Australian Open 2025: TV schedule, start time, order of play, live streaming details and more | Day 8

Day 8 of the Australian Open will see the commencement of the tournament's second week. The fourth-round matches of the singles events will take place in Melbourne Park.

Seventh seed Novak Djokovic and third seed Carlos Alcaraz will look to set up a highly-anticipated quarterfinal clash, as they face 24th seed Jiri Lehecka and 15th seed Jack Draper, respectively. Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will face 14th seed Mirra Andreeva while third seed Coco Gauff will be up against Belinda Bencic.

The likes of Paula Badosa, Donna Vekic and Tommy Paul will also be in action. On that note, let's take a look at the schedule for Day 8 of Australian Open 2025.

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Schedule for Day 8 of the Australian Open

Rod Laver Arena

Starting at 11:30 am local time: (1) Aryna Sabalenka vs (14) Mirra Andreeva

Not before 1pm local time: (3) Coco Gauff vs (14) Belinda Bencic

Not before 3:30 pm local time: (3) Carlos Alcaraz vs (15) Jack Draper

Not before 7 pm local time: (7) Novak Djokovic vs (24) Jiri Lehecka

Followed by: Andre Goransson / Sem Verbeek vs James Duckworth / Aleksandar Vukic or Luke Saville/ Li Tu

Margaret Court Arena

Starting at 11:30 am local time: (3) Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori vs Pedro Martinez / Jaume Munar

Not before 1 pm local time: (11) Paula Badosa vs Olga Danilovic

Not before 3 pm local time: (12) Tommy Paul vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

John Cain Arena

Starting at 11 am local time: Tallon Griekspoor / Botic van de Zandschulp vs Nuno Borges / Francisco Cabral

Not before 12:30 pm local time: (18) Donna Vekic vs (27) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Not before 3 pm local time: (4) Jasmine Paolini / Sara Errani vs Mirra Andreeva / Diana Shnaider

Not before 6 pm local time: (2) Alexander Zverev vs (14) Ugo Humbert

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Australian Open 2025: Where to watch

Viewers can watch their favorite players in action on Day 8 of the Australian Open on the following channels and sites:

USA - Tennis Channel, ESPN

Canada - TSN, RDS

Australia - Stan Sport, Channel Nine

India - Sony Sports

UK and Europe - Eurosport

For more information regarding the broadcast of matches, click here.

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Australian Open 2025: Match timings

The first matches of Day 8 of the Melbourne Major begins at 11.30 am local time on the Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena, while matches on Kia Arena, John Cain Arena, and other courts commence at 11 am.

Country	Start time (Day session, Rod Laver Arena & Margaret Court Arena)	Start time (Evening session, Rod Laver Arena & Margaret Court Arena)	Start time (Remaining courts)
USA & Canada	January 18, 2025; 7.30 pm ET	January 19, 2025; 3 am ET	January 18, 2025; 7 pm ET
UK	January 19, 2025; 12.30 am GMT	January 19, 2025; 8 am GMT	January 19, 2025; 12 am GMT
India	January 19, 2025; 6 am IST	January 19, 2025; 1.30 pm IST	January 19, 2025; 5.30 am IST