How to watch Wimbledon 2026 for free: TV schedule, livestream

The pro tennis season continues with the third Grand Slam tournament of the year.The Wimbledon Championships begin today, June 29.Both of last year’s champions, Jannik Sinner from the men’s bracket and Iga Świątek from the women’s bracket, are back to defend their titles, while one of men’s tennis’ biggest stars, Carlos Alcaraz, will miss his second major of the year due to a wrist injury.One of the major storylines going into this year’s tournament is the return of Serena Williams.

Williams, who last played at Wimbledon four years ago, will compete as a singles wildcard and alongside sister Venus as the 14-time Grand Slam champions reunite in the doubles bracket.It all gets started today with the first matches of Round 1 action.

Due to the time difference between the United States and London, matches will air live stateside beginning at 6 a.m.ET most days.ESPN will be the go-to network for this year’s Wimbledon coverage.Wimbledon 2026 officially begins today, June 28, and will end on Sunday, July 12.Wimbledon, as it is every year, will be played on the grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in the Wimbledon suburb of London.If you don’t have cable or a TV antenna, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream matches from Wimbledon live for free.We love DIRECTV’s MySports genre pack ($49.99 for your first two months with a five-day free trial), which includes ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, where you can stream the Wimbledon TV coverage.The MySports Genre Pack also comes with access to the ESPN Unlimited app, where you can access livestreams of every court each day of the tournament.In addition to all of the television coverage listed below (all in EST), livestreams of all courts will be available to stream daily from 6 a.m.

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