The world’s best tennis players have descended on Melbourne, Australia for the first Grand Slam event of the season. Let’s meet the UK commentators and presenters on hand at the 2023 Australian Open.
Last year’s singles winners were Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty. Nadal has returned once again this year but there will be stiff competition from favourite Novak Djokovic, who was absent from last year’s tournament, and 2022 US Open winner Carlos Alcaraz.
On the women’s side there will definitely be a different winner this year. Home favourite Ashleigh Barty swiftly retired from tennis, with Iga Swiatek replacing her as World No.1. The Polish star is favourite to win the fourth Grand Slam of her career Down Under.
How to watch if you’re in the UK
The 2023 Australian Open runs from Monday, January 16 to Sunday, January 29. Fans in the UK will have to get up early (or stay up late) to watch most of the action though, as the main day sessions start at midnight UK time. However, the night sessions are set to start at 8am UK time.
You can watch the 2023 Australian Open live on Eurosport in the UK. The action will be broadcast on Eurosport’s TV channels. Eurosport 1 (Sky channel 410, BT 435, Virgin 521) and the Eurosport app will be streaming all the action.
However, Discovery+ will also be streaming the entire tournament while using Eurosport as its main TV network for broadcasting and commentary. Entertainment & Sport pass is available for either £6.99/month or £59.99/year.
Eurosport will be providing its usual slate of commentators and presenters for the 2023 Australian Open. That means in-studio analysis will be provided by Mats Wilander and Barbara Schett-Eagle, who have been the main tennis presenters of Eurosport with ‘Game, Schett and Mats’ since 2010.
The Eurosport cube will also be sharing expert analysis, and will be led by ex-French tennis player Alize Lim, who joined the team in 2022. Six-time Grand Slam semi-finalist Tim Henman will be joining her in the cube, while Barbara Schett and Laura Robson will cover the players’ perspective using their expertise.
As for the in-game commentators at the 2023 Australian Open, there’s quite a few. Big names in tennis like Virginia Wade, Pat Cash, Matt Chilton, Marion Bartoli, John McEnroe, Kim Clijsters and Annabel Croft will be on hand to provide their valuable insights during games.
During the course of the tournament they’ll be alongside the likes of Matt Smith, Richard Vaughan, Catherine Whitaker, Chris Bowers, Chris Bradnam, Naomi Broady, and Andrew Castle.
