After the exciting 2024 Olympics, the 2024 ATP and WTA tours move on, and next on the schedule is one of the biggest non-Grand Slam events. The 123rd Cincinnati Open is both an ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 event – one of a handful of such tournaments – and several of the world’s best players have landed in Ohio.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the 2024 tournament after recently winning the first Olympic gold medal of his career. This leaves the field of participants in the men’s competition wide open. Jannik Sinner remains seeded number 1 ahead of French Open and Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz. The top 9 are completed by Alexander Sverev, Daniil Medvedev, Hubert Hurkacz, Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud, Grigor Dimitrov and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Of the top 17 seeds in women’s tennis, Ons Jabeur had to withdraw one player. Defending champion and US favorite Coco Gauff is seeded second behind world number one and French Open winner Iga Swiatek. Fellow US stars Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro are seeded sixth and 11th respectively, while Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini are all in the top five.
It is a tournament that could have a major impact on both the ATP and WTA Tour and rankings in 2024, and The sports news has all the streaming information you need to watch the Cincinnati Open without cable.
Free tennis live streams of the 2024 Cincinnati Open
Fubo is the best place to live stream the action from the 2024 Cincinnati Open, offering full access to Tennis Channel’s broadcast and dedicated, seamless coverage of the entire tournament.
While Fubo and Amazon Prime offer a FREE trial to new subscribers, highlights are also available for free on YouTube if you don’t have a YouTube TV subscription.
Cincinnati Open 2024: TV channel and live stream
- TV channels: Tennis Channel, T2
- Live stream: Fubo, Amazon Prime, Roku, Samsung+, YouTube TV, Hulu+ Live
This year’s Cincinnati Open can be watched on cable TV primarily via the Tennis Channel and T2, but there are a variety of live streaming services that will provide both live and replay coverage of the tournament.
Schedule of the Cincinnati Open 2024
This year’s Cincinnati Open will be exciting and fast-paced: The first rounds of the women’s and men’s tournaments begin on Tuesday, August 13 with a 11:00 o’clock ET Start time: The first five tournament days last until late in the evening.
Both the men’s and women’s singles tournaments will have a break of at least one day as the field of participants narrows before the final day. The two play-offs will take place on Monday, August 19at 8:00 3:00 p.m. ET.
| Stage(s) | Date | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 1st and 2nd round, WTA 1st round | Tuesday, August 13 | 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. |
| WTA 2nd round | Wednesday, August 14 | 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. |
| ATP 3rd round | Thursday, August 15 | 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. |
| ATP quarterfinals, WTA 3rd round | Friday, August 16 | 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. |
| ATP semifinals, WTA quarterfinals | Saturday, August 17 | 11am – 5pm 19:00 – 23:30 |
| WTA semifinals | Sunday, August 18 | 11:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. |
| ATP singles final, WTA singles final | Monday, August 19 | 13.00 – 20.00 |
