Australian Open 2012 Schedule: Jan. 16 TV Schedule, Matches and Bracket Guide

The Australian Open kicks off tomorrow morning and will showcase a number of stars that will be competing for the first major of the year.

This is the 100th anniversary of the men’s tournament down in Melbourne, and the winner is set to receive a specially made one-off medallion.

Tournament director Craig Tiley is quite excited about the event.

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“We are really looking forward to presenting the winner of the 100th Australian Open men’s singles championships winner with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup and a specially struck commemorative medal,” Tiley said. 
“Tennis has a rich history, nowhere more so than in Australia, and the players respect the traditions and enjoy celebrating the milestones of our great sport.”

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It’s going to be an incredible tournament with the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and 2011 champion Novak Djokovic competing for their first Grand Slam title in 2012.

The first day boasts tons of matches with awesome action, so keep reading on to see who is playing in the men’s singles tournament and where to catch the excitement.

You can watch all the matches on ESPN 2 and live stream most of them on ESPN3, and here is a list of television stations that will be covering the event for those readers who are outside of the United States.

11:00 a.m

Bernard Tomic vs. Fernando Verdasco

Adrian Mannarino vs. Juan Martin Del Potro

Alex Kuznetsov vs. Rafael Nadal

Alexandr Dolgopolov vs. Greg Jones

Tomas Berdych vs. Albert Ramos

Stanislas Wawrinka vs. Benoit Paire

Marcos Baghdatis vs. Benjamin Becker

Mardy Fish vs. Gilles Muller

John Isner vs. Benjamin Mitchell

Albert Montanes vs. Pere Riba

Olivier Rochus vs. Bjorn Phau

Lukasz Kubot vs. Nicolas Almagro

Phillip Kohlschreiber vs. Juan Monaco

Frederick Nielsen vs. Kevin Anderson

Tommy Haas vs. Denis Kudla

Jeremy Chardy vs. Grigor Dimitrov

Sergly Stakhovsky vs. Illya Marchenko

Eric Prodon vs. Andreas Beck

James Ward vs. Blaz Kavcic

Carlos Berlocq vs. Jesse Huta Galung

Peter Gojowczyk vs. Donald Young

Rik De Voest vs. Yen-Hsun Lu

Leonardo Mayer vs. Feliciano Lopez

Alejandro Falla vs. Fabio Fognini

Jurgen Melzer vs. Ivo Karlovic

Ivan Ljubcic vs. Lukas Lacko

Flavio Cipolla vs. Nikolay Davydenko

Tobias Kamke vs. Victor Hanescu

7:00 p.m.

Alexander Kudryavtsev vs. Roger Federer

Jarkko Nieminen vs. David Nalbandian