Overview
- First ball is Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in Melbourne (09:30 CET / 3:30 a.m. ET) on Rod Laver Arena, with coverage on ESPN/Disney+ and Tennis TV in the Americas and DAZN/Eurosport in Spain.
- Novak Djokovic reached the final by outlasting Jannik Sinner in five sets over about 4 hours 10 minutes and now targets an 11th Australian Open title and an all‑time record 25th major.
- Carlos Alcaraz advanced after a 5‑hour‑27‑minute marathon against Alexander Zverev, overcoming cramps and vomiting, and he has already become the youngest man to reach finals at all four Slams.
- The head‑to‑head stands at 5–4 in Djokovic’s favor ahead of their 10th meeting and fifth final, with Alcaraz winning the 2023 and 2024 Wimbledon finals and Djokovic taking the 2023 Cincinnati and 2024 Olympic finals.
- The winner will receive US$2,697,500 and the runner‑up US$1,397,500, according to the tournament’s published prize money.