If you’re a tennis fan, you’ll no doubt have a good idea of which broadcasters are serving up the 2025 grand slams and ATP and WTA Tours. It’s especially straightforward for fans in Australia, who can live stream all four majors on free-to-air 9Now. But here’s a pro tip: like Djokovic’s agility and Sabalenka’s all-out aggression, a VPN can seriously up your tennis's streaming game.
The tennis calendar is about chasing the sun, so it’s a touch ironic that if you did the same, you’d no longer be able to tune in.
That’s because, even if you have all the right subscriptions, your tennis coverage will be geo-blocked the moment you leave the country. But a VPN offers a neat solution to that problem.
What is a VPN?
A VPN (virtual private network) might just be your new favorite piece of tech.
It's an easy-to-use tool that essentially works like a portal, letting you reroute your internet traffic through servers based anywhere in the world.
If you're from Australia but you're on holiday abroad, for instance, you won't be able to access your usual tennis coverage. With a VPN you can connect to a server in Australia, which makes it look as if you're in Australia, and you'll be able to stream the tennis just like you would at home.
VPNs do so much more besides, including encrypting your data and, in some cases, even improving your internet speeds.
What streaming services can VPNs unblock?
In our extensive testing to crown the best VPN for streaming, we've had success unblocking tennis streamers 9Now, Sky Go, Sling TV, Fubo, BBC iPlayer, Peacock and many more besides, such as Netflix, Prime Video, Kayo Sports, Disney Plus, Max and DAZN.
Why are VPNs good?
Their ability to unblock access to streaming services is undoubtedly one of the key draws of VPNs, but they're so much more than streaming aids...
They make your internet browsing data private by encrypting it, so that cybercriminals, websites, advertisers, internet service providers (ISP) and governments can't keep tabs on your online activities.
And because some ISPs deliberately throttle speeds, in order to force customers to purchase more expensive plans, by rerouting and anonymizing your web traffic, we've found that VPNs can actually speed up the service you get.
Which VPNs work for tennis streaming?
Most VPNs will help you access your subscriptions and preferred streaming platforms from abroad, but those listed below are some of the very best VPNs we've tested.
Though the promise of a free VPN is hard to ignore, be aware that they're restricted by data caps that can be enough to live stream a handful of matches but no more. Paid VPNs have no such restrictions and are the best way to go.
Disclaimer
We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.
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