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Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The 2020 Australian Open is underway in Melbourne with the world's best tennis players vying for a Grand Slam title. Australian time is 16 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, but you can still tune in live to the best matchups.
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American teen phenom Cori "Coco" Gauff and former world No. 1 Venus Williams had the most high-profile matchup of the first round, with the 15-year-old Florida native delivering her second victory against Williams in a Grand Slam.
Serena Williams is the best bet to win the women's circuit, according to Caesars. Williams is a +275 bet to win it all in Melbourne. World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has the second-best odds, at +650. Naomi Osaka (+750), Karoline Pliskova (+800) and Simona Halep (+1000) round the top five female favorites.
Rafael Nadal is the men's favorite (-100) to win the 2020 Australian Open, according to Bovada, despite having just one title at the Grand Slam during his decorated career. Defending champion Novak Djokovic has the second-best odds at +300. Dominic Thiem (+400), Stefanos Tsitsipas (+1400) and Alexander Zverev (+2000) are also in the top-five as favorites to win the tournament.
The matches are being broadcasted on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN+
Key second round matches
Match order at Rod Laver Arena starting at 7 p.m. EST Tuesday
Petra Kvitova vs. Paula Badosa
Ashleigh Barty vs. Polona Hercog
Tatsuma Ito vs. Novak Djokovic
Match order at Margaret Court Arena starting at 7 p.m. EST Tuesday
Naomi Osaka vs. Saisai Zheng
Caroline Wozniacki vs. Dayana Yastermska
Match order at Melbourne Arena starting not before 8:50 p.m. EST Tuesday
Cori "Coco" Gauff vs. Sorana Cirstea
Stefanos Tsirsipas vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber
Match order at Rod Laver Arena starting at 3 a.m. EST Wednesday
Tamara Zidansek vs. Serena Williams
Filip Krajinovic vs. Roger Federer
