Abu Dhabi Open 2023: Where to watch, TV schedule, live streaming details and more
The WTA Middle East swing is set to kick off with the 2023 Abu Dhabi Open, which will be held from February 6-12. The tournament returns to the women's tour after a gap of two years. The WTA 500 event features a strong draw, with plenty of notable names in contention.
Three top-10 players are in action, led by World No. 8 Daria Kasatkina, who's also the top seed. Belinda Bencic is seeded second, with 2023 Australian Open runner-up Elena Rybakina being the third seed. Veronika Kudermetova, a finalist here in 2021, is seeded fourth.
Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, 2021 Roland Garros winner Barbora Krejcikova, and former World No. 1 Karolina Pliskova are also in the mix. Two-time Major champion Garbine Muguruza received a wildcard to compete, as did Sorana Cirstea and Marta Kostyuk.
World No. 3 Ons Jabeur, one of the most popular athletes in the region, was set to participate as well, but withdrew from the tournament. Doubles star Sania Mirza, who's set to retire soon, will compete alongside good friend and frequent partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
With plenty of in-form players in the draw, quite a few exciting match-ups are just waiting to unfold over the next few days. Here's where one can catch all the action happening at the Abu Dhabi Open:
Abu Dhabi Open Channel and live streaming details
Viewers from the following countries can catch the action live on these respective channels and sites:
Amazon Prime Video - United Kingdom, Isle of Man & Republic of Ireland.
beIN SPORTS - Australia & France.
Tennis Channel - USA, Puerto Rico, Germany, Austria, Switzerland & Netherlands.
TVA & DAZN - Canada.
Supertennis - Italy, San Marino & Vatican City.
Canal+ - Poland.
ESPN - Latin America.
Sportsmax - Caribbean.
Telia - Estonia.
TV2 - Denmark.
DigiSport - Romania.
Eleven Sports - Portugal.
Match4 - Hungary.
O2 - Czech Republic.
Playsports / Telenet - Belgium.
PragoSports/RTVS -Slovakia.
Setanta - Baltics, CIS & Ukraine.
Sportklub - Balkans.
DAZN &TVE - Spain.
TapDMV - Philippines.
Astro - Malaysia & Brunei.
DAZN - Japan.
NOW TV - Hong Kong.
Reddentes Sports/Champions TV/Emtek - Indonesia.
Spark - New Zealand.
Sportcast - Chinese Taipei.
Starhub - Singapore.
Truevisions - Thailand.
Digiturk - Turkey.
Charlton - Israel.
SuperSport - Sub-Saharan Africa.
For more information regarding the broadcast of matches, click here.