How To Watch The US Open Tennis Tournament: Livestream, Channels And More

Game, set, match! Taking place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the 2024 US Open is swinging for the stars. The qualifiers kicked off on Monday (Aug. 19), and Alicia Keys‘ “Kaleidoscope” — a song from her new Broadway musical Hell’s Kitchen — was adopted as this year’s theme song.

For those who tuned into last year’s tourney, Novak Djokovic of Serbia earned his 24th Grand Slam title. Meanwhile, American Coco Gauff — who won her first Grand Slam title at only 19 years old last year — joined LeBron James in serving as the U.S.’s flag bearers at this year’s Olympic games in Paris. This year’s games in Flushing, Queens mark the 144th annual US Open.

Want to take a swing at checking out the US Open from your own couch?

Before you cause a racket attempting to figure out how to watch the annual tournament, take a look DECIDER’s guide to watching the US Open live. Here’s everything you need to know.

How to watch the 2024 U.S. Open live:

According to the tournament’s official website, the following ESPN networks will be offering coverage:

• ESPN
• ESPN2
• ABC
• ESPN Deportes (in Spanish)

Tennis fans can also check out the domestic broadcasting schedule for further information. ESPN+, ESPN3, and the ESPN app will also be streaming more than 1,000 hours of coverage.

The best way to stream all of the US Open without cable is DIRECTV Stream, which offers all of the networks airing US Open coverage, for just $49.99/month for your first three months after a five-day free trial.

ESPN covered Fan Week as well, which ran through Aug. 25 and offered fans free access to the grounds.

The US Open app and website (USOpen.org) will also feature recaps of matches, analysis, behind-the-scenes videos, pictures, and highlights of the tournament.