You're probably thinking there's a typo in that title. "Women's Singles Final" and Serena Williams isn't mentioned? Well that's right. It's all about Victoria Azarenka and Li Na in the Australian Open 2013 Women's Singles Finals. Check out when they play and where you can watch them in action from home.
Now, ESPN is going to be nice to everybody. They will be showing the Australian Open Women's Singles Final three times. Here are the times and where to watch for all of them.
Date: Saturday, Jan. 26 in Australia
Time: (LIVE) 3 a.m. ET/7 p.m. EDT
Where to Watch: ESPN
Time: 9 a.m. ET/1 a.m. EDT
Where to Watch: ESPN 2
Time: 10 p.m. ET/ 2p.m. EDT
Where to Watch: ESPN 2
Yes, for those who just took interest in watching the Australian Open, the time differential is a killer. In reality, Saturday afternoon in Australia is Friday night in the U.S. So when it's 3 a.m. in the U.S., it's 7 p.m. in Australia. The time differential is 16 hours between Australia and the east coast of the U.S.
For those who are going to be out on Friday night, they can run home and watch the remainder of the live match. If you would prefer to watch the pre-recorded version, then you can wake up early Saturday morning to watch the match and if you couldn't catch it the second time, then go for the 10 p.m. showing and arrive to your friend's party a little later.
Na is on a tear and surprised many after defeating Maria Sharapova. She comes into the finals ranked sixth in Women's Singles. As for Azarenka, she would have to win to keep her No. 1 ranking, but she is No. 1 nonetheless.
For Na, it's her third Finals appearance at a grand slam tournament. She was a runner up in 2011 at the Australian Open and won at the French Open that same year.
Azarenka will attempt to defend her 2012 Australian Open title Saturday night in Australia.
