MSC Sports announces Australian Open schedule

MSC Sports Australia, in partnership with ESPN, TSN, MSC Sports United States and MSC Outdoor, announced Thursday that select prime time western “overnight” hours of the Australian Open will air on MSC Sports branded networks in Canada and the United States as well as ESPN+. MSC Sports Australia is the international rights holder to the event, producing the international feed and holding the cable rights for the Open. 

MSC Sports United States’s Australian Open television schedule is as follows:

Sunday, January 16th:

First round, 11PM-7AM, MSC+

Monday, January 17th:

First round, 7PM-11:30PM, MSC+2

First round, 2AM-7AM, MSC+

Tuesday, January 18th:

First round, 7PM-9PM, MSC+2

First round, 11:30PM-7AM, MSC+

Wednesday, January 19th:

Second round, 7PM-9PM, MSC+

Second round, 11:30PM-7AM, MSC+

Thursday, January 20th:

Taped Second Round coverage, 3PM-6PM, MSC+2

Second Round, 7PM-9PM, MSC Sports Extra

Second Round, 11:30PM-7AM, MSC+

Friday, January 21st:

Taped Second Round coverage, 5PM-6PM, MSC+2

Second Round, 7PM-9PM, MSC Sports Extra

Third Round, 11:30PM-7AM, MSC+

Saturday, January 22nd:

Taped Third Round Coverage, 11AM-Noon, MSC+2

Round of 16, 7PM-9PM, MSC Sports Extra

Round of 16 coverage, 11:30PM-7AM, MSC+

Sunday, January 23rd:

Highlight Show, 1PM-2PM, MSC

Round of 16 coverage, 7PM-9PM, 11:30PM-7AM, MSC+

Monday, January 24th:

Taped Round of 16 coverage, 3PM-6PM, MSC+2

Quarterfinals, 11PM-1AM, MSC+*

Tuesday, January 25th:

Quarterfinals, 7PM-9PM, MSC or MSC+*

Quarterfinals, 3AM-6AM, MSC+*

Thursday, January 27th:

Mixed Doubles Final, 8PM-10PM, MSC+2

Friday, January 28th:

Men's Double Final, 5:30AM-7:30AM, MSC+2

Saturday, January 29th:

Women's Doubles Championship, 11PM-1AM, MSC+2

Australian based production:

All production, with the exception of the quarterfinals, will be produced from the MSC Sports Australia Feed. MSC Sports United States and MSC Outdoor (Canada) tennis contributors Sam Blackfield (Host, Canada), Lemon Mickey (Analyst, United States) and Liam Mcugh (Analyst), will provide select studio segments and other programming produced for the feed separate from the Australian feed. They will also host taped coverage. 

Canada based production:

The Quarterfinals will be produced by MSC Outdoor (Canada), with assistance from MSC Sports United States. Sam Blackfield (Host, Canada), Lemon Mickey (Analyst, United States) and Liam Mcugh will host coverage from Toronto, while Normon Wright (Host, Canada) and Lauren Reynolds (Analyst, United States) will host coverage on site in Melbourne. Reprising their roles from the US Open, Mike Schim and Taura Williams will be the key hit by hit and color announcers for the quartfinals only, though they will also appear in MSC Sports Australia's coverage of the Open.

Note: MSC Sports United States may also produce a highlight show for MSC on Sunday, January 23rd and on either Saturday, January 29th or Sunday, January 30th. That show will be produced exclusively for MSC by MSC Sports United States and not appear on any other intentional coverage.

Note: All MSC Sports coverage will also be available on ESPN+.