To digress, to watch the Australian Open live on a free channel, you need access to 9Now or Servus TV. As English-speaking people, we prefer 9Now. However, if you’re German, Servus TV will be fine. 9Now and Servus TV are their countries’ property, so they can broadcast only within their borders.

In the U.S., the Australian Open will air across ESPN, with the entirety of the tournament streaming on ESPN+ for Unlimited subscribers. Select tournament coverage will also air on ESPN2, before moving to ESPN for the semifinals and beyond.

The Australian Open opens the 2026 tennis season with two weeks of nonstop action from Melbourne featuring the world’s best players.

By defeating Djokovic in the Australian Open final, Alcaraz denied the Serbian player from achieving an all-time record of 25 grand slam singles titles