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Well, the decade's first tennis Grand Slam has certainly come to life. The last few days of the 2020 Australian Open has seen Serena's shock exit, Nick Kyrgios playing out an epic and Coco Gauff going from strength to strength. To make sure you don't miss a moment more, you can watch all the tennis action unfold from absolutely anywhere in the world with our handy Australian Open live stream guide below.

The familiar names of Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer head up the men's odds, while local hero  Ashleigh Barty is now the name in the frame to take the women's tournament.

The start of the 108th edition of the Aussie Open saw the aforementioned Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka defending their titles with the latter falling to the awesome Coco Gauff.

Djokovic will be buoyed by recent success in Australia after he started in Serbia's win at the inaugural ATP Cup Down Under earlier this month. Will the old guard reign supreme once more in Melbourne?

Tennis fans will be hoping the haze won't impact on what looks set to be the most eagerly contested Australian Open for some time. Find out how you can live stream all the Australian Open 2020 tennis action from wherever you are in the world below. 

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How to live stream Australian Open tennis for FREE Down Under

Live stream the Australian Open tennis 2020 from anywhere in the world 

For your watching options in Australia, the US, UK, Canada and New Zealand, we have more details below – just scroll down the page.

But if you try to watch your domestic coverage from somewhere outside your home country, you'll soon find a problem…geo-blocking. That's where the broadcaster prevents you from watching the feed overseas.

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How to watch the Australian Open 2020: US live stream

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• Sling TV starting at $ 30 per month
• DirecTV Now $ 50 per month

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Who has won the most Australian Opens?

Novak Djokovic currently stands as the most successful men’s player at Melbourne having won the Aussie Open on seven occasions (2008, 2011–2013, 2015–2016, 2019) – that’s one more than Swiss rival Roger Federer.

Serena Williams leads the pack for women’s titles during the Open era, having also been crowed champion on seven occasions (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, and 2017).

How much do the winners get at the 2020 Australian Open?

There’s a record prize pot of AUD$ 71 million in prize money up for grabs in Melbourne this year. Both the Men’s and Women’s winners this year will each pocket a tidy AUD$ 4,120,000.

What is the format of the Australian Open tennis?

As with all Open tournaments, Men’s matches are the best-of-five sets, while Women’s and Doubles matches are best-of-three.

Which city hosts the Australian Open tennis?

The Australian Open is played at Melbourne Park, which is located in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct; the event moved to this site in 1988.

How have the bushfires affected this year's Australian Open?

Melbourne hasn't been as badly affected as Canberra or Sydney by the fires, however, thanks to changing winds air pollution shot up to "hazardous" levels in the week running up to the event.

While the tournament is set to go ahead as scheduled, umpires have been told to stop play if air monitoring shows it is too dangerous to continue.

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