/Zeballos vs. Harrison/Querrey (SC3) - Bill Macatee, Lindsay Davenport

ESPN2

9:07 -- Open

9:09 - 1 - Pliskova/S.Williams (RLA) - Cliff Drysdale, Mary Joe Fernandez, Pam Shriver - first ball 9:09 -- end #1 at 11:19

  9:19 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Chrissie Evert, Rennae Stubbs

  10:34 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Chrissie Evert, Rennae Stubbs

11:25 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Chrissie Evert, Rennae Stubbs

11:39 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Jason Goodall

11:42 - 2 - Raonic/Pouille (RLA) - Patrick McEnroe, Jason Goodall, Brad Gilbert - first ball 11:42 - end #2 at 2:45

  12:12 -- Serena Williams press conference <split-screen 12:14 to 12:21>

2:57 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Jason Goodall, Mary Joe Fernandez

3:00 -- Sign off

3:30 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry

3:31 -- Open

3:32 -- Studio -- McKendry, Patrick McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez -- from Laver press box

3:41 - 3 - Djokovic/Nishikori (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Brad Gilbert - first ball 3:45 - end #3 at 4:37

4:46 -- Studio -- Fowler, John McEnroe -- from bunker

4:50 -- Pliskova/S.Williams tape from 2nd set, 5-4

5:59 -- Fowler billboards women's semifinals

6:00 -- Sign off

Day 11 - Thursday, January 24th

On the docket:

 1 men's singles semifinal (2.8 hours)

 2 women's singles semifinals (3.3 hours)

 2 men's doubles semifinals (3.3 hours)

. 2 mixed doubles semifinals (2.3 hours)

. 7 tour matches (11.8 hours

. 2 legends matches (2.3 hours)

. 9 professional matches (14.1 hours)

 4 boys singles quarterfinals (6.7 hours)

 4 girls singles quarterfinals (6.7 hours)

 2 boys doubles semifinals (2.3 hours)

. 2 boys doubles semifinals (2.3 hours)

12 juniors matches (18 hours)

10 wheelchair matches (14.7 hours)

22 other matches (32.7 matches)

Total: 31 matches, 46.75 hours of court time

Grand total: 56.25 hours including changeovers

After today: Ready for finals in everything except men's singles and junior singles.

Men's singles: 2 seeds, no Americans, 1 world top-5 player

Women's singles: 3 seeds, 1 American, 3 world top-5 players.

Weather: Hot, humid and mostly sunny. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 9-15 mph in the early afternoon then tending northwest to northeasterly in the late evening. High 97.

TV: Tennis Channel 7-10 p.m.; ESPN2 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.; ESPN 3:30-6 a.m.

Tennis Channel

7:00 -- Studio -- Brett Haber, Martina Navratilova, Mary Pierce

7:04 -- Studio -- Jon Wertheim

7:09 -- Open

7:10 - 1 - Kontinen/Peers vs. Mayer/Sousa - Brett Haber, Paul Annacone - first ball 7:14 - end #1 at 8:42

8:45 -- Tournament update -- Haber

8:47 -- Kontinen/Peers interview -- Jon Wertheim

8:50 -- Boys singles -- Kingsley/Jianu -- Haber, Annacone -- end #2 at 8:51

8:55 -- Studio -- Haber, Annacone from booth joined by Wertheim on the grounds

9:00 -- Sign off

9:02 -- Open

9:03 - 3 - Herbert/Mahut vs. Harrison/Querrey - Brett Haber, Paul Annacone - first ball 9:06

9:59 -- Sign off

ESPN2

10:00 -- Tease -- Chris McKendry

10:01 -- Open

10:03 -- Studio -- McKendry, Jason Goodall, Bethanie Mattek-Sands

10:11 - 1 - Kvitova/Collins (RLA) - Cliff Drysdale, Mary Joe Fernandez, Pam Shriver - first ball 10:12, end #1 at 11:46

11:56 -- Studio -- McKendry, Goodall, Mattek-Sands, Patrick Moratoglou

12:10 - 2 - Osaka/Pliskova (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Chrissie Evert, Pam Shriver - first ball 12:13, end #2 at 2:06

2:21 -- Studio -- McKendry, Goodall, Mattek-Sands

2:23 -- Sign off

ESPN

3:30 -- Open

3:32 -- Studio -- Chris Fowler, Darren Cahill from bunker

3:36 - 3 - Nadal/Tsitsipas (RLA) - Chris Fowler, Darren Cahill, Brad Gilbert - first ball 3:46 - end #1 at 5:32

5:49 -- Studio -- Fowler, Cahill

6:00 -- Sign off

Day 12 - Friday, January 25th

1 men's singles semifinal (2.8 hours)

 1 women's doubles final (1.7 hours)

 1 legends match (1.2 hours)

 5 wheelchair matches (6.8 hours)

. 6 juniors matches (9 hours)

14 matches (21.4 hours)

Grand total: 26.3 hours including changeovers

Men's singles: 2 seeds, no Americans, 1 world top-5 player

Women's singles: off

Weather: Very hot. Sunny morning. Slight (30%) chance of a thundery shower in the afternoon and evening. Winds northerly 12-18 mph increasing to 18-28 mph early in the morning then shifting southerly 15-30 mph in the afternoon. High of 111. Low of 84.

TV: Tennis Channel 11 p.m. - 2 a.m.; ESPN 3:30-6 a.m.

Tennis Channel

11:00 -- Studio -- Brett Haber, Lindsay Davenport, Jim Courier, Jon Wertheim

11:06 - 1 - Legends doubles final - world feed (Robbie Koenig, Jacco Eltingh) - first ball 11:08, end #1 at 11:50

11:53 - 2 - Women's doubles final - Mary Carillo, Lindsay Davenport - first ball 12:10, end #2 at 1:47

1:51 -- Trophy presentation

2:05 -- Sign off

ESPN

3:30 -- Sign on -- Chris McKendry

3:32 -- Studio -- McKendry, Brad Gilbert

3:39 - 1 - Djokovic/Pouille (RLA) - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, Darren Cahill - first ball 3:45, end #1 at 5:09

5:20 -- Billboard of finals -- Chris Fowler

5:24 -- Studio -- Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe -- in bunker

5:46 -- Osaka/Pliskova encore

5:56 -- Studio -- Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe -- in bunker

6:00 -- Sign off

Day 13 - Saturday January 26th

Women's singles final

Mixed doubles final

Boys and girls singles finals

4 wheelchair matches

Australia Day ceremony

8 matches, 14.9 hours on court

Women's singles: 2 seeds, no Americans, top 2 players in the world at the tournament's end

Men's singles: Off

Weather: Partly cloudy morning then a sunny afternoon. Slight (30%) chance of a shower tonight. Winds southerly 9-15 mph. High 77.

TV: Tennis Channel, 8:15 p.m. to midnight; ESPN, 3:30-5:30 a.m.; Tennis Channel, 5:30-7:30 a.m.

Tennis Channel

8:15 -- Sign-on, directly into world feed of...

8:15 - 1 - Girls singles final - world feed (commentators never named on screen) - first ball 8:16, end #1 at 9:23

9:26 -- Trophy presentation

9:35 -- TenniStory, Naomi Osaka

9:41 - 2 - Men's quad wheelchair singles final - world feed (Robbie Koenig, Peter McCotter) - first ball 9:52, end #2 at 11:34

11:29 -- Trophy presentation

11:51 -- TenniStory, Alex Hunt

11:59 -- Boys singles final - world feed (commentators never named on screen) - first ball 12:05, end #3 at 2:12

2:14 -- Sign off

ESPN

3:30 -- Open

3:32 - 1 - Osaka/Kvitova - Chris Fowler, Chrissie Evert, Mary Joe Fernandez - first ball 3:45, end #1 at 6:12

6:18 -- Trophy presentation

6:35 -- Sign off

Tennis Channel

(Missed the sign-on time.)

6:?? - 1 - Mixed doubles final - Brett Haber, Paul Annacone - first ball 6:56 - end 8:07

8:25 -- Sign off

Day 14 - Sunday, January 27th

Men's singles final

Men's doubles final

2 matches, 5.25 hours on court including pre-final entertainment.

Men's singles: 1 match, no Americans, top 2 players in world

Women's singles: Tournament over

Weather: Partly cloudy. Light winds becoming southwesterly 9-15 mph in the middle of the day then tending southerly 12-18 mph in the late afternoon and evening. High 77.

TV: Tennis Channel, 11 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.; ESPN, 3:30-6:30 a.m.

Tennis Channel

11:00 -- Sign on -- Brett Haber, Paul Annacone

11:06 -- Open

11:08 - 1 - Men's doubles final - Brett Haber, Paul Annacone - first ball 11:13, end 12:52

12:55 -- Trophy presentation

1:07 -- Sign off

ESPN

3:30 -- Open

3:32 - 2 - Djokovic/Nadal - Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, Brad Gilbert - walk out 3:36, first ball 3:46, end 5:50

   5:02 -- Studio -- Chris McKendry, Jason Goodall, Darren Cahill from Laver press box

5:56 -- Trophy presentation

6:17 -- Studio -- Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe from bunker

6:20 -- Sign off