Tennis TV and Flashscore compared for following tennis — live ATP streams and replays versus free point-by-point scores, alerts and stats.
Tennis is the hardest sport to follow because its rights are fragmented: the Grand Slams, the ATP tour and the WTA sit with different broadcasters, deals change each season and vary by country, so no single app shows everything a fan wants. What never costs money is the score, delivered point by point with alerts. The 2 apps in this guide are the two pillars of following tennis in 2026: the ATP's own streaming service for nearly every men's tournament, and the fastest multi-sport scores app for everything it does not show, with SofaScore and Eurosport covered in the questions.
Tennis TV is the ATP Tour's official streaming service: nearly every men's tournament live with replays and highlights, minus the Grand Slams.
For a regular ATP follower it is the only place to watch practically the whole men's calendar, including early-round matches no mainstream broadcaster schedules, with full replays and highlights and several matches available simultaneously when tournaments overlap. It works on subscription with no free tier, so the value calculation is blunt: if the tour is your sport, the depth is unmatched; if you only care about the four Grand Slams, it literally does not include them, and the modest app rating reflects occasional playback glitches. Check which broadcaster holds the slam rights in your country before paying, and keep a scores app for the rest.
Flashscore is the fastest way to follow scores across 30-plus sports with custom alerts — free and ad-free, but it carries no live video.
The app covers football, basketball, tennis, ice hockey, baseball and more than thirty sports in total, with a 4.7-star rating and over 100 million downloads, and its tennis use is straightforward: follow any player or tournament and receive ultra-fast, highly customisable alerts at match start, set conclusions and the final result. With no streaming rights to sell, it costs nothing and shows no ads, which makes it the ideal companion during a slam when watching every match is impossible. The interface is dense when many simultaneous games populate it, and advanced statistics are less complete than SofaScore's. Think of it as the free nervous system; add a broadcaster for video.
Pros
30+ sports in one app
Fast, highly customisable alerts
Free with no advertising
Cons
No live streaming
Dense interface with many games
Stats thinner than SofaScore's
Download price only. In-app purchases and subscriptions may cost extra.
Questions & answers
Where can I watch tennis live?
It depends on the tournament: rights change every season, are split across platforms and differ between countries. Tennis TV covers the full ATP Tour but not the Grand Slams, which usually sit with other broadcasters. Always check who holds the rights to the specific tournament where you live before paying for a subscription.
Can I follow tennis free and legally?
Full live matches almost always need a subscription because the rights are sold. What is free and legal is point-by-point score tracking on SofaScore or Flashscore, plus the highlights the tours publish on their official YouTube channels shortly after each match, so a casual fan can follow an entire season without streaming.
Is a Tennis TV subscription worth it?
If you follow the ATP Tour regularly, yes: it is the only way to watch practically every tournament of the season, including the early-round matches broadcasters ignore. If you only watch the Grand Slams it does not pay off, because those events are exactly what the service does not include.
Which app alerts me when a tennis match starts?
SofaScore and Flashscore both let you follow specific players and send alerts at match start, at the end of every set and for the final result, all free. It is the practical way not to miss a match without checking the draw daily, and the same alerts work across every sport they cover.
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