In tennis, the Australian Open is the first Grand Slam event of the year. The Southern Hemisphere has all the information you need to watch the midsummer hardcourt action without ever having to turn on the TV.
ESPN has the rights to show the Australian Open, so people with cable or satellite can stream through the ESPN website. Service like Hulu With Live TV and YouTube TV let you watch games if you've cut the cord.
You will need a computer, a phone or device designed for streaming, a fast internet connection, and the right TV streaming app to watch the Australian Open.
People with cable or satellite can watch the whole Australian Open for free on WatchESPN, but people who don't have a cable or satellite subscription have other choices. The best way to watch the Australian Open if you've cut the cord is to sign up for a TV streaming plan that has ESPN.
Streaming TV services let you watch live TV, just like cable services do. The only change is that you stream it on a computer, phone, or other device that can stream videos over the internet. In other words, you can watch the Australian Open if you have a TV streaming service that has ESPN.
If you want to watch the Australian Open, you should make sure that the video service you choose has ESPN. If you want to watch the Australian Open online, these are the most famous services:
Sling TV: If all you care about is the Australian Open, pick the Orange or Orange & Blue plan. They come with ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN3. For even more stations, check out the Orange & Blue plan.
With the base plan for YouTube TV, you get both ESPN and ESPN2.
With Hulu with Live TV, you can watch ESPN and ESPN2. There are no complicated plans or add-ons to deal with.
DirecTV Now: All plans come with both ESPN and ESPN2, but this is a pretty pricey choice.
People who have cable or satellite can stream the Australian Open on ESPN.com or the WatchESPN app instead of watching it on TV. Subscribers to the official ESPN site can watch free streams and shows that have already been taped.
A web browser like Chrome or Firefox is needed to use WatchESPN on a computer or laptop that runs Windows, macOS, or Linux. For this to work, you also need a fast internet connection and the login information for a cable or satellite TV account.
Laptops and desktop computers are the best ways to use the WatchESPN website, but you can also get to it from your phone, tablet, game machine, and streaming devices like Roku and Apple TV. You need to get the ESPN app and put it on your device for that to work.
To watch the Australian Open on WatchESPN, you'll need the following apps:
ESPN on Google Play for Android
NBA 2K on the App Store for iOS
Amazon devices: you can get ESPN from the Amazon App Store
Roku: You can watch ESPN on Roku
ESPN on the PlayStation Store for PS4
NFL on Xbox One at the Microsoft Store
Reference:
https://ausopenschedule.com/