Sunday 16 November 12:00 PM AEDT 9Gem Live all market
Australia v Brazil
Wide World of Sports presents Australia v Brazil in the Play-Offs of the Billie Jean King Cup, live from Domain Tennis Centre, Hobart. Live play from 12:00PM AEDT.
The underrated tennis show - Cross Court - moves to the 10am slot this Sunday. With the Wide World of Sports program finishing up for the year two days ago.
Todd Woodbridge and Jelena Docic still host thus show. To talk about the week it was in the tennis world. And what’s ahead.
Good first teaser, just saw it on 9Now.
Something I think Seven didn’t do very well, just became a bit complacent and expected the viewers, would only roll some out in late December and would focus on the wider summer rather than the showpiece AO.
The draw for the 2026 Davis Cup qualifiers was held in Bologna following Italy’s victory over Spain in the final. In the first round, Australia will be away to Ecuador, with the winner to face either Norway or Great Britain in the second round.
The first round qualifiers will be played on either February 6-7 or 7-8. The finals will again take place in Bologna next November.
https://www.olympics.com/en/news/tennis-2026-davis-cup-qualifiers-draw-route-to-final-8
Nine’s coverage of the United Cup commences next week.
Schedule so far revealed
Friday 2 January
Afternoon
On Day 1 at the RAC Arena in Perth, Spain take on Argentina. Live play from 1:00PM AEDT. Nine, 9Gem
Night
On Day 1 at the RAC Arena in Perth, Greece takes on Japan. Live play from 8:00PM AEDT. 9Gem
Saturday 3 January
Afternoon
On Day 2 of the United Cup at the RAC Arena in Perth, France take on Switzerland. Whilst at the Ken Rosewall
Arena in Sydney, Belgium faces off against China. Live play from 10:30AM AEDT. Nine
Night
On Day 2 of the United Cup at the RAC Arena in Perth, USA take on Argentina. Whilst at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Australia faces off against Norway. Live play continues from 7:00PM AEDT. 9Gem, Nine, 9Gem
Second week of United Cup on Nine and 9Gem. AEDT
Sunday, 4 January 2026
10:30 AM United Cup On Day 3 of the United Cup at the RAC Arena in Perth, Great Britain take on Japan. Whilst at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Germany faces off against Netherlands. Live play from 10:30AM AEDT.
07:00 PM United Cup On Day 3 of the United Cup at the RAC Arena in Perth, Italy take on Switzerland. Whilst at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Canada faces off against China. Live play continues from 7:00PM AEDT.
Monday, 5 January 2026
10:30 AM United Cup On Day 4 of the United Cup at the RAC Arena in Perth, USA take on Spain. Whilst at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Czechoslovakia faces off against Norway. Live play from 10:30AM AEDT.
07:00 PM United Cup On Day 4 of the United Cup at the RAC Arena in Perth, Great Britain take on Greece. Whilst at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Germany faces off against Poland . Live play continues from 7:00PM AEDT.
Tuesday, 6 January 2026
10:30 AM United Cup On Day 5 of the United Cup at the RAC Arena in Perth, Italy take on France. Whilst at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Canada faces off against Belgium. Live play from 10:30AM AEDT.
07:00 PM United Cup On Day 5 of the United Cup at the RAC Arena in Perth, Italy take on France. Whilst at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Australia faces off against Czechoslovakia. Live play continues from 7:00PM AEDT.
Wednesday, 7 January 2026
10:30 AM United Cup On Day 6 of the United Cup at the RAC Arena in Perth, the first Quarter Final. Whilst at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Poland faces off against Netherlands. Live play from 10:30AM AEDT.
08:00 PM United Cup On Day 6 of the United Cup at the RAC Arena in Perth, the second Quarter Final. Live play from 8:00PM AEDT.
Thursday, 8 January 2026
05:30 PM United Cup Day 7 - Quarter Finals - The United Cup is an international hard court tennis tournament featuring mixed-gender teams from 18 countries. Day 7 Quarter Finals of the United Cup at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Live play from 5:30PM AEDT.
07:30 PM United Cup Day 7 - Quarter Finals - The United Cup is an international hard court tennis tournament featuring mixed-gender teams from 18 countries. Day 7 Quarter Finals of the United Cup at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Live play continues from 7:30PM AEDT.
Friday, 9 January 2026
05:30 PM United Cup Day 8 - Quarter Finals - The United Cup is an international hard court tennis tournament featuring mixed-gender teams from 18 countries. Day 8 Quarter Finals of the United Cup at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Live play from 5:30PM AEDT.
07:30 PM United Cup Day 8 - Quarter Finals - The United Cup is an international hard court tennis tournament featuring mixed-gender teams from 18 countries. Day 8 Quarter Finals of the United Cup at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Live play continues from 7:30PM AEDT.
Saturday, 10 January 2026
10:30 AM United Cup Day 9 - Semi-Finals - The United Cup is an international hard court tennis tournament featuring mixed-gender teams from 18 countries. Day 9 Semi-Finals of the United Cup at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Live play continues from 10:30AM AEDT.
07:00 PM United Cup Day 9 - Semi-Finals - The United Cup is an international hard court tennis tournament featuring mixed-gender teams from 18 countries. Day 9 Semi-Finals of the United Cup at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Live play continues from 7:30PM AEDT.
The Brisbane International starts on On 9Go! from 4 January
12:00 PM Brisbane International - Day
06:00 PM Brisbane International - Night
Tournament schedule says night session begins not before 7.30pm AEDT. Bit too early?
Live play continues from the afternoon according to Nine. The Day and Night sessions are Nine’s codings.
Day 1 doesn’t have night session. Rest would be as normal. Just the way it’s been coded
Day 1 coveraged listed until 10pm.
The “night” coding continues at 6pm AEDT until Saturday’s semifinals. I checked 2024/25 schedule and they did the same practice.
Wonder how many day sessions ended up spilling over into the “night”.
Missed this from a month ago, a Daily Telegraph story looking at the major summer sports and battle for viewers between Seven and Nine, nothing particularly noteworthy I don’t think.
Paywalled, but I asked AI to provide an overview and it basically said the article apparently talked about how both networks rely on the programming to showcase promotion for upcoming 2026 shows in February which is crucial for ad dollars in a time of downturn.
LIVE AND FREE ON THE 9NETWORK FROM JAN 2-11
AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON 9NOW AND STAN SPORT
The best tennis players in the world will fight for international supremacy when the United Cup is served up on Nine from Friday, January 2.
18 nations will descend on Sydney and Perth for the annual mixed-teams event, with every game available live and free on the 9Network, with live coverage on demand on Stan Sport.
Headlining the draw is five of the world’s top 10 men and four of the world’s top 10 women, including Australia’s Alex de Minaur, Poland’s Iga Swiatek, defending champions from Team USA Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz, Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Great Britain’s Jack Draper.
Lining up in Perth is Japanese four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka and much loved Greek duo Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari.
Joining De Minaur on team Australia in Sydney will be our top ranked female Maya Joint. Each tie consists of one men’s singles match, one women’s singles match, and a mixed doubles match.
The tournament commentary line up will include Nine’s Jim Courier, Todd Woodbridge, Sam Smith and Casey Dellacqua and Brenton Speed.
The 9Network’s coverage will be hosted by Emma Lawrence, Michael Atkinson and Nick McArdle.
9Now has every match, every court, live and free with highlights of all matches.
Stan Sport is the only place to watch every match live and on demand.
Also see Nine schedule for market variations on NIne and 9Gem
Further information:
Waiting to see on Who’ll commenate on Brisbane and Adelaide Internationals?
LIVE AND FREE ON THE 9NETWORK FROM JAN 4-11
AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON 9NOW AND STAN SPORT
The Australian summer of tennis is ready to ignite when the biggest names in world tennis light up the 2026 Brisbane International, beginning Sunday, January 4, exclusively on 9Go! or to stream on 9Now and Stan Sport.
The revered singles warm-up event leading into the Australian Open will offer a heavyweight field featuring six grand slam champions, most notably women’s world no.1 Aryna Sabalenka, former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev and reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys.
Aussie tennis maverick Nick Kyrgios will line up as a wildcard for the men’s singles, while the men’s doubles entertainment machine that is the “Special K’s” will reunite when Thanasi Kokkinakis joins Kyrgios on court.
19-year-old excitement machine Joao Fonseca of Brazil, the always entertaining Frances Tiafoe and two time tournament winner Grigor Dimitrov will join the line up, while Aussies Alexei Popyrin, Daria Kasatkina and Emerson Jones lead the home charge to make the Brisbane International a must-watch showcase of top line tennis.
Nine will deliver every point giving fans unparalleled access to the tournament across multiple courts. Live and free-to-air coverage will be complemented by the dedicated streams on 9Now, ensuring viewers won’t miss a minute of the action, day or night.
The broadcast team will feature the biggest names in tennis, including Jelena Dokic and John Millman, offering expert analysis and insight straight from court side.
Featuring throughout the tournament in commentary will be Nine’s Jelena Dokic, John Millman, Tom Rehn and Peter Psaltis, hosted by Georgie Parker and Brett Phillips.
Nine Wide World of Sports tennis expert, John Millman, said: “The Brisbane International has become a crucial lead-in for players as they begin their preparations for the Australian Open. A star-studded field across the men’s and women’s events will ensure the Australian summer of tennis is kicked off in style.”
“Seven of the world’s top ten female players will be playing in Queensland’s capital, including defending champion and world number one Aryna Sabalenka, 2025 Wimbledon and US Open finalist Amanda Anisimova, and defending Australian Open champion Madison Keys.
“On the men’s side we see former world number one Daniil Medvedev, crowd favourite Grigor Dimitrov, one of the game’s hottest talents in Joao Fonseca, and after receiving a tournament wildcard the 2018 tournament champ Nick Kyrgios is back.”
9Now has every match, every court, live and free with highlights of all matches.
Stan Sport is the only place to watch every match live and on demand.
I’ll be attending the Brisbane international next week on the 8th
Very small studio they’re using.
