2026 Brisbane International on Channel 9 offers star studded line-up – 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.
2026 BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL FROM JANUARY 4 LIVE AND FREE ON 9GO!
STREAM EVERY MATCH FREE ON 9NOW
EVERY MATCH STREAMED LIVE AND ON DEMAND ON STAN SPORT
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2026 Brisbane International on Channel 9 offers star studded line-up
