Novak Djokovic, the world's No. 1 and 2012 Australian Open champion defends his title against Andy Murray, the world's No. 3., Sunday evening in Australia as the first grand slam of the year will be settled. Here we have the TV schedule for all those who are wondering the time of the match and where they can catch the action live or prerecorded. 

Djokovic is not only the 2012 Australian Open champion, but he's chasing history on Sunday as he attempts to win it for the third consecutive time. Djokovic captured the title in 2011 as well, winning it 2013 will make him the first male tennis player to win it three consecutive times. 

Being ranked No. 1 means Djokovic is the best and Murray will attempt to challenge this by winning his second consecutive grand slam title. Murray captured his first major after defeating Djokovic in September at the 2012 U.S. Open. Win today, and Murray could begin a small streak of his own. 

With the absence of Rafael Nadal, who's been out with injuries, Murray stands a chance to win. He continued his dominance over Roger Federer after defeating him in the Men's Singles semifinals. Murray has a career record of 11-9 against Federer. 

Now, check out the TV schedule for this match: 

Date: Sunday, Jan. 27 

Where to Watch: ESPN 

Time: 3 a.m. ET/7 p.m. EDT

The time differential between Australia and the east coast of the United States is vast, it's approximately 16 hours. This schedule is perfect for teenagers since they love to stay up late rummaging online and chatting on their phones. Well parents, you can have them stay up, watch the game and tell you what happens the next day.

ESPN2 will be carrying encore presentations. 

For those not willing to stay awake, we all know people have to go to church the next day, ESPN2 will carry a rerun at 9 a.m. ET. If that's still too early for you, ESPN2 will have another showing of the match at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Check out our predictions of this matchup.