Here’s the headline: Eurosport is your main ticket. They’ve been doing this for ages, and they’re pretty good at it. You’ll need a subscription to Discovery+, which now bundles all the Eurosport channels.
Yes, it costs money. But think of it this way: that’s about the price of a single overpriced coffee in London. Except you get two weeks of tennis marathons. Not a bad trade, honestly.
Discovery+ has multiple streams. So while Ivo Karlovic is serving aces on one court, you can watch a three-hour baseline rally on another. It’s glorious chaos. Seriously, it’s the closest you’ll get to being at Melbourne Park without the jet lag and sunburn.
But Wait—Is There Free Tennis?
Hold your horses, because yes! The BBC usually snags the rights to the finals. We’re talking the men’s and women’s singles finals, maybe the semis if you’re lucky. That means you can watch the biggest matches on BBC iPlayer or BBC One for the grand sum of zero pounds.
But here’s the catch: the BBC only shows a tiny slice of the tournament. If you want to watch the early rounds, the doubles, or the crazy night sessions under the lights, you’re back to Eurosport. So if you’re a casual fan, the BBC is fine. But if you’re a tennis addict? You need the full-fat subscription, my friend.
And let’s be real: the time difference is the real villain here. The Australian Open starts around midnight UK time. Yes, midnight. That means you have two options: embrace the vampire lifestyle or record everything and avoid spoilers.
