How to watch 2024 US Open Tennis live for free: Schedule and streaming (2024)

The fourth and final ATP Grand Slam of the year is here; the 2024 US Open is officially underway in Queens.

2023’s men’s singles champion Novak Djokovic returns to defend his title just weeks after taking home Olympic gold; if he repeats at this year’s US Open, he’ll win a record 25th Grand Slam title. Djokovic is the second seed at the bottom of the men’s singles draw, while the No. 1 seed is Jannick Sinner, who avoided suspension despite a positive drug test.

It’s been 21 years since an American man has won a Grand Slam, but No. 13 seed Ben Shelton could change that. The 21-year-old, who appeared in last year’s semifinal with a 149 mph serve, is seen as the USA’s best bet at snapping the Grand Slam drought.

In the women’s draw, defending champion Coco Gauff is a player to watch in the No. 3 seed; Iga Swiatek is ranked No. 1, with Aryna Sabalenka at No. 2.

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ESPN+ will be the go-to streamer for this year’s US Open; you’ll be able to stream every match there, but daily coverage will also air on ESPN, ESPN 2 and ABC.

2024 bUS Open dates: When is the US Open 2024?

The US Open officially began today, August 26, and will end on Sunday, September 8.

Where is US Open 2024 being played?

As it has every year since 1987, the US Open is held on the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, NY.

What TV channel is the US Open on?

The US Open 2024 will air across ESPN, ESPN2, ABC. To see what’s airing when, check out ESPN’s schedule or see below for the schedule at a glance.

The TV broadcasts will bounce between matches, highlighting the tournament’s best players, but every single match of the 2024 US Open will stream on ESPN+. If seeing every match in full is important to you, you’ll definitely want to subscribe to ESPN+.

How to watch the US Open 2024 for free:

ESPN+ doesn’t offer a free trial, so if you want to watch the US Open for free, taking advantage of a live TV streaming services with a free trial will be the best way to watch it for free.

Our favorite live TV streaming service is DIRECTV Stream, which comes with a five-day free trial. DIRECTV Stream is also running its best-price-ever promotion right now, so your first three months will be $49.99/month, down from $79.99/month.

Other ways to watch Wimbledon 2024:

As we noted above, you can watch every match, including some exclusive ones, on ESPN+. ESPN+ costs $10.99/month, but you can also subscribe to one of our favorite streaming bundles and get ESPN+ with Disney+ and Hulu for 14.99/month.

Wimbledon 2024 TV schedule:

In addition to all of the televised matches listed below, livestreams of all courts will be available to stream daily from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+ through the semifinal round. All finals will also air on ESPN+, in addition to the channel listed below.

First round

August 26

• Daytime matches, 12:00 to 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Primetime at the US Open: Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Primetime at the US Open: Louis Armstrong Stadium, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2

August 27

• Daytime matches, 12:00 to 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Primetime at the US Open: Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN

Second round

August 28

• Daytime matches, 12:00 to 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Primetime at the US Open: Arthur Ashe Stadium, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Primetime at the US Open: Louis Armstrong Stadium, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2

August 29

• Daytime matches, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Matches continued, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2
• Primetime at the US Open: Second Round, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2

August 30

• Daytime matches, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Matches continued, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2
• Primetime at the US Open: Third Round, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2

August 31

• Daytime matches, 12:00 to 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2
• Primetime at the US Open: Third Round, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2

September 1

• Round of 16, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Round of 16 continued, 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. ET on ABC
• Round of 16 continued, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2
• Primetime at the US Open: Round of 16, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2

September 2

• Round of 16, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Primetime at the US Open: Round of 16, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2

September 3

• Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Primetime at the US Open: Quarterfinals, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN

September 4

• Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Primetime at the US Open: Quarterfinals, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN

September 5

• Mixed doubles championship, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2
• Women’s singles semifinals, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET on ESPN

September 6

• Women’s doubles championship, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2
• Men’s singles semifinal #1, 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. ET on ESPN
• Men’s singles semifinal #2, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. ET on ESPN

September 7

• Men’s doubles championship, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET on ESPN3/ESPN+
• Women’s singles championship, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN

September 8

• Men’s singles championship, 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. ET on ABC

US Open Prize Purse:

The total prize money for the 2024 US Open is $75 million. Men’s and women’s doubles champions will receive $750,000 and mixed doubles champions will receive $200,000. On the singles side, champions will take home $3.6m, with runners-up getting $1.8m. The further breakdown looks like this:

• Semifinalists:$1m
• Quarterfinalists:$530,000
• Round of 16:$325,000
• Third round:$215,000
• Second round:$140,000
• First round:$100,000

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