How to watch Australian Open live stream for free from anywhere: Raducanu, Djokovic, Gauff, Osaka, Alcaraz, and more
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The first tennis grand slam of the year is here, and we're all set to show you how to watch the Australian Open for free from anywhere in the world. From round one to the finals. Singles, doubles, wheelchairs, juniors, Legends - we've got you covered for every serve.
You'll find all the links and tips below to catch all of this for free from an Australian TV network, along with a guide on how to tune in from outside the land down under. There are some affordable paid options if free isn't your thing, with only a month of ESPN+ required in the US at just eleven bucks. Folks in Canada and the UK, we've found the cheapest options for you, too, or we can help you tune into that free Australian coverage.
If you're not in Australia, you'll need a VPN to get around geo-restrictions. These virtual private networks simulate your viewing device's location to allow you to stream feeds on international sites you'd otherwise be unable to play. We'll give you the rundown on how to do it below. The VPN we recommend can be used for many other streaming opportunities, like free African Cup of Nations footy, and you'll be able to use it for free Six Nations rugby next month, too.
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Alcaraz and Djokovic will be the favorites for the men's title by a considerable distance, in all honesty. But the women's series is the most competitive and electric lineup we've seen in a Grand Slam in years. Emma Raducanu is finally back after a rotten run of luck with injuries, along with fellow US Open winners Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka - the latter only just had a baby in July! Not to mention, superstars like Swiatek, Sabalenka, Jabeur, and more are all competing.
How to watch Australian Open live streams free from anywhere
If you want free access to all of this year's Australian Open, then there's an excellent option direct from the source on the Australian 9Now streaming service. We reached out to confirm if they were showing every match online, and they said every court would be streamed throughout the tournament.
That's excellent news, but if you're not actually in Australia, you'll need a VPN to tune in, as you'll get a geoblock error page and an "access is not available in your area" message without one. Don't worry; we've been getting around geo-restrictions like this for years. VPNs virtually change your device's location, so apps and websites think you're connecting from servers within a specified country, just like the local viewers.
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How to watch the Australian Open with a VPN
- Sign up for a VPN if you don't have one.
- Install it on the device you're using to watch the game.
- Turn it on and set it to Australia.
- Go to 9Now.
- Sign in/create a free login.
- Watch the Australian Open.
How to watch the Australian Open in the USA
ESPN has the rights to live stream the Australian Open in the USA. While many of the matches will be split across cable channels like ESPN and ESPN 2 (110 hours, no less), we'd recommend picking up ESPN+ instead, as the streaming service will have over 1,300 hours of coverage and over 650 main draw matches across singles, doubles, juniors, wheelchair, and the Legends matches. Tune in daily from 7 p.m. ET to catch all the action.
ESPN+ is only $10.99 a month, and you're looking at more than double that for one of the Sling packages with the mainline ESPN channels. And even then, it might be missing one of the matches you want to watch. Likewise, with Fubo, where you're looking at an enormous $85 a month for the required tier and still not getting as much coverage as ESPN+.
The ESPN+ option is by far the cheapest official option in the US. If you're outside of the US and are thinking of diving in via a VPN, just be aware that you'll need a US payment method to pay for it, but if you can get around that, then the same VPN we mentioned above will let you stream ESPN+.
If you have a VPN, though, you might as well watch the free coverage from Australia that we mentioned earlier.
How to watch the Australian Open in the UK
You'll find the Australian Open live streams on Eurosport in the UK. If you don't already have that channel in your TV channel package, you can get it on its own via the Discovery + streaming service. Handily, you can also add Discovery+ as a bolt-on to your Amazon Prime Video subscription. You'll want to grab the middle Standard tier at £6.99 per month, as that's the one with Eurosport. You're free to cancel at any time.
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