Sky Sports Tennis is Sky's dedicated channel for all things tennis, including exclusive live broadcasts of US Open, WTA Tour and ATP Tour matches.
The channel launched on February 11, 2024 for viewers in the UK and Ireland, bringing a substantial improvement and expansion to Sky's tennis coverage. This guide will tell you all you need to know about Sky Sports Tennis – how to watch the channel, which tournaments will be screened next, and who will lead its coverage.
Which tennis competitions will be aired on Sky Sports Tennis?
Sky has bought the exclusive British and Irish rights to several of the biggest competitions in tennis, including:
- The US Open (one of tennis's four Grand Slam tournaments)
- ATP Tour tournaments (the men's professional circuit)
- WTA Tour tournaments (the women's professional circuit)
- Masters 1000 (events in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome and Cincinnati)
- The ATP Finals
- The WTA Finals
If you want to watch these tournaments live on TV, you'll only be able to do so via Sky Sports Tennis.
Altogether, Sky Sports Tennis is set to broadcast over 80 tournaments and over 4,000 matches per year.
The channel's schedule is packed, with a mix of showpiece competitions and relatively minor tournaments. Highlights of the next few weeks' programming include:
- ATP 250 Santiago (Chile Open): ongoing - March 3
- ATP 500 Acapulco (Mexican Open): ongoing - March 2
- WTA 250 Austin (ATX Open): ongoing - March 3
- WTA 500 San Diego (San Diego Open): ongoing - March 3
- WTA and ATP 1000 Indian Wells (Indian Wells Open): March 3 - 17
The numbers included in the tournament names refer to the ATP or WTA ranking points awarded to the champion. So, the WTA and ATP 1000 Indian Wells is the most prestigious competition taking place in the next few weeks.
British fans will be eagerly (or nervously) tuning in as Andy Murray looks to turn around a troubled start to the season, which saw the three-time Grand Slam winner endure a six-match losing streak. Murray is expected to compete at the Indian Wells Open (March 3 - 17), where he's likely to be joined by reigning champ Carlos Alcaraz, and old rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
An even bigger date for your diaries: the 2024 US Open takes place from August 26 - September 8, with 2023 champions Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic both expected to mount a formidable defence of their titles. Live action from the Slam will be shown exclusively on Sky Sports Tennis.
Helping viewers to follow all the action during busy tournament schedules, Sky Sports Tennis supports multi-match viewing, with multiple live court streams available via the mobile app, Sky TV app, red button channels and NOW Bonus Streams. Selected matches (such as tournament finals) will be available to watch back on demand.
How to get Sky Sports Tennis
Sky Sports Tennis comes under the Sky Sports umbrella of channels. It will be available to qualifying Sky Sports, NOW TV, Virgin Media and EE TV customers.
In order to access the tennis channel, Sky viewers need Sky Sports Complete, Action or Arena as part of their TV package. However, NOW TV viewers have the alternative option to watch Sky Sports Tennis content via a NOW Sports Day or Month Membership.
NOW TV Sports Memberships start from £11.99 for one day or £34.99 for one month.
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If you're new to Sky TV, then this could be a good opportunity to set yourself up with a package. There are a few different ways to get Sky, including:
- Sky Glass: a package including Sky TV and other content services such as Netflix. The content directly streams via a Sky Glass TV, which is included in the package. You'll need to select a package featuring Sky Sports Tennis.
The most affordable Sky Glass deal including Sky Tennis that's currently available costs £34/mo for the first three months, rising to £62/mo for the rest of an 18-month contract. This deal gets you a 43" Sky Glass TV, eight Sky Sports Channels, Sky TV and Netflix – so you'll have plenty to watch if you ever tire of the tennis.
View the latest Sky Glass deals - Sky Stream: the same content offerings as Sky Glass, but streamed via a set-top-style box. Again, be sure to select a package featuring Sky Sports Tennis.
The best Sky Stream deal with Sky Sports Tennis that you can get right now is a £20/mo for the first three months, rising to £48/mo for the remainder of an 18-month contract. This deal includes Sky Stream, Sky Sports, Sky TV and Netflix.
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How to find Sky Sports Tennis on Sky TV
If you have Sky TV with Sky Sports, you'll be able to find Sky Sports Tennis at channel number 407.
Alternatively, you can find Sky Sports Tennis via Voice Control on Sky Glass, Sky Stream or Sky Q. Just say one of the following voice commands:
- “New balls please”
- “It was on the line”
- “Sky Tennis”
- “Sky Sports Tennis”
- “Tennis channel”
Sky will then serve up its tennis channel automatically.
Can I still watch tennis on Amazon Prime or BBC?
The launch of Sky Sports Tennis will no doubt have led some tennis fans to question whether they'll still be able to watch the sport via their existing media provider.
Sky Sports holds the live broadcasting rights to a vast swathe of ATP and WTA tournaments for five years, starting 2024. During that period (and perhaps beyond), these tournaments will no longer be broadcast live on Prime Video, in a blow to tennis-loving subscribers to Amazon's service.
The good news is that you'll still be able to watch the UK's showpiece tournament, Wimbledon, on the BBC. Meanwhile, Roland-Garros (the French Open) and the Australian Open will continue to be broadcast by Eurosport.
Which pundits and commentators will appear on Sky Sports Tennis?
The following sports broadcasting stalwarts are heading up coverage on Sky Sports Tennis:
- Presenter: Gigi Salmon
- Commentator: Jonathan Overend
- Pundit: Tim Henman
- Pundit: Laura Robson
Given Sky Sports Tennis's all-year, 24-hours-a-day schedule, we'd expect several different broadcasters and co-commentators to appear on the channel throughout the year, in addition to the core team.
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