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As the undisputed home of premier tennis in Canada, TSN has the court covered throughout the entire 2014 season, serving up exclusive coverage of Grand Slam tennis, beginning with the AUSTRALIAN OPEN and continuing with the FRENCH OPEN, WIMBLEDON, and U.S. OPEN. TSN.ca has exclusive bonus online coverage of the AUSTRALIAN OPEN throughout the early rounds of the tournament, including full live streaming of select matches. In addition, TSN Digital platforms keep tennis fans up-to-date on all the latest news, highlights, scores, and stats from Melbourne Park. French-language coverage of the AUSTRALIAN OPEN is available on RDS and RDS2. Fans can follow Canadians Milos Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard at the AUSTRALIAN OPEN on TSN and TSN2, while TSN.ca and SPORTSCENTRE have all the highlights as the up-and-coming stars compete down under. As the top-ranked Canadian and winner of the 2013 Lionel Conacher Award for Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year, Raonic looks to continue his steady rise in the ATP rankings, and arrives at the 2014 AUSTRALIAN OPEN on the heels of a run to the fourth round in the 2013 U.S. OPEN. Entering her second season of Grand Slam events, Bouchard looks to build on a successful 2013 season that saw her win multiple awards, including WTA Newcomer of the Year, Tennis Canadas female player of the year, and the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award for Canadas female athlete of the year. Defending champion Novak Djokovic returns to Melbourne Park to compete for an unprecedented fourth consecutive AUSTRALIAN OPEN title. The star-studded mens field also includes 2013 WIMBLEDON champion Andy Murray, four-time AUSTRALIAN OPEN winner Roger Federer and current World #1 player Rafael Nadal. The womens side features 17-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, who is coming off victories at the 2013 FRENCH OPEN and U.S. OPEN. The field also includes 2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN champ Victoria Azarenka, who successfully defennded her first Grand Slam title at last years tournament, and World #3-ranked player Maria Sharapova.dddddddddddd. TSN and TSN2s broadcast schedule* for the 2014 AUSTRALIAN OPEN is as follows:Sunday, Jan. 12• 7 p.m. ET - Early Round Coverage: Day #1 (TSN2) Monday, Jan. 13• 3 a.m. ET – Early Round Coverage: Day #1 (TSN2; encore at 1 p.m. ET on TSN)• 9:30 p.m. ET – Early Round Coverage: Day #2 (TSN) Tuesday, Jan. 14• 3 a.m. ET – Early Round Coverage: Day #2 (TSN; encore at 1 p.m. ET on TSN)• 9 p.m. ET – Early Round Coverage: Day #3 (TSN2) Wednesday, Jan. 15• 3 a.m. ET – Early Round Coverage: Day #3 (TSN2; encore at 1 p.m. ET on TSN)• 10 p.m. ET – Early Round Coverage: Day #4 (TSN) Thursday, Jan. 16• 3 a.m. ET – Early Round Coverage: Day #4 (TSN; encore at 1 p.m. ET on TSN2)• 11 p.m. ET – Early Round Coverage: Day #5 (TSN2) Friday, Jan. 17• 3 a.m. ET – Early Round Coverage: Day #5 (TSN2; encore at 1 p.m. ET on TSN2) • 9 p.m. ET – Early Round Coverage: Day #6 (TSN2) Saturday, Jan. 18• 3 a.m. ET – Early Round Coverage: Day #6 (TSN2; encore at 12 noon ET on TSN2)• 9 p.m. ET – Round of 16 (TSN2) Sunday, Jan. 19• 3 a.m. ET – Round of 16 (TSN2; encore at 3 p.m. ET on TSN2) • 10 p.m. ET – Round of 16 (TSN2) Monday, Jan. 20• 3 a.m. ET – Round of 16 (TSN; encore at 1:30 p.m. ET on TSN)• 9 p.m. ET – Mens and Womens Quarter-Finals (TSN) Tuesday, Jan. 21• 3 a.m. ET – Mens and Womens Quarter-Finals (TSN; encore at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN)• 9:30 p.m. ET – Mens and Womens Quarter-Finals (TSN) Wednesday, Jan. 22• 3:30 a.m. ET – Mens and Womens Quarter-Finals (TSN; encore at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN) • 9:30 p.m. ET – Womens Semifinals (TSN) Thursday, Jan. 23• 3:30 a.m. ET – Mens Semifinal #1 (TSN; encore at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN) Friday, Jan. 24• 3:30 a.m. ET – Mens Semifinal #2 (TSN; encore at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN) Saturday, Jan. 25• 3 a.m. ET – Womens Final (TSN; encore at 12:30 p.m. ET on TSN) Sunday, Jan. 26• 3 a.m. ET – Mens Final (TSN; encore at 12 noon ET on TSN) *Schedule subject to change ' ' '