2020 ATP Finals live stream: TV schedule, draw, players and how to watch ATP online

2020 ATP Finals live stream: How to watch tennis tournament
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2020 ATP Finals TV schedule, dates

The 2020 ATP Finals tournament takes place daily from November 15 to November 22. Full schedule, channel info below.

The 2020 ATP Finals live stream sees the men's tennis season come to an end. The year-end tournament features the the highest-ranked singles players and doubles teams on the 2020 ATP Tour. 

The event is taking place on indoor hard courts at London's O2 Arena for the final time. The top eight singles players are led by world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Rafael Nadal, who recently met in the finals of the 2020 French Open (with Nadal prevailing).

In both the singles and doubles teams events, the players are divided into two groups of four. In the first round, they compete in a round-robin format, playing against every competitor in the group. 

Then, the two players (or doubles teams) with the best results in each group advance to the semifinals. The winners of a group face the runners-up of the other group in traditional knockout matches.

Here's everything you need to watch the 2020 ATP Finals live stream. 

How to watch 2020 ATP Finals live stream with a VPN

If you're away from home and can't watch the 2020 ATP Finals live stream from where you are, you can still get the livestreams with a virtual private network, or VPN. A VPN makes it so that you can appear to be surfing the web from your home town, so you can access the same streaming services you already paid for. 

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How to watch the 2020 ATP Finals live stream in the US

In the U.S., the 2020 ATP Finals television coverage begins daily at 9 a.m. ET from through November 22 on both ESPN and the Tennis Channel. Both channels require cable or satellite TV packages. 

If you have cut the cord and don't have cable, you can still watch the 2020 ATP Finals via two live TV services: Sling TV and Fubo TV.

Of these options, we recommend Sling TV, which is $30 per month and comes with more than 50 channels including ESPN. Another great option is Fubo TV, which is $65 per month for more than 117 channels. Sports fans will find a number of niche sports channels among its lineup. 

Sling TV

Sling TV is currently offering a three-day free trial to check out all it has to offer. The Sling Orange plan costs $30 per month and comes with 50-plus channels including ESPN. Get the Sports Extra add-on for $10 to access the Tennis Channel, NBA TV, MLB Network and more.

Fubo.TV:

Fubo.TV: If you love sports, you probably want to check out this streaming service. It's got a 7-day free trial so you don't need to pay up front. Fubo's dozens of channels include local networks and top cable channels like ESPN. The Fubo Extra add-on comes with the Tennis Channel.

2020 ATP Finals live streams in the UK

British tennis lovers can watch the 2020 ATP Finals on BBC Two, which is showing the afternoon sessions of the tournament as well as the semifinals and finals. Coverage begins at 2 p.m. GMT.

Watch the live stream online with the BBC's iPlayer service (which is free with a valid TV license). 

2020 ATP Finals live stream in Canada

Canadians can get all the 2020 ATP Finals action on TSN, starting at 9 a.m. ET every day. Cut the cord?  Sign up for TSN streaming account for $4.99 (CAD) a day or $19.99 per month.

2020 ATP Finals live stream in Australia

Aussies can watch the 2020 US Open live stream on ESPN via Foxtel. A great streaming option is the Kayo Sports Basic Package which has a 14-day free trial. After that, it costs $25 per month for access to a ton of different live sports.

2020 ATP Finals players and groups

The 2020 ATP Finals men's singles players are:

  1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
  2. Rafael Nadal (Spain)
  3. Dominic Thiem (Austria)
  4. Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
  5. Alexander Zverev (Germany)
  6. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
  7. Andrey Rublev (Russia)
  8. Diego Schwartzman (Argentina)

Group Tokyo 1970: Djokovic, Medvedev, Zverev, Schwartzman

Group London 2020: Nadal, Thiem, Tsitsipas, Rublev

The doubles teams are:

  1. Mate Pavić (Croatia) / Bruno Soares (Brazil)
  2. Rajeev Ram (U.S.) / Joe Salisbury (UK)
  3. Kevin Krawietz (Germany) / Andreas Mies (Germany)
  4. Marcel Granollers (Spain) / Horacio Zeballos (Argentina)
  5. Wesley Koolhof (Netherlands) / Nikola Mektić (Croatia)
  6. John Peers (Australia) / Michael Venus (New Zealand)
  7. Jürgen Melzer (Austria) / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (France)
  8. Łukasz Kubot (Poland) / Marcelo Melo (Brazil)

Group Bob Bryan: Pavić/Soares, Granollers/Zeballos, Peers/Venus, Melzer/Roger-Vasselin

Group Mike Bryan: Ram/Salisbury, Krawietz/Mies, Koolhof/Mektić, Kubot/Melo

2020 ATP Finals schedule

The 2020 ATP Finals takes place Nov. 15-22, starting with the round-robin matches in each group. Here's the schedule:

Sunday, November 15
Thiem def. Tsitsipas: 7–6 (7–5), 4–6, 6–3
Nadal def. Rublev: 6–3, 6–4
Koolhof/Mektić def. Krawietz/Mies: 6–7 (3–7), 7–6 (7–4), [10–7]
Ram/Salisbury def. Kubot/Melo: 7–5, 3–6, [10–5]

Monday, November 16
Djokovic def. Schwartzman: 6–3, 6–2
Granollers/Zeballos def. Peers/Venus: 7–6 (7–2), 7–5
Medvedev vs Zverev
Pavić/Soares vs Melzer/Roger-Vasselin

Tuesday, November 17
Krawietz/Mies vs Kubot/Melo
Nadal vs Thiem
Ram/Salisbury vs Koolhof/Mektić
Tsitsipas vs Rublev

Wednesday, November 18
TBD

Thursday, November 19
TBD

Friday, November 20
TBD

Saturday, November 21 (semifinals)
TBD

Sunday, November 22 (finals)
TBD

Kelly Woo
Streaming Editor

Kelly is the streaming channel editor for Tom’s Guide, so basically, she watches TV for a living. Previously, she was a freelance entertainment writer for Yahoo, Vulture, TV Guide and other outlets. When she’s not watching TV and movies for work, she’s watching them for fun, seeing live music, writing songs, knitting and gardening.

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