How to stream Australian Open tennis live and for free
There have been some changes to the way you can watch the Australian Open of tennis, but don't worry, you can still see it all for free.
The 2019 tennis season is underway with the very best men from the ATP Tour, and women from the WTA Tour, in Melbourne fighting for the championship. It's a tournament of great intrigue, too. It started with Andy Murray's retirement bombshell and then kept on giving fans an endless supply of hot gossip to talk about.
How did you like Bernard Tomic dissing Lleyton Hewitt? The Federer, Djokovic and Nadal powwow about the future of the ATP Tour and who should lead it? Sharapova's dramatic, grunting return as a seed? Serena Williams taut, grisly pressers? The 19-year-old Alex de Minaur carrying the weight of the nation on his shoulders?
But enough with the talking, let's get to the watching. Where you can live stream the Australian Open of tennis?
Watch the Australian Open Live
After 45 years, Channel 7 will not be your destination for the Australian Open of tennis. Instead, Channel 9 has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to the Australian Open not just on free-to-air TV, but also for online broadcasts. Watching the tennis online occurs through the digital sports streaming app, 9Now.
You need to sign-up to 9Now in order to stream live tennis, but that process is free. And 9Now offers all four of Channel 9's broadcasts in one spot. So that's Nine, Nine Gem, Nine Go and Nine Life. It's available on just about every format, too.
You can get it through mobiles and tablets (so iOS and Android), and through your PC or Mac via any browser. You can also stream it to your TV via Apple TV, ChromeCast, Telstra TV, Fetch TV, Freeview Plus or a PS4 video game console. A native app can also be found on recent model Sony, LG and Samsung TVs.
Where to stream more tennis in 2019
Once the Australian Open has crowned its champions, tennis fans can begin looking forward to other events. Unfortunately, the broadcast landscape for all the other tennis tournaments through the year isn't as clear-cut. We have a detailed article breaking down how to watch all the year's tennis, but long-story-short, your most comprehensive option is Kayo Sports.
Kayo Sports offers the best bang for buck in general, but it also showcases Fox Sports, ESPN and beIN Sports channels. They're all streamed alongside some fantastic, sports-specific features, to pretty much every major device. As these channels between them cover the majority of the year's tennis, you're unlikely to miss much with this option.
List of Australian Open tennis winners
Who will add their names to this prestigious list in 2019?
| YEAR | MEN'S WINNER | MEN'S RUNNER-UP | WOMEN'S WINNER | WOMEN'S RUNNER-UP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Rod Laver | Andrés Gimeno | Margaret Court | Billie Jean King |
| 1970 | Arthur Ashe | Dick Crealy | Margaret Court | Kerry Melville |
| 1971 | Ken Rosewall | Arthur Ashe | Margaret Court | Evonne Goolagong |
| 1972 | Ken Rosewall | Malcolm Anderson | Virginia Wade | Evonne Goolagong |
| 1973 | John Newcombe | Onny Parun | Margaret Court | Evonne Goolagong |
| 1974 | Jimmy Connors | Phil Dent | Evonne Goolagong | Chris Evert |
| 1975 | John Newcombe | Jimmy Connors | Evonne Goolagong | Martina Navratilova |
| 1976 | Mark Edmondson | John Newcombe | Evonne Goolagong | Renáta Tomanová |
| 1977 (Jan) | Roscoe Tanner | Guillermo Vilas | Kerry Melville Reid | Dianne Fromholtz |
| 1977 (Dec) | Vitas Gerulaitis | John Lloyd | Evonne Goolagong | Helen Gourlay |
| 1978 | Guillermo Vilas | John Marks | Chris O'Neil | Betsy Nagelsen |
| 1979 | Guillermo Vilas | John Sadri | Barbara Jordan | Sharon Walsh |
| 1980 | Brian Teacher | Kim Warwick | Hana Mandlíková | Wendy Turnbull |
| 1981 | Johan Kriek | Steve Denton | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
| 1982 | Johan Kriek | Steve Denton | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova |
| 1983 | Mats Wilander | Ivan Lendl | Martina Navratilova | Kathy Jordan |
| 1984 | Mats Wilander | Kevin Curren | Chris Evert | Helena Suková |
| 1985 | Stefan Edberg | Mats Wilander | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
| 1986 | No contest | No contest | No contest | No contest |
| 1987 | Stefan Edberg | Pat Cash | Hana Mandlíková | Martina Navratilova |
| 1988 | Mats Wilander | Pat Cash | Steffi Graf | Chris Evert |
| 1989 | Ivan Lendl | Miloslav Mečíř | Steffi Graf | Helena Suková |
| 1990 | Ivan Lendl | Stefan Edberg | Steffi Graf | Mary Joe Fernández |
| 1991 | Boris Becker | Ivan Lendl | Monica Seles | Jana Novotná |
| 1992 | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg | Monica Seles | Mary Joe Fernández |
| 1993 | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg | Monica Seles | Steffi Graf |
| 1994 | Pete Sampras | Todd Martin | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| 1995 | Andre Agassi | Pete Sampras | Mary Pierce | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| 1996 | Boris Becker | Michael Chang | Monica Seles | Anke Huber |
| 1997 | Pete Sampras | Carlos Moyá | Martina Hingis | Mary Pierce |
| 1998 | Petr Korda | Marcelo Ríos | Martina Hingis | Conchita Martínez |
| 1999 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Thomas Enqvist | Martina Hingis | Amélie Mauresmo |
| 2000 | Andre Agassi | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis |
| 2001 | Andre Agassi | Arnaud Clément | Jennifer Capriati | Martina Hingis |
| 2002 | Thomas Johansson | Marat Safin | Jennifer Capriati | Martina Hingis |
| 2003 | Andre Agassi | Rainer Schüttler | Serena Williams | Venus Williams |
| 2004 | Roger Federer | Marat Safin | Justine Henin | Kim Clijsters |
| 2005 | Marat Safin | Lleyton Hewitt | Serena Williams | Lindsay Davenport |
| 2006 | Roger Federer | Marcos Baghdatis | Amélie Mauresmo | Justine Henin |
| 2007 | Roger Federer | Fernando González | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova |
| 2008 | Novak Djokovic | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Maria Sharapova | Ana Ivanovic |
| 2009 | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | Serena Williams | Dinara Safina |
| 2010 | Roger Federer | Andy Murray | Serena Williams | Justine Henin |
| 2011 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | Kim Clijsters | Li Na |
| 2012 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal | Victoria Azarenka | Maria Sharapova |
| 2013 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | Victoria Azarenka | Li Na |
| 2014 | Stan Wawrinka | Rafael Nadal | Li Na | Dominika Cibulková |
| 2015 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova |
| 2016 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | Angelique Kerber | Serena Williams |
| 2017 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | Serena Williams | Venus Williams |
| 2018 | Roger Federer | Marin Čilić | Caroline Wozniacki | Simona Halep |
* Top image: Neale Cousland / Shutterstock.com
