Australian Open 2017 live streaming: How to watch the tournament online

The 2017 Australian Open is set to begin on Sunday, at least in the United States. Play will be well into Monday when it gets underway in Melbourne, but those in the United States will have to keep some pretty tough hours if they want to watch the action.

Of course, the action is worth watching. It’s the first Grand Slam of 2017, and all the big names will be there. Top women’s seed Angelique Kerber will try to continue her impressive run and keep ahead of American Serena Williams. It’s still weird to refer to Williams as anything but the top seed, but that’s the reality of things.

Agnieszka Radwanska and Simona Halep are also hot on Williams’ heels, so it should be a great tournament. On the men’s side, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both will try to stay healthy after injury-ridden seasons a year ago. Novak Djokovic, who looked unstoppable to start 2016, faltered down the stretch and he too finds himself trailing Andy Murray, the top seed of the tournament.

Murray will open against Illya Marchenko. The toughest opener for the Big Four will be Djokovic, who has to face Fernando Verdasco in the first round. Djokovic had to save five match points against Verdasco a week ago, narrowly escaping with a win.

Kerber will face Lesia Tsurenko in her opener, and has to worry about Halep in her half of the draw. Williams will face Belinda Bencic in her first match, while Radwanska will face Tsvetana Pironkova.

On the men’s side, Federer ended up in the same quarter as Murray. Nadal will open against Florian Mayer and is in the same quarter as Milos Raonic and Gael Monfils, and shares the same half of the draw with Djokovic.

The tournament will be broadcast in the United States on ESPN and ESPN2. Coverage of each day can be found in the table below. A live stream of every match can be found online at WatchESPN on every day of the tournament.