The Western & Southern Open is about to start with Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem leading the men’s side and Karolina Pliskova and Sofia Kenin being the top seeds on the women’s. The event will take place with no fans with the draw ceremony taking place on Thursday the 20th of August.
How to watch live and with Online Streaming
ATP channels
The ATP and the WTA have different agreements. Being an ATP1000 the Western & Southern Open can be watched on Tennis TV all over the world in online streaming or for free on bet365 (conditions apply and for selected countries).
Here the list of the broadcasts that will air the event per country.
United States
- Tennis Channel
- ESPN (Canada, Cincinnati)
CanadaÂ
- Tennis Canada/Rogers Sportsnet
- TSN
Australia and New Zealand
- ESPN International
United Kingdom
- Amazon Prime Video
Europe
Albania – Supersport
Andorra
– Sogecable/Telefonica (Movistar)
– TVE (Siccative)
Austria – Sky Deutschland
Belgium
– BeTV
– Telenet (Play Sports)
Bosnia & Herzegovina – United Media (IKO Sportklub)
Bulgaria – MTEL/A1
Croatia – United Media (IKO Sportklub)
Cyprus – CYTA
Czech Republic – Tolano (Digi Sport)
Denmark – Modern Times Group (TV3)
Finland – MTV3
France
– Eurosport
– Canal+
Georgia
– Silk Media
– Adjara
Germany – Sky Deutschland
Greece – Hellenic (OTE TV)
Hungary – RCS & RDS (Digisport)
Italy – Sky Italia
Kosovo – Supersport
Lichtenstein – Sky Deutschland
Luxembourg
– BeTV
– Sky Deutschland
Montenegro – United Media (IKO Sportklub)
The Netherlands – Fox Sports
North Macedonia – United Media (IKO Sportklub)
Norway – Modern Times Group (Viaplay)
Poland – Polsat
Portugal – Sport TV
Romania – RCS & RDS (Digisport)
Russia – Eurosport
Serbia
– RTS
– United Media (IKO Sportklub)
Slovakia – Tolano (Digi Sport)
Slovenia – United Media (IKO Sportklub)
Spain
– Sogecable/Telefonica (Movistar)
– TVE (Siccative)
Switzerland
– Sky Deutschland
– SRG
Sweden – Modern Times Group (Viaplay)
Turkey – Saran (agent to many channels)
Americas
Brazil – Globosat
Caribbean – ESPN International
South America – ESPN International
Middle East
Israel – Charlton/Sport1
Dubai – BeIn Sport
Doha – BeIn Sport
Rest of Middle East – BeIn Sport
Africa
North Africa – BeIn Sport
Africa – Canal+ Overseas/Africa
Africa – Supersport
MENA – BeIn Sport
Asia
Japan
- WOWOW
- NHK
- Gaora Sports Channel
China
- CCTV
- Iqiyi
- Shanghai – Shanghai Media
- Hong Kong – PCCW
India
- MSM (Sony)
Rest of Asia
Afghanistan – MSM (Sony)
Bangladesh – MSM (Sony)
Bhutan – MSM (Sony)
South Korea – Eclat
Malaysia – Measat (Astro Supersport)
Maldives – MSM (Sony)
Nepal – MSM (Sony)
Pakistan – MSM (Sony)
Philippines – Elite Sport
Singapore – Starhub (Supersports)
Sri Lanka – MSM (Sony)
Taiwan – Sino Catch (Sportcast)
Thailand – Cineplex (Truevisions)
Vietnam – Canal+ Overseas
WTA channels
The WTA event will be broadcasted on WTA TV and bet365 (same conditions as above)
World Wide
WTA events are streamed on WTA TV live.
United States
- Tennis Channel
CanadaÂ
- DAZN
- TSN
- TVA Sports
AustraliaÂ
- BeIN
New Zealand
- Spark
United Kingdom & Ireland
- Amazon
Europe
Albania – IKO SportKlub
Austria – DAZN
Belarussia – Belarus TV
Bosnia & Herzegovina – IKO SportKlub
Bulgaria – Bulsat
Croatia – IKO SportKlub
Czech Republic – O2 Czech Sports
Denmark – NENT
Estonia
– Delfi
– Telia
France – beIN
Georgia
– Silknet
– Adjara
Germany – DAZN
Greece – Cosmote TV
Hungary – Digisport
Italy – Super Tennis
Kosovo – IKO SportKlub
Latvia – Best4Sport
Lichtenstein – DAZN
Montenegro – IKO SportKlub
The Netherlands – Fox Sports
North Macedonia – IKO SportKlub
Norway – NENT
Poland – TVP Sport
Romania – Digisport
Russia – Eurosport
Serbia – IKO SportKlub
Slovakia – RTVS
Spain – NENT
Sweden – DAZN
Switzerland – DAZN
Turkey – beIN
Ukraine –Â Setanta
Americas
Caribbean – SportsMax
Middle East
Israel – Charlton
Rest of Middle East – BeIn
Africa
North Africa – BeIn
Asia
Japan
- DAZN
China
- Iqiyi
Rest of Asia
Malaysia / Brunei – Astro
Philippines – Live +
Singapore – Starhub (Supersports)
Thailand – Truevision
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Now the world no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 29th of February when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 79th career title.
Currently, this year the Serbian has a 18-0 win-loss record. Djokovic clinched 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.
Dominic Thiem in 2020
Now ranked no.3 (career-high), Thiem played his last match on the 22nd of February when he capitulated to Gianluca Mager 7-64 7-5 in the quarter in Rio De Janeiro.
Dominic Thiem’s best performance of the year was reaching the final at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem played each other 11 times. The head to head is 7-4 for Djokovic. The last time that they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 2nd of February 2020.
Karolina Pliskova in 2020
At the moment ranked no.3, the Czech played her last match on the 26th of February when she capitulated to Ons Jabeur 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 3rd round in Doha.
This year Pliskova has a 8-3 win-loss record. The Czech clinched 1 title in Brisbane.
Sofia Kenin in 2020
Ranked no.4 (career-high), Sofia played her last match on the 8th of March when she beat Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the final in Lyon to win her 5th career title.
Currently, this season the American has a 15-5 win-loss record. Sofia conquered 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Lyon.
Karolina Pliskova and Sofia Kenin played each other 4 times. The head to head is 4-0 for Pliskova. The last time that they locked horns, Karolina Pliskova won 6-4 4-6 6-1 in the quarter in Zhengzhou (Zhengzhou Open) in September 2019.
