Are you prepared for the Cincinnati Open’s rebirth? With the expansion of both singles draws from 56 to 96 players, the 2025 tennis tournament will now take place over two weeks on the recently refurbished Lindner Family Tennis Center courts in Ohio. The current world No. 1s, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, are the reigning 2024 champions going into this week’s tournament. Other notable players, like as Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Venus Williams, and Coco Gauff, will be competing in Cincinnati this week, however Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the competition to focus on the coming U.S. Open.
The Tennis Channel will broadcast the 2025 Cincinnati Open, while Tennis Channel 2—which is available for free on some platforms—will also broadcast the first few rounds. Officially, the competition starts on August 7, 2025. Here’s how to pay attention.
How to watch the Cincinnati Open in 2025:
- Date: August 7-18, 2025
- Location: Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, Ohio
- TV channel: Tennis Channel, Tennis Channel 2
- Streaming: DirecTV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video
When is the Cincinnati Open?
This year’s 2025 Cincinnati Open will include more participants and, as a result, run longer. The tournament will now take place across two weeks, starting on August 7 and ending on a Monday, August 18.
Cincinnati Open channel for 2025:
Tennis Channel will broadcast the 2025 Cincinnati Open live. Additionally, you can watch Tennis Channel 2’s coverage of the First Round through the Round of 16 for free on a few streaming services, including Plex and Amazon Prime Video (even if you don’t have a Prime membership!).
How to watch the 2025 Cincinnati Open without cable:
The Choice tier of DirecTV, which normally costs $108+ per month with fees, is now available for just $83 (after fees) for your first month.
The Tennis Channel, ESPN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, and many other regional sports networks are available to you if you choose DirecTV’s Choice tier. If you would prefer not to pay the RSN fees, the Entertainment Tier offers many of the same channels, but excludes the Tennis Channel. Any option you select will provide you limitless capacity for your Cloud DVR.
You can access TC2 content by logging in to TennisChannel.com with a DirecTV subscription.
The best part is that you have five days to test everything out for free. Therefore, we advise starting with DirecTV if you’re interested in trying out a live TV streaming service for the Cincinnati Open but aren’t ready to make a commitment.
Plex provides a live broadcast of Tennis Channel 2 along with a ton of other free entertainment. Thus, you won’t have to pay to watch some of the Cincinnati Open’s coverage through the Round of 16.
Tickets for the 2025 Cincinnati Open:
On the first day of the tournament, tickets for the 2025 Cincinnati Open start at about $40.
Who is playing in the Cincinnati Open?
This year, the number of participants in the men’s and women’s Cincinnati tournaments is increasing from 56 to 96. Tennis greats Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, Paula Badosa, Jasmine Paolini, Emma Raducanu, and Naomi Osaka will compete at the 2025 Cincinnati Open.
2025 Cincinnati Open schedule on Tennis Channel:
All times Eastern.
Thursday, August 7
First Round: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.; 10 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Friday, August 8
First Round: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday, August 9
Second Round: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, August 10
Second Round: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Monday, August 11
Third Round: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Tuesday, August 12
Third Round: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Wednesday, August 13
Round of 16: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Thursday, August 14
WTA Round of 16, ATP Quarterfinals: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Friday, August 15
Quarterfinals: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday, August 16
ATP Semifinals and ATP Doubles Semifinals: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.; 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.; 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 17
WTA Semifinals, ATP/WTA Doubles Semifinals: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.; 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Monday, August 18
ATP Final, WTA Final: 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. & 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
2025 Cincinnati Open schedule on Tennis Channel 2:
Tennis Channel 2 is available to stream on TennisChannel.com, the Tennis Channel App and existing streaming platforms like Prime Video, Amazon Freevee, Plex, The Roku Channel and Vizio Watch Free+.
Thursday, August 7
ATP/WTA First Round: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.; 10 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Friday, August 8
ATP/WTA First Round: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday, August 9
ATP/WTA Second Round: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Sunday, August 10
ATP/WTA Second Round: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Monday, August 11
ATP/WTA Third Round & First Round Doubles: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Tuesday, August 12
WTA Third Round & Second Round Doubles: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Wednesday, August 13
ATP/WTA Round of 16 & Second Round Doubles: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Thursday, August 14
WTA Round of 16, ATP Quarterfinals, Doubles Second Round and Quarterfinals: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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