Australian Open women’s final: How to watch, live stream and start time
Aryna Sabalenka will become the first woman in a quarter of a decade to win three consecutive Australian Open finals if she can overcome Madison Keys.
The final will begin at 8.30am UK time on Saturday 25 January, which will be evening local time in Melbourne.
Fans can watch the women’s Australian Open final on TNT or Amazon in the UK by following the steps below.
Fans who want to watch the matches from the UK can do so via Eurosport, which is available to UK viewers on TNT Sports. You can buy a TNT Sport pass and watch every match of the tournament for a one-off payment of £30.99.
Sabalenka can emulate Martina Hingis’ trio of titles between 1997 and 1999 when she takes to the Rod Laver Arena after beating close friend Paula Badosa in the semi-final 6-4, 6-2.
Keys defeated Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (8) in her semi-final, ending a run of four consecutive semi-final defeats for the American athlete.
The 29-year-old last appeared in a Grand Slam title in the US Open in 2017, where she was beaten in two sets by Sloane Stephens and she wants to follow Sabalenka’s lead and go after her shots as she tries to claim first first major title.
“The one thing I really wanted to try to be better at was not playing more passive in big points and really, honestly, just trying to emulate the way she trusts her game and the way she goes after it,” said Keys.
“I think if you’re able to do that and you miss and you lose, but it’s on your terms. It’s a little bit easier to swallow than if you’re kind of playing a little bit passive and things don’t go the way that you want them to.
“I think what’s really impressive is her mentality. I think her ability to kind of always go for it, no matter what the score is, is really impressive. She plays such fearless tennis. She has the ability to play so well that way. I think it’s very unique.
“I think a lot of people, no matter what, even if it was a tight point, you kind of expect them to play a little bit more conservative or back down a little bit, and you know she’s not going to do that.
“I think not only is that impressive on her side, but I think it puts a little bit more pressure on her opponents where you know you’re always going to have to try to win the point because she’s never going to just play passive and give you an easy point.
“I think one of the big things, after I lost to Aryna at the US Open, I felt like I tried to play safe, and I wasn’t playing how I wanted to in the big moments. That felt so bad.
“I just felt like if I can go out and do what I want to do and really just, again, be uncomfortable at times and just actually go for it and continue to play the way I play my best tennis, and I lose, then I can walk away and say, ‘OK, I did my best, she beat me, that’s fine’.
“I didn’t want to be in the same situation where I kind of looked back at it and thought, ‘man, I should have gone for it’. I didn’t want to have any regrets for not really laying it all out there.”
Fans with Amazon Prime can watch the Sabalenka vs Keys women’s final through their account here.
They will also be able to watch the men’s Australian Open final on Sunday.
