If you want to watch Alexander Zverev live on TV or via a stream, you need a different service depending on the tournament and on where you live. Broadcast rights for the Grand Slams, the ATP Tour and team competitions are held by different networks and platforms in each country, and they change from time to time. This Zverev where-to-watch guide focuses on the United Kingdom and the United States: it shows where his matches could be seen in the 2026 season and who covers his upcoming tournaments, plus the ATP's own streaming service, Tennis TV. Every entry is backed by a source; where the picture is unclear, we say so. As of 4 October 2026.
Watch Alexander Zverev live on TV and stream: 2026 overview
| Tournament | UK & Ireland | USA | Free-to-air? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | TNT Sports, discovery+ | ESPN, ESPN app | no (UK/US) |
| Roland Garros | TNT Sports, discovery+ | TNT, truTV, HBO Max | no (UK/US) |
| Wimbledon | BBC One/Two, BBC iPlayer | ESPN | yes, BBC (UK; TV licence required) |
| US Open | Sky Sports Tennis, NOW | ESPN, ESPN2, ABC | US: men's final on ABC; UK: no |
| ATP Masters 1000 (e.g. Shanghai, Paris) | Sky Sports Tennis, NOW | Tennis Channel | no |
| ATP 500 (e.g. Beijing, Vienna) | Sky Sports, NOW | Tennis Channel | no |
| Nitto ATP Finals, Turin | Sky Sports, NOW | Tennis Channel | no |
| Davis Cup Final 8, Bologna | not yet announced (2025: BBC) | not yet announced (2025: Tennis Channel) | open |
| Laver Cup | Sky Sports, TNT Sports | Tennis Channel | no |
| ATP Tour (official stream) | Tennis TV – availability depends on local broadcast rights | no | |
In short: in the UK, Wimbledon is the only major on free-to-air TV (BBC); the Australian Open and Roland Garros need TNT Sports, and the US Open and the ATP Tour, including the ATP Finals, need Sky Sports or a NOW pass. In the US, ESPN covers three of the four majors, TNT Sports has Roland Garros, and Tennis Channel is the home of the ATP Tour. The table reflects the 2026 season; contracts can change for the next season.
Grand Slams: four tournaments, several rights holders
At the four majors, Zverev had his best season in 2026, with two titles, a final and a semifinal – his complete Grand Slam record has its own page. For viewers in the UK and the US, coverage of these four tournaments was split between different networks.
Australian Open
Zverev's five-set semifinal against Carlos Alcaraz on 30 January 2026 was shown in the UK on TNT Sports, with streaming on discovery+; it started at 3:30 a.m. UK time. In the US, the men's semifinals aired live on ESPN and were streamed on the ESPN app – on the Thursday evening, US time. Because of the time difference, many Melbourne matches start at night or early in the morning for European and American viewers.
Roland Garros
For the 2026 tournament, at which Zverev won his first Grand Slam title in the final against Flavio Cobolli on 7 June, TNT Sports was the exclusive broadcaster in the UK and Ireland, with streaming on discovery+. In the US, Warner Bros. Discovery showed the best matches on TNT and a daily multi-court show on truTV, while HBO Max streamed every match. Neither country had a free-to-air option for the final in our sources.
Wimbledon
In the UK, Wimbledon is traditionally on the BBC: the 2026 final between Zverev and Jannik Sinner on 12 July was shown live on BBC television and could be streamed free on BBC iPlayer with a valid TV licence; it started at 4 p.m. BST. In the US, the final was on ESPN, with streaming via ESPN's platforms and pay-TV services.
US Open
In the US, ESPN holds the exclusive US Open rights through 2037, with coverage on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC; the men's final – Zverev's win over Ben Shelton on 13 September – was carried over the air on ABC. In the UK and Ireland, Sky Sports had exclusive rights and showed the tournament on Sky Sports Tennis, with NOW as the option for viewers without a Sky contract; there was no free-to-air coverage.
ATP Tour: Masters, ATP 500 and ATP Finals
In the UK and Ireland, Sky Sports has held the ATP Tour rights since 2024 under a five-year deal that covers the Nitto ATP Finals, all Masters 1000 events and the ATP 500 and 250 tournaments; coverage runs on Sky's channels and on NOW. In the US, Tennis Channel has been the main TV home of the ATP Tour since 2021, with all nine Masters 1000 events, the ATP 500s and the Nitto ATP Finals. For the 2026 Shanghai Masters, the rights holders were again Sky Sports Tennis in the UK and Tennis Channel in the US.
The ATP's own streaming service is Tennis TV, which shows ATP Tour matches live and on demand on computers, phones and smart TVs. Its availability varies by territory because of local broadcast rights, so check before subscribing whether a given tournament is included where you live. For Zverev's autumn this means: his Beijing quarterfinal against Novak Djokovic on 4 October, the Shanghai Masters, the Paris Masters and the ATP Finals in Turin from 15 to 22 November fall under these ATP deals – Sky in the UK, Tennis Channel in the US. The ATP 500 event in Vienna is part of the same tier; we found no separate 2026 broadcast confirmation for it. We found no regular free-to-air coverage of ATP Tour events in the UK or the US for 2026.
Outside these two markets, the ATP Tour is shown in Canada on TSN, in Australia on beIN Sports and in India on FanCode, according to the 2026 Shanghai listings.
Team competitions: Davis Cup and Laver Cup
Davis Cup
Zverev won both of his singles in Germany's qualifying tie against Croatia on 19 and 20 September 2026 in Halle (Westphalia). Broadcasters for that tie varied by country, and we could not confirm UK or US coverage. For the Final 8 of the best eight teams in Bologna from 24 to 29 November, the 2026 rights holders have not yet been announced; in 2025 the Finals were shown by the BBC in the UK and by Tennis Channel in the US. Zverev's participation has not been confirmed either. We will update this information as soon as reliable details are available.
Laver Cup
The 2026 Laver Cup in London was covered in the UK by Sky Sports and TNT Sports, with streaming on HBO Max, and in the US by Tennis Channel. On 27 September, Zverev won the decisive point for Team Europe with his victory over Learner Tien.
Zverev's next tournaments
The following overview shows which tournaments Zverev plans to play through the end of November. For Shanghai, Paris and the ATP Finals, Sky Sports (UK) and Tennis Channel (US) are the rights holders as things stand, most likely also for Vienna; only the Davis Cup Final 8 is still open.
| Tournament | Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|
| China Open, Beijing (ATP 500) | 30 Sep – 6 Oct 2026 | Quarterfinal: lost to Novak Djokovic 6-4, 4-6, 4-6 |
| Shanghai Masters (Masters 1000) | 7–18 Oct 2026 | on the ATP entry list |
| Erste Bank Open, Vienna (ATP 500) | late October 2026 | entry confirmed by the organizers |
| Paris Masters (Masters 1000) | early November 2026 | scheduled in his calendar |
| Nitto ATP Finals, Turin | 15–22 Nov 2026 | qualified |
| Davis Cup Finals, Bologna | 24–29 Nov 2026 | Germany qualified, Zverev’s participation open |
Free-to-air or subscription: what fans need
Without any subscription, only parts of Zverev's 2026 season could be followed: in the UK, Wimbledon on the BBC; in the US, the US Open men's final on ABC. His Masters events, the ATP 500 tournaments, the ATP Finals and most Grand Slam matches were, as far as we know, only available with paid access in both countries.
Anyone who wants to see every Zverev match will therefore hardly get by with a single service. In the UK, Sky Sports or a NOW pass covers the largest part of the season – the Masters, the ATP 500 events, the ATP Finals and the US Open – while the Australian Open and Roland Garros need TNT Sports and Wimbledon is on the BBC. In the US, a combination of Tennis Channel for the ATP Tour, ESPN for the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, and HBO Max or TNT for Roland Garros covers the year.
Practical tips for fans
- Check the schedule: The exact order of play is usually published the evening before. A match listed as “not before” a certain time can be pushed back considerably.
- Mind the time difference: During the tournaments in Beijing and Shanghai, China is seven hours ahead of the UK and twelve hours ahead of the US East Coast, so matches often run overnight or in the early morning for US viewers. Vienna, Paris and Turin are one hour ahead of the UK and five to six hours ahead of the US East Coast.
- Check at short notice: Rights and broadcast schedules can change. Before important matches, it is worth looking at the listings of the broadcaster in your country.
- Catch up on results: If you missed a match, you will find the score and round on the matches and results page, analysis in the latest news and all of the season's tournaments in the tournament calendar.