How to watch Rio Open 2020 tennis live streams with a VPN

Why watch Indian Wells 2020 tennis live streams with a VPN?

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are just a few of the biggest names in tennis that will appear in the Indian Wells Masters, which starts this March 9th. 15-year-old American starlet Cori “Coco” Gauff is expected to make a showing, as well. She’s the youngest player in the history of the Women’s Tennis Association to make it to the organization’s top 100 list. Gauff was able to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open a few weeks ago and made it all the way to the third round of the U.S. Open last year.

Tennis streaming services often implement location-based restrictions, meaning you can’t access the games you want, when you want it. A VPN like Hotspot Shield lets you get around these blocks. Once you connect to a Hotspot Shield VPN server, you can select a location and assign yourself a new IP address. This will make it appear as if you’re located in the same part of the world as whichever VPN server you choose.

Using a VPN will also help you avoid tennis blackouts. Back in 2013, a dispute between Time Warner Cable and CBS forced many tennis fans to seek out alternate ways to tune in to watch the US Open. Restrictions on specific apps can also be a problem, since many streaming services that offer tennis are only available in the United States. If you’re outside of the US, you can connect to Hotspot Shield’s “USA VPN” server location to access your tennis content as if you were located stateside. 

How to unblock tennis matches and avoid blackouts

Whether you want to watch the US Open, Wimbledon, Australian Open, or the French Open, there is bound to be a TV app that meets your needs. The problem is that many TV apps are not available in certain countries. You can’t subscribe to Tennis Channel Plus, YouTube TV, or fuboTV if you live outside the US, for example. 

Fortunately, geographic blocks aren’t the end of the story for sports fans anymore. A tennis VPN like Hotspot Shield allows tennis fans the ability to access all the best streaming services, regardless of their location. Before you sign up with a streaming service that’s blocked in your region, just open Hotspot Shield and select your VPN server location. Once you’ve logged in, the streaming service you want to join will assume that you’re located in a different part of the world and you’ll be able to avoid tennis blackouts.