How to Watch the Wimbledon Championships 2026 Live Online for Free
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The 139th edition of the Wimbledon Championships features the best and brightest tennis players from around the world, including Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and others. In fact, Serena Williams is slated to play in her first Grand Slam since 2022 as an unseeded wild card. She won the Wimbledon singles title in 2016.
The tennis tournament takes place in London, England, starting on Monday (June 29) and broadcasts live across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC.
How to Watch 2026 Wimbledon Championships Live Online, At a Glance:
- Dates: June 29-July 12
- Network: ESPN, ESPN2, ABC
- Online Streaming: DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, Fubo, ESPN Unlimited
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It’s likely there may be a number of celebrities and famous recording artists in attendance during Wimbledon in London. Be on the lookout for celebrity tennis fans who’ve been seen at Wimbledon or other tennis matches before — like Zendaya, Taylor Swift, Dave Grohl, Harry Styles, and Prince William and Kate Middleton.
How to Watch the 2026 Wimbledon Championships Live Online
The Wimbledon Championships take place at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England. The Grand Slam begins on Monday (June 29), with first serve at 6 a.m. ET/3 a.m. PT (11 a.m. BST). Matches broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC.
Serena Williams is expected to play in a ladies’ wild card match on Monday (June 29) or Tuesday (June 30). In addition, Williams and her sister Venus Williams are also due to get a wild card match into the ladies’ doubles tennis tournament, which begins on Thursday (July 2). Both matches air on ESPN. Check out a complete schedule of gentlemen’s, ladies’, doubles and mixed doubles matches here.
If you don’t have cable, you can still watch live online with a free trial from DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV and Fubo.
A subscription to DirecTV — which comes with ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC — gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels with the streamer’s “Entertainment” package, starting at $59.99 per month for the first month of service ($89.99 per month afterward). The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free, if you sign up now.
Sling TV offers the Orange & Blue plan, which comes with ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. With more than 50 channels, the streaming plan goes for $60.99 per month and comes with a free cloud DVR and additional free channels. The streaming service has an add-on package called Sling Sports Extra, which comes with access to the Tennis Channel for an extra $11 per month. Please note: Pricing and channel availability vary from market to market.
With prices starting at $63.99 per month for the first month of service ($88.99 per month afterward), Fubo’s “Pro” plan is a cable alternative streaming service that offers the Wimbledon tennis broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. The plan features more than 200 other channels, including the Tennis Channel, FOX Sports, NBA TV, MLB.TV, MLB Network, NHL Network, NFL Network and others. Fubo comes with a five-day free trial, so you can try out the service before you commit month-to-month.
For the best streaming bundle, you can sign up for Hulu + Live TV and get access to the Hulu library in addition to more than 90 live TV channels, including ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. The streaming platform starts at $89.99 per month. And, for even more programming, the streaming service comes bundled with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited.
ESPN Unlimited is the official streaming platform for ESPN. A subscription includes instant access for $29.99 per month. However, you can save almost 17% off by purchasing an annual subscription for $299.99 per year. It features every ESPN network, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN on ABC, ESPN+, SEC Network+ and ACC Network Extra — all in one streaming service.
In addition to live sports, ESPN Unlimited has original programming to stream on demand. While the service doesn’t offer a free trial, you can still watch ESPN Unlimited with a clever workaround to watch online for free. Learn more about how to get a free trial to access ESPN Unlimited here.
Starting on Monday (June 29), the 2026 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament airs on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, which are all available to livestream on DirecTV.
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