Australian Open 2025: How to watch the match between Coco Gauff and Belinda Bencic today

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January 17, 2025; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates during her match against Leylah Fernandez of Canada in the women's singles third round at the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Mandatory credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images

Coco Gauff faces Belinda Bencic at the 2025 Australian Open tonight. (Mike Frey-Imagn Photos)

Women’s world number 3 American tennis star Coco Gauff will today play against Swiss Belinda Bencic in the round of 16 at the Australian Open. So far this week, Gauff has been on a roll, making it to the fourth round of the tournament without dropping a single set. The pair will meet on the court tonight at Rod Laver Arena, starting around 9pm ET/6pm PT.

Here’s everything you need to know about tuning in to Coco Gauff vs. Belinda Bencic match, along with the full tournament schedule, where to stream the Australian Open, how to watch matches for free and more.

Date: Saturday 18 January

Time: 9pm ET/6pm PT

Game: Coco Gauff vs. Belinda Bencic

Location: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, AU – Rod Laver Arena

Channel: ESPN2, ESPN Deports

Streaming: ESPN+, Sling and more

American tennis star Coco Gauff will meet Belinda Bencic in the Australian Open round of 16 today. The match will take place after Sabalenka vs. Andreeva at Rod Laver Arena, estimated to start around 9pm ET/6pm PT.

Tonight’s match Coco Gauff vs. Belinda Bencic will be streamed on ESPN+. Select coverage of tonight’s Australian Open matches will also be shown on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.

In addition to being broadcast on ESPN, this year’s Australian Grand Slam will stream live on ESPN+, so if you don’t want to pay for expensive cable or a streaming package that includes ESPN, this is a budget-friendly alternative. An ESPN+ subscription gives you access to exclusive ESPN+ content, including live events like UFC Fight Night and F1 races, fantasy sports tools and premium ESPN+ articles. You can stream ESPN+ through an app on your smart TV, phone, tablet, computer and on ESPN.com.

$10.99/month at ESPN

While Sling doesn’t offer a free trial, it will get you through the entire Australian Open for as low as $23 for the first month. Sling TV’s Orange plan offers ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3. While Sling Orange doesn’t include access to your local ABC, a TV antenna can help fill that gap for you. A Sling subscription also includes 50 hours of free DVR storage, so if you’re worried about missing any of the grand slam action, you can always record your games.

$23 for your first month with Sling

Hulu’s live TV tier includes access to live TV channels ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, plus ESPN+ and ad-supported Disney+, meaning you can watch the Australian Open across nearly every channel broadcast in the US, plus tune in via ESPN+ – and enjoy it 95 other channels. You also get access to unlimited DVR storage. Hulu + Live TV starts at $83/month after the free trial.

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Day matches start at 7 p.m. ET, with more games coming in at 8:00 p.m. ET, not until 9:00 p.m. ET and no earlier than 11 p.m. ET. Night sessions start at 3 a.m. ET.

18.-19. January:

Fourth round (women and men)

20-21 January:

Quarter-finals (women and men)

22.-23. January:

Women’s semi-finals

23.-24. January:

Men’s semi-finals

January 25:

Women’s final

January 26:

Men’s final

Here are the 2025 Australian Open seeds:

Men:

1. Jannik Sinner

2. Alexander Zverev

3. Carlos Alcaraz

4. Taylor Fritz

5. Daniel Medvedev

6. Casper Ruud

7. Novak Djokovic

8. Alex de Minaur

9. Andrey Rublev

10. Grigor Dimitrov

11. Stefanos Tsitsipas

12. Tommy Paul

13. Holger Rune

14. Ugo Humbert

15. Jack Draper

16. Lorenzo Musetti

17. Frances Tiafoe

18. Hubert Hurkacz

19. Karen Khachanov

20. Arthur Fils

21. Ben Shelton

22. Sebastian Korda

23. Alejandro Tabilo

24. Jiri Lehecka

25. Alexey Popyrin

26. Tomas Machac

27. Jordan Thompson

28. Sebastian Baez

29. Felix Auger-Aliassime

30. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

31. Francisco Cerundolo

32. Flavio Cobolli

Women:

1. Aryna Sabalenka

2. Iga Swiatek

3. Coco Gauff

4. Jasmine Paolini

5. Qinwen Zheng

6. Elena Rybakina

7. Jessica Pegula

8. Emma Navarro

9. Daria Kasatkina

10. Danielle Collins

11. Paula Badosa

12. Diana Schneider

13. Anna Kalinskaya

14. Mirra Andreeva

15. Beatriz Haddad Maia

16. Jelena Ostapenko

17. Marta Kostyuk

18. Donna Vekic

19. Madison Keys

20. Karolina Muchova

21. Victoria Azarenka

22. Katie Boulter

23. Magdalena Frech

24. Julia Putintseva

25. Liudmila Samsonova

26. Ekaterina Alexandrova

27. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

28. Elina Svitolina

29. Linda Noskova

30. Leylah Fernandez

31. Maria Sakkari

32. Dayana Yastremska