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Watch the US Open Live Online with Le VPN

Watch the US Open Live Online with Le VPN

02 Sep, 2014 · Alan Summers Updated 16 Aug, 2026

Every year in late August, the tennis world descends on Flushing Meadows in New York for the US Open - the loudest, brashest, and final Grand Slam of the season. Night sessions under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium have produced some of the sport's most dramatic moments, and with the tournament running for two full weeks, there's live tennis around the clock. The only problem? If you're traveling when it starts, the broadcaster you normally watch may suddenly tell you its stream is "not available in your region."

Why you can't watch your usual US Open coverage abroad

Broadcast rights to the US Open are sold country by country. American networks hold the US rights, different broadcasters carry the tournament in the UK, France, Australia, and elsewhere - and every one of them is contractually required to restrict its stream to viewers inside its own territory. The moment your IP address places you in the wrong country, the stream is blocked, even if you're a paying subscriber back home.

That's frustrating for expats, holidaymakers, and business travelers alike. You've paid for the coverage; geography shouldn't decide whether you can use it.

How to watch the US Open live online from anywhere

A VPN fixes the location problem at its source. When you connect through Le VPN, your traffic is routed through a server in a country you choose, and websites see that server's IP address instead of your own. To your usual broadcaster, you appear to be right back home.

  1. Subscribe to Le VPN and install the app on your laptop, phone, or tablet.
  2. Connect to a server in the country whose coverage you want - Le VPN offers multiple US locations including New York, plus servers in 100+ locations worldwide.
  3. Open your broadcaster's website or app, log in as usual, and enjoy the match.

You can confirm your new virtual location on the test your IP page before the first serve. If a particular streaming service detects the VPN, switching to a different server in the same country usually clears it up.

More than tennis: security wherever you connect

The same tool that unlocks your home broadcasters also protects you while you travel. Le VPN encrypts your entire connection, which matters enormously on the kinds of networks travelers rely on - airport Wi-Fi, hotel hotspots, café connections. On an open network, anyone nearby can potentially snoop on unencrypted traffic; inside the VPN tunnel, your logins, messages, and payment details are unreadable to outsiders.

Le VPN supports fast, modern protocols - WireGuard, OpenVPN, and IPSec/IKEv2, plus Stealth WireGuard for networks and countries that actively block VPN connections. One subscription covers up to 10 devices simultaneously, so your phone can stay protected while the tablet streams the evening session.

A full season of Grand Slam tennis

The US Open caps the Grand Slam year, but the same setup works for the Australian Open in January, Roland-Garros in spring, and Wimbledon in summer - connect to a server where your preferred broadcaster operates, and you're courtside. For UK coverage, any Le VPN UK server does the trick for free-to-air streaming services like BBC iPlayer and ITV.

With a 30-day money-back guarantee on your first purchase, you can set up Le VPN before the tournament and test it risk-free. Wherever the tour takes the players - and wherever life takes you - you don't have to miss a point.

About the author

Le VPN Blog Editor

Alan Summers has been writing and editing for the Le VPN blog for years, covering online privacy, cyber security, and the best ways to get the most out of a VPN. He keeps a close eye on the news that affects internet freedom around the world and turns it into practical advice for Le VPN readers.

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