Italy’s Jannik Sinner will play Carlos Alcaraz at the Cincinatti Open final today, here’s how to tune in. (Aaron Doster-Imagn Images)
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The 2025 revitalized Cincinnati Open has reached the finals. The newly expanded tennis tournament now stretches across two weeks and 96 players. But now that we’ve reached the finals, we’ve got some highly anticipated matches to look forward to: today, No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz faces No. 1 Jannik Sinner at 3 p.m. ET, marking their fourth consecutive meeting in a tournament final (Alcaraz is 3-1, with Sinner winning their most recent match at Wimbledon). On the women’s side, No. 7 WTA seed Jasmine Paolini plays No. 3 Iga Swiatek in a match that will immediately follow the men’s final this evening.
The 2025 Cincinnati Open is airing on the Tennis Channel. Here’s how to tune in to today’s finals without cable.
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Date: August 18, 2025
Location: Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, Ohio
TV channel: Tennis Channel
Streaming: DirecTV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video
When is the Cincinnati Open?
The 2025 Cincinnati Open has been expanded to include more players — and therefore last longer — this year. The tournament will now run for two weeks, beginning on August 7, with the finals landing on a Monday (August 18). The men’s final on Aug. 18 begins at 3 p.m. ET and the women’s final will take place after that, no earlier than 6 p.m. ET.
2025 Cincinnati Open channel:
Every moment of the 2025 Cincinnati Open, including today’s finals, will air on Tennis Channel.
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How to watch the 2025 Cincinnati Open without cable:
DirecTV is currently offering its Choice tier (typically $108+/month with fees) for just $83 (after fees) for your first month.
DirecTV’s Choice tier gets you access to all the usual sports suspects: Tennis Channel, ESPN, ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, plus plenty of regional sports networks (if you want to avoid paying the RSN fees, the Entertainment Tier has plenty of those same channels, though it doesn’t include the Tennis Channel). Whichever package you choose, you’ll get unlimited Cloud DVR storage.
With a DirecTV subscription, you can also login to TennisChannel.com to get TC2 content.
The best part is that you can try all this out free for five days. So if you’re interested in trying out a live TV streaming service for the Cincinnati Open, but aren’t ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV.
Plex offers tons of content totally free — including a live Tennis Channel 2 feed. So you can stream select coverage of the Cincinnati Open through the Round of 16 without paying anything.
2025 Cincinnati Open tickets:
Tickets for the 2025 Cincinnati Open start at around $40 for opening day of the tournament.
Who is playing in the Cincinnati Open finals?
Both the men’s and women’s Cincinnati tournaments expanded from 56 players to 96 players this year. The 2025 Cincinnati Open finals will feature tennis stars Jannik Sinner playing against Carlos Alcaraz, and Jasmine Paolini facing Iga Swiatek.
2025 Cincinnati Open schedule on Tennis Channel:
All times Eastern.
Monday, August 18
ATP Final, Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz, 3 p.m.
WTA Final, Iga Swiatek vs. Jasmine Paolini, 6 p.m. (approx.)
