Australian Open 2025: How to watch the Coco Gauff vs Paula Badosa match today

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: Coco Gauff of the United States celebrates a point against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the Women's Singles Fourth Round match during Day Six of the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 19, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Andy Cheung/Getty Images)

Coco Gauff of the United States meets Spain’s Paula Badosa tonight in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open (Andy Cheung/Getty Images)

Women’s World No. 3 US tennis star Coco Gauff will tonight play Spain’s Paula Badosa in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Australian Open. The pair have never met on court at a Grand Slam before. Both players reached the quarter-finals of last year’s Australian Open. Gauff and Badosa are set to meet on the court tonight at Rod Laver Arena, starting around 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT.

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

Date: Monday, January 20

Time: 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT

Game: Coco Gauff vs. Paula Badosa

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

Channel: ESPN2, ESPN Deports

Streaming: ESPN+, Sling and more

The American tennis star Coco Gauff will meet Paula Badosa in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open tonight. The match will start around 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT.

Tonight’s match Coco Gauff vs. Paula Badosa is streaming 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.

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