Australian Open 2023 order of play: Day 10 schedule and how to watch on TV in the UK
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina became the first player into the Australian Open semi-finals after outmuscling Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4 in a one-sided contest on Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday.
She was then joined by Victoria Azarenka, who rolled back the years to crush third seed Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-1 to reach the last four and remain on course for her third Grand Slam crown.
Whilst in the men's draw, Sebastian Korda retired with a wrist injury whilst two sets down to Karen Khachanov. The Russian won 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 3-0 to reach his second consecutive grand slam semi-final.
Khachanov will play Stefanos Tsitsipas who halted the dream run of Jiri Lehecka in three sets.
Australian Open dates
The tournament started at Melbourne Park on Monday, January 16 and finishes on Sunday, January 29.
How to watch the Australian Open 2023 on TV
In the UK, Eurosport has the broadcasting rights to live action from Melbourne and will show 250 hours of live coverage with Alize Lim, Mats Wilander and Tim Henman leading coverage alongside Barbara Schett and Laura Robson. John McEnroe, will join from New York while Alex Corretja (Spain), Justine Henin (France), Boris Becker (Germany) and Roberta Vinci (Italy) will be part of Eurosport’s localised coverage.
To watch on discovery+, an Entertainment & Sport pass is £6.99/month or £59.99/year. In the US, the tournament is broadcast on ESPN.
Day ten order of play
(All times local, +11 hours from GMT)
Rod Laver Arena
11:00: (30) Karolina Pliskova (Cze) v Magda Linette (Pol), (5) Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) v Donna Vekic (Cro), Ben Shelton (USA) v Tommy Paul (USA), (5) Andrey Rublev (Rus) v (4) Novak Djokovic (Ser), Olivia Gadecki (Aus) & Marc Polmans (Aus) v Luisa Stefani (Bra) & Rafael Matos (Bra)
Margaret Court Arena
13:00: (4) Storm Hunter (Aus) & Elise Mertens (Bel) v Marta Kostyuk (Ukr) & Elena Gabriela Ruse (Rom), (11) Hao-Ching Chan (Tpe) & Zhaoxuan Yang (Chn) v (2) Cori Gauff (USA) & Jessica Pegula (USA), Sania Mirza (Ind) & Rohan Bopanna (Ind) v (3) Desirae Krawczyk (USA) & Neal Skupski (Gbr)
Kia Arena
13:00: (14) Andreas Mies (Ger) & John Peers (Aus) v (8) Marcel Granollers (Spa) & Horacio Zeballos (Arg), (1) Wesley Koolhof (Ned) & Neal Skupski (Gbr) v Rinky Hijikata (Aus) & Jason Kubler (Aus)
Court 3
12:30: (10) Shuko Aoyama (Jpn) & Ena Shibahara (Jpn) v Caroline Dolehide (USA) & Anna Kalinskaya (Rus), (1) Barbora Krejcikova (Cze) & Katerina Siniakova (Cze) v (6) Desirae Krawczyk (USA) & Demi Schuurs (Ned)
When is the Australian Open 2023 final?
Women's final
The final will take place on January 28 at 8.30am (GMT) with the final available to watch in the UK via Eurosport.
Alternatively, there is a live stream available to watch on discovery+, with an Entertainment & Sport pass from £6.99/month or £59.99/year.
Jessica Pegula was the highest ranked women left in the tournament after the surprise exits of Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur.
However, Victoria Azarenka ended the American's run by winning 6-4, 6-1 and as the only former Australian Open Champion left in the tournament, she has a strong chance of claiming her third title.
Men's final
The final will take place on January 29 at 8.30am (GMT) with viewers able to watch via Eurosport in the UK.
Alternatively, there is a live stream available to watch on discovery+, with an Entertainment & Sport pass from £6.99/month or £59.99/year.
Novak Djokovic is still very much the favourite and will hope to add a tenth Australian Open title to his resume. The 35-year-old will take on Andrey Rublev in the quarter-final after knocking out Alex de Minaur.
No 3 seed Stefanos Tsitipas is the most likely player to trouble Djokovic, as he defeated Jiri Lehecka in straight sets to reach the semi-finals.
What is the Australian Open prize money?
The Australian Open total prize pool is $76.5 million, up 3.4 per cent on 2022. The singles champions will each take home $2.975 million, so just over £2.47 million.
Who are the defending champions?
Ashleigh Barty beat Danielle Collins to end a 44-year drought for the home nation by winning the 2022 women’s title. Barty retired shortly afterwards.
Rafael Nadal fought back from two sets down to defeat Daniil Medvedev and win his 21st grand slam title. This year, Nadal was eliminated in the second round by Mackenzie McDonald.
What are the best of the latest odds?
Men's singles:
Novak Djokovic 4/11
Stefanos Tsitsipas 7/2
Karen Khachanov 10/1
Andrey Rublev 18/1
Women's singles:
Elena Rybakina 17/10
Aryna Sabalenka 21/10
Victoria Azarenka 9/1
Odds correct as of January 24
