Jack Draper is in action at the Australian Open on Friday, playing Aleksandar Vukic; Jacob Fearnley out after losing to Alexander Zverev; Katie Boulter falls to defeat against Veronika Kudermetova on

ESPN holds the rights for live coverage of the Australian Open in the US, with coverage spread out across both ESPN and ESPN2. If you don't have a cable or satellite TV subscription, you can watch the tennis tournament with a live TV streaming service. All five of the major services offer ESPN.

The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form

So, apparently, is watching the actual action on a TV, laptop or phone. The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form. The year's first Grand Slam tournament,

Tennis Australia has followed the lead of a number of other sports by animating their players in a video game-esque format. In this case, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff et al look like characters from Wii Tennis.

Keen to know who is playing in the Australian Open today?Friday ushers in the first batch of third-round singles matches in Melbourne, with plenty of exciting ties scheduled. The likes of Aryna Sabalenka,

The Australian Open is one of the world's four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. Held annually in Melbourne, Australia, this tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam events each year, preceding the French Open,