How to watch US Open Day 1 2026: FREE live streams of Venus Williams, Novak Djokovic, Jessica Pegula and more

Stream Day 1 at US Open 2026 for FREE on 9Now (AU) Use Norton VPN to watch from anywhere Start time: 11am ET / 8am PT / 4pm BST / 1am AEST The US Open Day 1 2026 live stream sees the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year take its berth at Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York.

And there are plenty of the sport's most famous faces on show.

Still chasing her first major, number 3 seed and 2024 finalist Jessica Pegula gets things started in the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday at 12pm ET local time in a 1st Round tie against Romanian Elena Ruse.

That's followed by 2021 men's champion Daniil Medvedev taking on Hugo Gaston.

The evening session on the main court is looking like a veritable blockbuster.

Four-time winner Novak Djokovic will get his campaign for a Roger Federer-equalling fifth title with a potentially tricky encounter with Mariano Navone from 7pm ET.

And then it's the legendary Venus Williams starting her 26th US Open with an all-American matchup against Sofia Kenin.

Playing elsewhere around the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center are the likes of Tommy Paul, Cameron Norrie, Jasmine Paolini and Elina Svitolina.

You can find Sunday's full Order of Play and expected start times at the bottom of this article.

Here's how to watch US Open Day 1 2026 from anywhere in the world – including where you can find FREE live streams .

Can you watch US Open Day 1 2026 for free? Yes .

Free US Open 2026 Day 1 coverage is being shown all day on 9Gem in Australia, with live streaming available via 9Now .

In the US, select matches are being shown on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, which are all carried by YouTube TV (10-day free trial) , DirecTV Stream (5-day free trial) and Hulu+Live TV (3-day free trial) .

Traveling abroad right now? You can use a VPN to watch Day 1 action from the 2026 US Open for free as if you were right at home.