Not true. While the bulk of coverage is on ESPN, ABC has some coverage on the opening and middle Sundays, as well as the Men’s Final.
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To be fair, that only changed last year after a number of years with the final not being on FTA over there.
Mind you, it’s all a different beast over there anyways.
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They have already interrupted the start of the 6pm news at least, multiple times in the past. Such as when a thrilling or marathon 5 set match was close to concluding, especially if involving an Australian. One that does come to mind was for Dylan Alcott’s final match IIRC, which was a lauded move and I recall it ended up rating something like 1m metro too.
It should start at 7pm with 5 minutes for broadcasters to intro it.
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And no Australian male player has won it since then 
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From the corrections section of ABC website
ABC News: On 2 February ABC News reported that Australian Open champion Carlos Alcaraz was the youngest player in history to complete the career Grand Slam. That was incorrect, Steffi Graf was younger when she completed her career Grand Slam at the age of 19.
Ombudsman’s report
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Ecuador defeated Australia 3-1 in the first round of Davis Cup World Group in Quito. After Ecuador won the first two singles matches on a rainy interrupted Saturday, the home side claimed the tie with a straight sets victory in the doubles rubber on Sunday. Jason Kubler won the reverse singles dead rubber for Australia.
Ecuador will face Great Britain away in the second round in mid September, with the winner to join six other second round winners and defending champion Italy in the finals in November.
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Reporter blooper:
The things that go on in tennis BTS. Sebastian Korda after beating Flavio Cobolli in Delray Beach:
Video
"you have played flavio three times, you had sex, success, with him all three times, why have you had such success against"
— Emily (@sportyandhot) February 21, 2026
Sebi Korda: "Well, he is a good looking guy..." pic.twitter.com/cCj2PurGSC
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Who shockingly got bundled out in R1 at this year’s Aus Open, reportedly suffering a stomach upset. A rising star, now World No. 20. Australia was introduced to him a couple of years ago in a prime time arena match at the AO against an Australian from memory in an early round.
Australia’s top-ranked woman, Maya Joint, will spearhead the qualifying tie against Great Britain at Melbourne Park – home of the Australian Open – on April 10 and 11, with the winner advancing to the eight-country finals in China in September.
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Now, ATX Open, a WTA 250 tournament, has come up with a unique solution to the problems - a Rage Room. The players will have access to a private room without camera watching them and they can freely express their frustrations without worrying about being going viral in a weak moment. The move is a first in a WTA or ATP tournament with an aim to provide the players proper space to deal with their raw emotions.
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Wtf
Red: explosions
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) March 3, 2026
Blue: tennis tournament
13km away https://t.co/s3eAXmYlV4 pic.twitter.com/HDqwWmN7no
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Luke and Daria Saville are celebrating the safe arrival of their first child.
The proud parents shared a series of photos of their baby boy Louie on social media.
“Say hi to Louie Alex Saville
6 March 2026,” the caption said.
The Saville family will now celebrate birthdays on consecutive days with Daria turning 32 on March 5.
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An epic upset in the Indian Wells semifinal. He’ll face Sinner in the final.
Women’s final is simply a rematch of 2026 AO.
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Alcaraz is human after all .He’s not going to win every match he plays in.
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