The US Open is traditionally the last of the four Grand Slam tournaments in the tennis year. This year, the tournament began on Monday, August 26, and runs until Sunday, September 8, 2024.
Of course, it is important for all German tennis fans who do not have the opportunity to travel to the USA to watch the tournament on TV and stream. After the rights to this have been in the hands of the free TV broadcaster for years, Eurosport In 2023, the paid streaming service provider Sportdeutschland.TV the broadcast of the tennis tournament. This year the offer will be supplemented by additional channels.
Would you like to know exactly where you can watch the matches in the US Open 2024 schedule live and whether it is also free? We have all the information about the live broadcast of the US Open 2024 on TV and stream and also answer the question of whether there will be a free TV broadcast.
Broadcast of the US Open 2024 on TV and stream: Will the tournament be available on free TV?
The broadcast of the US Open 2024 is primarily in the hands of the paid streaming provider Sportdeutschland.TV. Since last year, it has had the main license for broadcasting the tournament and can therefore show all games on its own online platform. The payment model of Sportdeutschland.TV differs from comparable providers because instead of setting up a subscription with a monthly payment, you buy so-called passes for individual sporting events. There is also a pass for the US Open, which you can buy for 20 euros and which gives you the opportunity to watch all of the tennis tournament's matches live. There is also the option of buying passes for the individual matches for 5 euros each if you only want to watch a few specific games.
This allowed Sportdeutschland.TV some well-known tennis experts to broadcast the tournament; among them are Boris Becker, who has won six Grand Slam titles in the course of his career, and Mischa Zverev, German tennis player and brother of Alexander Zverev.
Sportdeutschland.TV is not the only provider involved in the broadcast of the US Open in 2024: The pay-TV channel Heaven has secured broadcasting rights for some parties through a sublicense. These will be broadcast on pay-TV and in paid live streams on Sky Go, Sky Q and Sky WOW According to the broadcaster, “the best matches of the day” will be shown on the linear channel Sky Sports Tennis In addition, the games on the Centre Court will also be broadcast on an additional Heaven Sender transferred, mainly to Sky Sports 1The stream also gives you access to additional matches that are not shown on the linear channel.
However, all options for watching the tennis tournament live are subject to payment. There is also no broadcast on free TV.
US Open 2024: The most important information at a glance
Here is an overview of the most important information about the US Open:
- WhenDuration: 26 August to 8 September 2024
- Where: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York
- TV broadcast: Heaven
- Live stream: Sportdeutschland.TV, Sky
Winners of previous years at the US Open
In 2024, well-known tennis players will once again be fighting for victory at the US Open. In the women's category, for example, last year's winner Coco Gauff will be there, as well as Iga Swiatek, who won the tournament in 2022. In the men's category, Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev will be taking part. Djokovic just won the gold medal in the men's singles at the Olympic Games in Paris. Carlos Alcaraz got the silver medal wrong here. Tennis star Rafael Nadal, who won the US Open in 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2019, has cancelled his participation in this year's edition of the tournament.
For many professional players, winning one of the Grand Slam tournaments is the highlight of their career. The following players have managed to travel home with the winner's trophy in the past ten years:
Women:
- 2023: Coco Gauff
- 2022: Iga Swiatek
- 2021: Emma Raducanu
- 2020: Naomi Osaka
- 2019: Bianca Andreescu
- 2018: Naomi Osaka
- 2017: Sloane Stephens
- 2016: Angelique Kerber
- 2015: Flavia Pennetta
- 2014: Serena Williams
Men:
- 2023: Novak Djokovic
- 2022: Carlos Alcaraz
- 2021: Daniil Medvedev
- 2020: Dominic Thiem
- 2019: Rafael Nadal
- 2018: Novak Djokovic
- 2017: Rafael Nadal
- 2016: Stan Wawrinka
- 2015: Novak Djokovic
- 2014: Marin Cilic
