Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Rafael Nadal is looking to take home his second career Australian Open championship.
Rafael Nadal will be in quest of a record 21st Grand Slam singles title when he takes on second-seeded Daniil Medvedev in the men’s Australian Open final on late Saturday night/early Sunday morning.
In the United States, the match (3:30 a.m. ET start time) will be televised on ESPN and will also stream on ESPN+.
If you don’t have cable, here are all the different ways you can watch a live stream of Nadal vs Medvedev online:
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ESPN+
You can watch a live stream of every single match at the Australian Open with a subscription to ESPN+:
ESPN+ also includes dozens of other live sports, every 30-for-30 documentary and additional original content (both video and written) all for $6.99 for a month or $69.99 for a year.
Or, if you also want Disney+ and Hulu, you can get all three for $13.99 per month. Separately, the three streaming services would cost a total $20.97 per month, so you’re saving about 33 percent:
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Once signed up for ESPN+, you can watch Nadal vs Medvedev live on the ESPN app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation 4 or 5, Xbox One or Series X/S, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Samsung Smart TV, Oculus Go, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via ESPN.com.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Nadal vs Medvedev live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Fubo credentials to log in and watch.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch Nadal vs Medvedev live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials (may still be listed as AT&T on the list of cable providers) to log in and watch.
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 90+ other TV channels on Vidgo, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch Nadal vs Medvedev live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Vidgo credentials to log in and watch.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which now also includes both ESPN+ and Disney+ as part of their special bundle:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Nadal vs Medvedev live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can use your Hulu credentials to log in and watch.
Nadal vs Medvedev Australian Open Final 2022 Preview
Rafael Nadal will be looking to make history on Saturday night when he takes on second-seeded Daniil Medvedev in the men’s Australian Open final at Melbourne Park.
A second career major title down under would equate to a record 21st Grand Slam singles trophy for the 35-year-old Nadal. The Spaniard defeated Roger Federer to win the Australian Open in 2009 and has since lost in four trips to the final, including a heartbreaking five-set, 5-hour-and-53-minute thriller to Novak Djokovic in 2012.
Nadal came into this year tied with Djokovic and Federer with 20 Grand Slam titles, but he was the only one to take the court at Melbourne Park out of the big three. Federer was forced to miss the tournament as he continues to recover from knee surgery, while Djokovic was deported from the country a day before the tourney kicked off because he failed to meet Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
Without Djokovic to get in his way, Nadal plowed through the upper half of the draw en route to advancing to his sixth Australian Open final. The Spaniard took down seventh-seeded Matteo Berrettini in the semifinals, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, in under three hours. It was his 500th career win at the tour level on the hard-court surface.
This run to the final has been particularly sweet for the 35-year-old after he made his way back from dealing with a serious foot injury and a bout with the coronavirus.
“Every day has been an issue in terms of problems on the foot. Doubts still here … probably for the rest of my career,” said Nadal. “But for me it’s amazing … (to) just compete and play tennis at the high level again, facing the most important players of the world.”
Standing in the way of Nadal and a potential historic title is the 25-year-old Russian, Medvedev, who is coming off a contentious semifinal outing on Friday where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Medvedev blew up at chair umpire Jaume Campistol during a change-over that included him getting penalized with a code violation for making a gesture towards the pro-Tsitsipas crowd. He was frustrated with the umpire for not warning his opponent for allegedly receiving coaching from his father in the stands.
A cooler-headed Medvedev addressed the confrontation after he wrapped up the match.
“I regret it all the time, because I don’t think it’s nice,” Medvedev said of maltreatment of umpires. “I know that every referee is trying to do their best.
But, yeah, when you are there, tennis, you know, we don’t fight with the fists, but tennis is a fight. It’s a one on one against another player. So I’m actually really respectful to players who never, almost never, show their emotions because, I mean, it’s tough, it’s tough, because I get, I can get really emotional.”
Medvedev, who won the 2021 U.S. Open in New York last fall, will be seeking to become the first male in the Open era to win his second major at the next Grand Slam tournament. He will also be looking to avenge the loss he suffered in last year’s Australian Open final to Djokovic.