Tennis fans, get ready! The 123rd French Open is about to serve up some premium tennis play starting Monday, May 20, and you can watch all the action on the red clay courts with Sling TV!
In a hurry? The French Open 2024 will be covered Monday, May 20 through Monday, June 9 by The Tennis Channel and NBC/Peacock, and the cheapest way to watch is with Sling TV. Sign up for the Blue plan ($40.00/mo) plus the Sports Extra add-on ($11/mo) and get 50% off your first month!
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The Roland-Garros, more commonly known as the French Open, is the second of the four Grand Slam tennis events (the major tennis championships of the year). The other three are the Australian Open, the US Open, and Wimbledon in England. All four are stops on both the ATP Tour (Association of Tennis Professionals) and the WTA Tour (Women’s Tennis Association), as is the Madrid Open which the French Open follows.
The French Open dates back to 1891, making it one of the world’s oldest tennis tournaments. The event is held annually at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France, which has been its home since 1928. Named for a French WWI war hero, both the tournament and the stadiums are known for the venue’s iconic clay courts, as the French Open is the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay.
The stadium has three courts, all named after French tennis legends: Court Philippe Chatrier (main), Court Suzanne Lenglen, and Court Simonne Mathieu.
The clay surface is why many tennis legends with multiple Grand Slam titles have never managed to conquer this particular major: John McEnroe, Venus Williams, Jimmy Connors, and Boris Becker are just some examples. Some tennis greats do well though, for example Rafael Nadal, Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert, Andre Agassi, and more.
The Men’s Singles winner receives the Coupe des Mousquetaires (The Musketeers’ Cup), while the Women’s Singles champ is awarded the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen (the Suzanne Lenglen Cup).
French Open 2024 TV Channels and Schedule
Coverage of the French Open is shared between NBC, Peacock, and the Tennis Channel, which is independently owned.
The Tennis Channel typically has an early morning preshow with recaps and highlights, then live coverage throughout the day – usually of the Men’s or Women’s Singles matches, then an encore presentation of the day’s matches, followed by more analysis.
On the weekends, Peacock covers the night session matches (), while NBC and Peacock both air a 2-3 hour block of live coverage earlier each day.
How To Watch the 2024 French Open Online
To livestream every moment of the 2024 French Open, you’ll need the Tennis Channel, NBC, and Peacock.
NBC
NBC is a local broadcast network, which means you should be able to watch it for free with a digital antenna (depending on where you live). Sling TV will even provide a free antenna if you pre-pay for two months of a plan. Get all the details in our Sling TV Local Channel Guide.
If you can’t or don’t want to set up an antenna, you can stream all the action online with Sling TV’s Blue plan. This provides NBC to anyone living within an NBC affiliate’s coverage region. If you live in one of these areas, you’re all set.
Here are the regions where Sling offers NBC:
- Boston (WBTS)
- Chicago (WMAQ)
- Dallas/Fort Worth (KXAS)
- Hartford/New Haven (WVIT)
- Los Angeles (KNBC)
- Miami/Fort Lauderdale (WTVJ)
- New York City (WNBC)
- Philadelphia (WCAU)
- San Diego (KNSD)
- San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose (KNTV)
- Washington, D.C. (WRC)
If you don’t live in one of these locations, you’ll likely need to stream the NBC coverage on Peacock instead.
Peacock
Peacock is NBC’s dedicated streaming service. As a standalone platform, you’ll need to sign up for it separately.
Peacock costs $5.99/mo and provides access to live sports and TV, including NBC Sports, Premier League TV, and GolfPass. Since Sling TV is already one of the most affordable streaming services available, Sling Blue with Peacock still works out cheaper than the base plan of other popular platforms.
If you don’t want to subscribe to Peacock, you can still watch the majority of the French Open with just NBC and the Tennis Channel.
The Tennis Channel
Weekday coverage of the French Open will be shown on the Tennis Channel – so if you want to watch every moment of the French Open, you’re going to need it!
Sling TV offers the Tennis Channel as part of its Sports Extra add-on package for an additional $11/mo. This provides beIN Sports, MLB Network, MLB Network Strike Zone, NBA TV, NHL Network, and (of course) Tennis Channel. When added to the Sling Blue plan, it also comes with NFL RedZone, Big Ten Network, FS2, and Golf Channel.
One of Sling TV’s biggest strengths is the ability to customize your package to your specific needs by providing multiple add-on bundles and channels. Read more in our guide to Sling TV packages.
French Open 2024 Schedule
It’s a little unclear from the various schedules if, or where, the other format contests (such as men’s and women’s doubles, wheelchair matches, and the juniors) are going to be broadcast:
- May 20-25: Practice and Qualifying (Tennis Channel)
- Sun, May 26, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles 1st Round (Tennis Channel)
- Sun, May 26, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles 1st Round (NBC/Peacock)
- Mon, May 27, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles 1st Round (Tennis Channel)
- Mon, May 27, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles 1st Round (NBC/Peacock)
- Mon, May 27, – : Men’s or Women’s Singles 1st Round (Peacock)
- Tue, May 28, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles 1st Round and Men’s Doubles 1st Round (Tennis Channel)
- Wed, May 29, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles 2nd Round and Women’s, Men’s, and Mixed Doubles 1st Round (Tennis Channel)
- Thu, May 30, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles 2nd Round, Women’s and Mixed Doubles 1st Round, and Men’s Doubles 2nd Round (Tennis Channel)
- Fri, May 31, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles 3rd Round, Mixed Doubles 1st Round, and Men’s and Women’s Doubles 2nd Round (Tennis Channel)
- Sat, Jun 1, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles 3rd Round (Tennis Channel)
- Sat, Jun 1, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles 3rd Round (NBC/Peacock)
- Sat, Jun 1, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles 3rd Round (Peacock)
- Sun, Jun 2, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles Fourth Round (Tennis Channel)
- Sun, Jun 2, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles Fourth Round (NBC/Peacock)
- Sun, Jun 2, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles Fourth Round (Peacock)
- Mon, Jun 3, – : Men’s and Women’s Singles Fourth Round (Tennis Channel)
- Tue, Jun 4, – : Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals (Tennis Channel)
- Tue, Jun 4, – : Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals (Tennis Channel)
- Wed, Jun 5, – : Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals (Tennis Channel)
- Wed, Jun 5, – : Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals (Tennis Channel)
- Thu, Jun 6, – : Women’s Semifinals (Tennis Channel)
- Thu, Jun 6, – : Women’s Semifinals (NBC/Peacock)
- Fri, Jun 7, – : Men’s Semifinals (Tennis Channel)
- Fri, Jun 7, – : Men’s Semifinals (NBC/Peacock)
- Sat, Jun 8, – : Women’s Final (NBC/Peacock)
- Sun, Jun 9, – : Men’s Final (NBC/Peacock)
The Round of 16 is sometimes called The Fourth Round.
French Open Formats and Past Winners
The Men’s and Women’s Singles usually steal the show, but they aren’t the only contests playing out at Roland Garros. Here’s a complete list of events, with last year’s French Open title holders:
- Men’s Singles: Novak Djokovic
- Women’s Singles: Iga Świątek
- Men’s Doubles: Ivan Dodig & Austin Krajicek
- Women’s Doubles: Hsieh Su-wei & Wang Xinyu
- Mixed Doubles: Miyu Kato & Tim Pütz
- Wheelchair Men’s Singles: Tokito Oda
- Wheelchair Women’s Singles: Diede de Groot
- Wheelchair Quad Singles: Niels Vink
- Wheelchair Men’s Doubles: Alfie Hewett & Gordon Reid
- Wheelchair Women’s Doubles: Yui Kamiji & Kgothatso Montjane
- Wheelchair Quad Doubles: Andy Lapthorne & Donald Ramphadi
- Boys’ Singles: Dino Prižmić
- Girls’ Singles: Alina Korneeva
- Boys’ Doubles: Yaroslav Demin & Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez
- Girls’ Doubles: Tyra Caterina Grant & Clervie Ngounoue
Novak Djokovic will return this year to defend his title and contend his record-extending 25th Grand Slam. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz look to be Djokovic’s biggest threats. It’s unsure if Andy Murray will be competing due to an ankle injury.
Iga Świątek will also defend her title while aiming for her fourth French Open victory. Her greatest competition is likely to be Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Elena Rybakina.
2024 French Open Players
The French Open will see 256 of the world’s best tennis players – 128 men, and 128 women – playing at the Stade Roland Garros. We’ve listed the top-seeded men and women below (as of May 6, 2024).
Men’s Seeds
- Novak Djokovic
- Jannik Sinner
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Daniil Medvedev
- Alexander Zverev
- Andrey Rublev
- Casper Ruud
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Alex De Minaur
- Holger Rune
- Taylor Fritz
- Ben Shelton
- Ugo Humbert
- Tommy Paul
- Alexander Bublik
- Karen Khachanov
- Sebastián Báez
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Adrian Mannarino
- Francisco Cerúndolo
- Jiří Lehečka
- Nicolás Jarry
- Frances Tiafoe
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Sebastian Korda
- Tomás Martín Etcheverry
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Cameron Norrie
- Mariano Navone
- Alejandro Tabilo
Women’s Seeds
- Iga Świątek
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Elena Rybakina
- Jessica Pegula
- Markéta Vondroušová
- Zheng Qinwen
- Maria Sakkari
- Ons Jabeur
- Jeļena Ostapenko
- Daria Kasatkina
- Jasmine Paolini
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Danielle Collins
- Madison Keys
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Elina Svitolina
- Marta Kostyuk
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Emma Navarro
- Caroline Garcia
- Victoria Azarenka
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Katie Boulter
- Linda Nosková
- Elise Mertens
- Anhelina Kalinina
- Sorana Cîrstea
- Dayana Yastremska
Wrapping Up
The best way to watch the 2024 French Open is with Sling Blue + Sports Extra to get NBC and the Tennis Channel, plus a Peacock subscription (deal) if you want to watch every single swing! Save 50% on Sling TV now!
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