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French Open on TV and Stream

The French Open also called Roland-Garros, is a major tennis tournament and one the four grand slam tournaments which are usually held between late May and early June at Stade Roland-Garros in Paris. The French Open is currently the only grand slam tournament held on clay and is due to slow-playing surface widely considered to be the most physically challenging tennis tournament in the world. The prize money in total is €42,661,000 and the winner in single male category will take €2,200,000 home. The record holder is the Spanish clay king Rafael Nadal with 11 titles.

This sport event is one of the major global tennis tournaments held annually. It is held in Paris and attracts hundreds of fans in the court and thousands who tune in to watch the French Open live. The competition is considered to be the premier global clay court tennis championship and the second of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Never miss a match by keeping your eyes peeled on your latest TV sport guide, right here!

Historical Background

This historic tennis competition dates back to 1891 when the French Championships were first held. At the time, only national players who were part of national clubs could join, however, perhaps ironically, a Briton won the first competition. His name was H. Briggs and he qualified for the championship as he lived in Paris.

By 1925, the French Championships evolved to welcome international amateur players. In the years that followed, the tennis competition was organised in a variety of courts, but these were primarily always clay. During the second world war, the official competition was not organised, but one based on the same rules was, however, this was not recognised by the Fédération Française de Tennis, the French tennis governing body.

In 1968, the French Championship was the first Grand Slam to become an Open, and welcome both professional and amateur players from across the globe. It is at around this time that the competition got its more familiar name. It is also affectionately referred to as the Roland-Garros, after the famed French aviator.

Match Formats and Schedule

The French Open is organised over two weeks between late May and early June. The competition is held in the prestigious Stade Roland-Garros clay court in Paris. The French Open schedule is split between various competitions and events. The four main events are:

  • Seniors
  • Juniors
  • Wheelchair events
  • Other events

Each event has its own list of competitions, with the Seniors events garnering the most viewership. This event is split between Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. Players or teams compete against one another raking in points with each win.

Although perhaps not the most popular sport on tv, the Juniors events have been rising in popularity as they showcase upcoming stars which both fans and punters are eager to be introduced to. The Juniors include Boys and Girls' Singles as well as Boys and Girls' doubles. There are no mixed competitions in this event.

Prize Money, Ranking Points, and Champions

The French Open is an important challenge in the life of any tennis player, and apart from the prestige and reputation which comes with ranking highly in the results table, participants can also expect a sizeable cash prize. In 2018, the competition gave out €39,197,000 in prize money.

The competition is highly regarded for offering the same prize money value for both men and women winners. This decision is probably one of the reasons why an increasing number of people choose to watch the French Open live over other tv sport.

The winners of the men and female singles tournament each win a cool €2,200,000 and 2,000 points. The winners of the doubles also win the same amount of points, however, each time is awarded €560,000, which is split between the two players. No points are awarded to mixed doubles winners, but a prize of €120,000 is given. Winners of the wheelchair singles and doubles win €35,000 and €10,000 respectively.

Those who place second can also expect a handsome reward in both points and cash. Both the male and female singles runners-up get €1,120,000 and 1,200 and 1,300 points respectively. Meanwhile the doubles that place second each get €280,000, with the men's doubles team getting 1,200 points and the women's getting 1,300 points.

Key Players, Stats/Records

The highly popular tv sport has inevitably turned some of the most successful players into superstars with adoring fans. The convenience of being able to watch the French Open stream on mobile and other digital devices has only increased the player's popularity across the globe.

Amongst the champions and record holders, one can find legends such as Rafael Nadal. He was the winner of the Men's Singles in 2018, marking his seventeenth Grand Slam singles title. If that were not enough, the Spaniard set a record-extending 11th title at the French Open.

Chris Evert holds the record for most Women's Singles titles, with a total of seven. The record for the most consecutive women's singles titles is jointly held between Monica Seles and Justine Henin. 

At 17 years and 3 months, American Michael Chang is the youngest player to have ever won the Men's competition. Even younger than Chang is Monica Seles who won the Women's competition at the age of 16 years and 6 months. At the other end of the age spectrum, the oldest player to win the Men's competition was Andre Vacherot at the age of 40 years and 9 months. The oldest Women's winner was significantly younger. Zsuzsa Körmöczy holds the record at 33 years and 10 months.

Television Broadcast

The French Open live tv choice has never been so varied. As the tournament continues to grow in popularity internationally, more broadcasters compete for the licencing rights to broadcast this sport on tv. Nationally, the French broadcaster France Télévisions and Eurosport have held the rights since 2016.

Eurosport also holds the broadcast rights for the French Open in the UK, together with ITV Sport. These rights will be in effect until 2021 and both stations do their utmost to provide pre-match analyses and predictions, news, reporting and, of course, the French Open live tv on the majority of games.

NBC holds the broadcasting licences for the United States, an agreement which started back in 1975. Other stations, such as ESPN and Tennis Channel have a variety of different arrangements both with the tournament organisers and NBC.

It is now easier than ever to watch the French Open today thanks to a variety of tv stations and online broadcasts. Here you can find the latest news and results together with the upcoming French Open schedule, so you never need to miss any of the action.