Coco Gauff will face fellow American Caroline Dollarhide in the second round of the Australian Open at the Margaret Court Arena. Click here to find out how to watch the live stream of Dollarhide vs. Gauff from anywhere using a VPN.

After ending 2023 on a high note by winning her first Grand Slam title at the US Open, Gauch arrives in Melbourne with renewed confidence and an improved serve, aided by compatriot Andy Roddick. The 19-year-old American, who won his first-round match against Anna Karolina Shmiedlova 6-3, 6-0, revealed that the retired star gave him advice on serving.

"I went to see him for two days. It was a really good two days. I think my serve has improved. I think he's probably one of the best servers ever," revealed Gauf, who dropped only one point on serve in the second set against Schmiedlova.

Gauch will now test his serving skills against fellow American Dollarhide, who has never advanced past the second round of a Grand Slam singles match. However, the 25-year-old is a late tournament regular in doubles and has won one WTA doubles title.

This will be Dollarhide's first time playing Gauff, and despite never getting past the fourth round in Melbourne, she will be a big underdog as her younger opponent is considered one of the favorites to win the title.

Follow our guide as we explain how to watch a live stream of Dollarhide vs. Gauf and watch the Australian Open match from anywhere.

If you are lucky enough to live in Australia, you can look forward to a free Dollarhide vs. Gauff live stream.

Because free-to-air Channel Nine and its 9Now streaming service have the rights to the match and will be showing wall-to-wall coverage of the tournament.

But what if you normally live in Australia and are not home to watch the live stream of Dollarhide vs. Gauff? Maybe you are on vacation and don't want to spend money on pay TV in another country when you can usually watch it at home for free.

Don't worry - you can watch it via VPN instead. Here's how to do it.

A VPN, or virtual private network, makes it look as if you are surfing the Internet from your home country instead of the country you are in. That means you can access the streaming services you've already paid for from anywhere on the planet. Or at least, anywhere you have an Internet connection.

For example, Australians who are currently in the US can watch a live stream of Dollarhide vs. Gauff on 9Now, even if they are not in Australia.

They are completely legal, inexpensive and easy to use. We have tested many of the best VPN services and our current favorite is ExpressVPN. It's fast, works with a variety of devices, and has a 30-day money back guarantee.

The VPN is incredibly easy to use.

1. install the VPN of your choice. As we have mentioned, ExpressVPN is our favorite.

2. select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app. For example, if you are in the US and want to see Australian service, select Australia from the list.

3. sit back and enjoy the action, access 9Now and watch the tennis.

American tennis fans will need ESPN to watch a live stream of Dollarhide vs. Gauff; ESPN will broadcast the Flushing Meadows match extensively on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and the Tennis Channel.

ESPN is available through most cable packages as well as some of the best cable TV alternatives including Sling TV, Fubo, YouTube TV and Live TV and Hulu.

Of these, our pick would be Sling TV; Sling Orange packages start at just $40 per month and come with over 30 channels, including ESPN.

Fubo, on the other hand, costs $75/month for 121 channels and includes ESPN; it has a 7-day free trial;

and the Fubo package starts at just $40/month and includes ESPN.

And remember, if you are typically based in the US. but if you are not currently there, you can still watch the services you already subscribe to via a VPN such as ExpressVPN.

Tennis enthusiasts in the UK can watch a live stream of Dollarhide vs. Gauf on Eurosport, available on Sky TV or Discovery Plus.

Eurosport comes with Sky TV packages starting at £26 per month. Subscribers can also stream online via the Eurosport website and the Eurosport app.

If you don't want to shell out for a full Sky subscription, you can also consider the Now Sports streaming service, which is available for 24 hours for £11.98 or a month for £34.99.

On the other hand, if you have a Virgin Media cable subscription, Eurosport is included in your regular subscription.

Alternatively, you can watch Eurosport broadcasts via "Discovery Plus" for £5.99 per month.

Go on vacation; sign up for ExpressVPN or another VPN service to take advantage of the services you already subscribe to.

Canadians can get all the action of Dollarhide vs. Gauff on TSN (English) or RSN (French) as part of their cable TV package. If they cut the cord, they can sign up for a TSN or RDS streaming account for $19.99 per month or $199 per year.

I'm not home right now; use ExpressVPN or another VPN service to trick the device into thinking you're in Canada.

Australians can watch a live stream of Dollarhide vs. Gauff on Channel Nine and the on-demand service 9Now. 9Now is free as long as you have an Australian zip code.

Lucky tennis fans in Australia can watch all the courts of the tournament, plus other sports ad-free, on Stan Sport's pay-per-view service.

After a free 30-day Stan Sport trial, a monthly subscription of $10 (in addition to the $15 Stan subscription) is required.

Australians who are not in Japan can simply sign up for a VPN, such as ExpressVPN, and watch the matches as if they were in Japan.