paying to watch tennis online - any advice?

hand2mouth

Hello
Not sure if this is the best Board but wondered if anyone has experience/recommendations of subscribibg to watch live tennis online - in this case the US Open.
I have spent hours trawling for any 'free to view' options but without success. I've decided I can justify treating myself to a subsciption - most seem to be c. $30 (£20) per year.
There are hundreds of sites offering live sports coverage and I just don't want to fork out for something and get ripped off (i.e. poor streaming, matches not available as advertised etc.)

Anyone have any advice or know where I can get some?

With gratitude

[simon]

If you have a reasonable internet connection it shoud be fine.

When you find a website that offers live streaming, type the name of the site in google followed by reviews and maybe the site will have comments / reviews on a forum.

Coopdivi

If this website is anything to go by, Eurosport RU and Bet 365 appear to offer the best streaming rates.

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=216754&part=sports

Eurosport appears to be free but may be selective on the matches it broadcasts. I'm currently watching a match on Eurosport.ru from a link on the Wiziwig website. The picture quality is excellent with no buffering whatsoever. Mind you it is 1 o'clock in the morning.

Bet 365 require you to register with them, have an account (which means putting money in) and placing a bet within the previous 24 hours of the match starting. The viewer is not full screen.

http://www.bet365.com/en/

So you could open an account with, say £20 and just put small bets on to access the streams. It's probably best not to do this if you have ever had a gambling problem though.

You could look into matched betting which, if applied correctly, would negate any gambling losses and possibly give you a profit. There is a very long explanatory thread on the Matched Betting board.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/325861

hand2mouth

I now have several options.
Cheers
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