The 2025 Cincinnati Open has once again attracted a strong field as the best players from the ATP and WTA Tours sharpen their hard-court skills ahead of the U.S. Open. Headlining the event are the world’s top-ranked players, Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner, both of whom are bidding to defend their titles.
Read on and we'll show you how to watch the 2025 Cincinnati Open live streams from anywhere with a VPN.
► Dates: August 7- 18
► Daily start times: 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT / 4 p.m. BST / 1 a.m AEST (+1 day)
• U.S. — Tennis Channel via Sling or Fubo
• U.K. — Sky Sports
• AUS — beIN Sports (Free trial)
• Watch anywhere — Try NordVPN 100% risk free
With less than three weeks until the final Grand Slam of the season gets underway at Flushing Meadows, it is no surprise that the Cincinnati Open field features every player who has won a title this season. Leading the charge on the men’s side is Carlos Alcaraz who is seeking to win a sixth tournament this season.
The Spaniard has not played since losing to Sinner in the Wimbledon final and could well come up against the Italian in the final as they are on opposite sides of the draw. However, there will be plenty of challenges along the way, with contenders for the title including former champions Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov, home hopes Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton, as well as the in-form Alexander Zverev.
The women’s event is equally intriguing, with 2024 finalists Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula both seeking a fourth title of the year. They will face competition from the likes of Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek, teen sensation Mirra Andreeva and four-time major winner Naomi Osaka.
There are also plenty of players for the home crowd to get behind, with reigning French Open champion Coco Gauff, Wimbledon runner-up Amanda Anisimova and Australian Open winner Madison Keys also in the draw.
Check out all of the TV and streaming details below to find out how to watch the 2025 Cincinnati Open from anywhere.
Watch the 2025 Cincinnati Open from anywhere
Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the tennis on your usual subscription?
You can still watch the Cincinnati Open live thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software sets your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where you are. So it's ideal for sports fans away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market:
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're in the U.K. and want to view an Australian service, you'd select Australia from the list.
3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to beIN sports or another service and watch the 2025 Cincinnati Open.
How to watch the 2025 Cincinnati Open online in the U.S.
Tennis fans in the U.S. will need the Tennis Channel to watch the 2025 Cincinnati Open tournament.
The Tennis Channel is available through most cable packages as well as some of the best cable TV alternatives, including Sling TV, Fubo, and DirecTV Stream. Of these options, we recommend Sling and Fubo.
How to watch 2025 Cincinnati Open live streams in the U.K.
Sky Sports will be showing all the action from the Cincinnati Open in the UK, so if you already have a Sky subscription that doesn't include Sports, you'll need to pay £20/month to add those channels. The matches will be shown on Sky Sports Tennis.
Whichever package you go for, you'll also gain access to coverage in 4K and HDR, so long as you also have an HDR-ready Sky Q box and HLG-compatible TV.
If you don't want to shell out for a full Sky subscription, you could also consider a Now Sports streaming service. This gives you 24-hour access for £14.99 or month-long access for £34.99 — purchase at the right time (7th August) and you will catch all of the key games from the Cincinnati and US Open.
All sounds great, right? But if you're not in the UK, you can still follow the 2025 Cincinatti Open tournament live stream by using one of the best VPN services, such as NordVPN.
Watch Cincinnati Open live streams in Australia
Tennis fans in Australia can watch every match of the Cincinnati Open on beIN Sports.
To access beIN sports you will have to pay $14.99 a month or $149.99 a year. Both options include a 7-day free trial. You can also use the beIN Sports Connect app to stream the National Bank Open 2025.
Traveling outside Oz? Don't worry — you can watchCincinnati Open 2025 via a VPN instead. Our favorite VPN service right now is NordVPN, but you'll find others in our best VPN services list.
Watch Cincinnati Open live streams in Canada
The Cincinnati Open is being broadcast on TSN in Canada.
You can access all TSN has to off on their TSN+ streaming service with prices starting from $8/month or $80 for the year.
Residents of the Great White North traveling outside the country can use NordVPN to access their usual tennis live streams.
Cincinnati Open men's seeds
- Jannik Sinner
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Alexander Zverev
- Taylor Fritz
- Novak Djokovic
- Ben Shelton
- Alex de Minaur
- Holger Rune
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Andrey Rublev
- Frances Tiafoe
- Casper Ruud
- Daniil Medvedev
- Tommy Paul
- Karen Khachanov
- Flavio Cobolli
- Jakub Mensik
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Arthur Fils
- Tomas Machac
- Ugo Humbert
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Alexei Popyrin
- Jiri Lehecka
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Denis Shapovalov
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Brandon Nakashima
- Sebastian Korda
- Alex Michelsen
- Luciano Darderi
Cincinnati Open women's seeds
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Iga Swiatek
- Jessica Pegula
- Amanda Anisimova
- Madison Keys
- Jasmine Paolini
- Emma Navarro
- Elena Rybakina
- Elina Svitolina
- Karolina Muchova
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Diana Shnaider
- Daria Kasatkina
- Clara Tauson
- Belinda Bencic
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Elise Mertens
- Linda Noskova
- Leylah Fernandez
- Magdalena Frech
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Sofia Kenin
- Marta Kostyuk
- Ashlyn Krueger
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Anna Kalinskaya
- McCartney Kessler
- Emma Raducanu
- Magda Linette
- Dayana Yastremska
Thursday 7 August
Men's and women's first round
Friday 8 August
Men's and women's first round
Saturday 9 August
Men's and women's first and second round
Sunday 10 August
Men's and women's second round
Monday 11 August
Men's and women's third round
Tuesday 12 August
Men's and women's third round
Wednesday 13 August
Men's and women's fourth round
Thursday 14 August
Women's fourth round and men's quarter-finals
Friday 15 August
Men's and women's quarter-finals
Saturday 16 August
Men's semi-finals
Sunday 17 August
Women's semi-finals
Monday 18 August
Men's and women's finals
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