Italian Open live stream 2020: how to watch Rome Masters ATP and WTA tennis today

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The Italian Open is one of the biggest clay tournaments on the tennis calendar, and the traditional warm-up event for the French Open. Both were originally supposed to be held in May, but were rescheduled for September. Read on as we've compiled this handy guide for getting an Italian Open tennis live stream - watch all the 2020 ATP and WTA Tour action online this week.

The Italian Open is a concurrent ATP Tour Masters 1000 and WTA Tour Premier 5 event, and some of the best players in the world are in action in Rome on both the ATP and WTA sides, including the king of clay himself, Rafael Nadal, as well as Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Stan Wawrinka, and Simona Halep, Sofia Kenin, Victoria Azarenka and defending champion Karolina Pliskova.

Italian Open 2020 cheat sheet

The Italian Open takes place at the Foro Italico Tennis Center in Rome. The tournament runs from Monday, September 14 to Monday, September 21, and play generally starts at 10am BST / 5am ET / 2am PT each day.

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The Italian Open, sometimes referred to as the Rome Masters or Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is held every year at Rome's Foro Italico Tennis Center. It's usually one of the glitziest tennis events of the year, a jamboree of food, fashion and celebrity, but this year's will be ever-so-slightly toned down because of you-know-what.

Nadal beat Djokovic in last year's men's singles final to clinch his ninth Italian Open title, and both players are back on the court in Rome this week. Djokovic will be desperate to put his expulsion from the US Open last week behind him, while Nadal will be raring to get some competitive action in his legs, having opted against participating in New York.

The WTA side of the competition is bursting with contenders, including a resurgent Victoria Azarenka and Sloane Stevens, who were so impressive at Flushing Meadows this month. 2019 runner-up Johanna Konta is also involved, and will be looking to put in a better showing than she managed in New York.

Make sure you don't miss any of the tennis - follow our Italian Open live stream guide below to watch all the ATP and WTA Tour action online right now.

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How to get a tennis live stream from outside your country

For your watching options in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, we have more details below - just scroll down the page.

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How to watch the Italian Open: get a WTA and ATP tennis live stream in the US

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How to watch the Italian Open: get a WTA and ATP tennis live stream in the UK

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How to watch ATP and WTA tennis: live stream the Italian Open 2020 in Canada

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How to live stream Italian Open tennis in Australia

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How to watch the 2020 Italian Open: live stream tennis in New Zealand

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James is a technology journalist with nearly 10 years experience and currently Sports and TV Streaming Editor at Future, where he works across TechRadar, T3 and Tom's Guide. He is here to help you find the best ways to watch sports, TV shows and movies online. Previously, he was News and Features Editor at Trusted Reviews, Editor of Lifehacker UK, and Senior Staff Writer at ITProPortal.