French Open TV Schedule Official Thread

[Fedexeon]

Instead of opening thousands of topics asking for the TV Schedule, lets us all just post it in this thread. This will make things organized. =)
Will be better if mod can pin this up.

So here is the USA TV Schedule for French Open.

USA French Open TV Schedule [ESPN2-NBC-TTC]
Date Time Round Channel
May 27 12:00 PM (Delay) Early Round ESPN2
May 29 12:00 AM (Live) Early Round ESPN2
May 30 12:00 PM (Live) Early Round ESPN2
May 31 12:00 PM (Live) Early Round ESPN2
June 1 3:00 PM (Delay) Early Round ESPN2
June 2 1:00 - 4:00 PM (Delay) Early Round NBC
June 3 1:00 - 4:00 PM (Delay) Early Round NBC
June 4 12:00 PM (Live) Round of 16 ESPN2
June 5 12:00 PM (Live) Quarterfinals ESPN2
June 6 12:00 PM (Live) Quarterfinals ESPN2
June 7 8:00 AM (Live) Semifinals ESPN2
June 8 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Live) Men's SF NBC
June 9 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Live) Women's Final NBC
June 10 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Live) Men's Final NBC

Date Time Round Channel
May 26 5:00 AM ET (Live) First Round Tennis Channel
May 27 5:00 AM ET (Live) First Round Tennis Channel
May 28 5:00 AM ET (Live) First Round Tennis Channel
May 29 5:00 AM ET (Live) Second Round Tennis Channel
May 30 5:00 AM ET (Live) Second Round Tennis Channel
May 31 5:00 AM ET (Live) Third Round Tennis Channel
June 1 5:00 AM ET (Live) Third Round Tennis Channel
June 2 5:00 AM ET (Live) Third Round Tennis Channel
June 4 6:00 AM ET (Live) Fourth Round Tennis Channel
June 5 6:00 AM ET (Live) Women's QF Tennis Channel
June 6 6:00 AM ET (Live) Men's QF Tennis Channel
June 6 5:00 AM ET (Live) Men's Doubles QF Tennis Channel
June 7 1:00 PM ET (Live) Women's SF Tennis Channel

*All Times Eastern

Well, if you have DirectTv in your home, then you can watch TTC in your home. You can use the interactive thingy that allows you to watch other matches as well.

 

[Tennis_Monk]

are there any sites that allow us to watch french open (paid or otherwise) Live?

 

[isbisthebest]

guess if you are able to understand chinese or you want to just screw what the commentator is saying, it's a full coverage from next monday on CCTV 5. you could get the channel for free by watching it through TVU player

 

[rob61]

Any HD coverage?

Anyone know if the NBC coverage will be in hi-definition?

 

[kimizz]

I dont think I need to post a list. Those who have Eurosport, LIVE everyday from 11.00 to 21.00 CET, starting on sunday 27th

 

[Fedexeon]

Lolz, can anyone pin this thread up?

 

[jaggy]

guess if you are able to understand chinese or you want to just screw what the commentator is saying, it's a full coverage from next monday on CCTV 5. you could get the channel for free by watching it through TVU player

Id prefer Chinese to Patrick McEnroe's crap.

 

[norcal]

Wait wait wait, the tennis channel is on directv?

What channel?

 

[tuk]

Does anyone know if any of those channels can be found in Sopcast?

 

[Jack & Coke]

DirecTV Channel information

From: http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPageNR.jsp?assetId=P4300002

 

[norcal]

From: http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPageNR.jsp?assetId=P4300002

Thank You!

 

[tonsorial]

the finals are on NBC. Well i can watch i guess. since, it is not a part of paid digital channel lineup.

 

[Fee]

I wonder if there is a way to put blinking lights on this thread...

 

[diredesire]

i wish, Fee.

I stuck it for now, let me know if there's anything else I can do

 

[Fee]

Yes, you can ban or suspend people who start threads WITHOUT SCROLLING THE FIRST PAGE TO CHECK FIRST.

/rant

 

[tennis_hand]

guess if you are able to understand chinese or you want to just screw what the commentator is saying, it's a full coverage from next monday on CCTV 5. you could get the channel for free by watching it through TVU player

not only CCTV 5. I believe StarSports will show it too. NBC is also on TVU.

 

[Fee]

http://www.tennisnews.com/exclusive.php?pID=20323

TENNIS CHANNEL'S FRENCH OPEN COVERAGE BEGINS SUNDAY

Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to tennis and the surrounding lifestyle, will begin its inaugural coverage of Roland Garros (commonly referred to as the French Open) at 5 a.m. ET Sunday, May 27, the opening day of the event. The network will present more than 100 hours of match coverage from the two-week Grand Slam, including one men’s semifinal on Friday, June 8.

Additionally, from May 27-June 7 Tennis Channel will feature nightly prime-time show French Open Tonight, anchored by veteran tennis broadcaster Bill Macatee. The three-and-half-hour show will be televised from a different location in the streets of Paris each night of the tournament and will offer the day’s best tennis, previously unseen matches, original features and coverage from in and around the city.

Tennis Channel’s comprehensive tournament schedule runs from Sunday, May 27-Friday, June 8, and generally begins at 5 a.m. ET (see full schedule below). The network’s daily match telecasts typically conclude at noon ET, at which point ESPN2’s afternoon coverage begins. Tennis Channel is producing all French Open coverage for both networks, with each channel utilizing its own commentators.

On-Air Talent

Tennis Channel’s French Open on-air team includes tennis legends John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova, who join the network as lead on-air analysts during the world’s premier clay-court tournament. Lead on-air commentators Ted Robinson and Ian Eagle are on board with Tennis Channel veterans Leif Shiras, Barry MacKay and Katrina Adams. Former and current players Thomas Blake, Chanda Rubin and Justin Gimelstob will also assist as on-air analysts.

Many – if not all – of these personalities will join Macatee on French Open Tonight throughout the tournament, as will “Entertainment Tonight” and Oxygen network veteran Roshumba Williams, who will be a nightly commentator for the show.

Beyond its network television coverage of the French Open, Tennis Channel plans to carry up to four live matches per day on its Web site, www.TennisChannel.com. These will be complemented with additional on-demand video clips, including daily highlights, archived matches and original content.

Tennis Channel’s Live French Open Match Schedule

Date Time (ET) Event

Sunday, May 27 5 a.m.-Noon First-Round Action
Monday, May 28 5 a.m.-3 pm First-Round Action
Tuesday, May 29 5 a.m.-Noon First-Round Action
Wednesday, May 30 5 a.m.-Noon Second -Round Action
Thursday, May 31 5 a.m.-Noon Second-Round Action
Friday, June 1 5 a.m.-3 p.m. Third-Round Action
Saturday, June 2 5 a.m.-1 p.m. Third-Round Action
Sunday, June 3 5 a.m.-1 p.m. Third-Round Action
Monday, June 4 6 a.m.-Noon Round of 16
Tuesday, June 5 6 a.m.-Noon Women’s Quarterfinals
Wednesday, June 6 6 a.m.-Noon Men’s Quarterfinals
Thursday, June 7 5 a.m.-8 a.m. Men’s Doubles Semifinals
Friday, June 8 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Men’s Singles Semifinals

Tennis Channel’s French Open Tonight Schedule

French Open Tonight airs Sunday, May 27-Thursday, June 7. The show generally runs from 6:30 p.m.-10 p.m. ET, and is then repeated twice from 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 1:30 a.m.-5 a.m. Exceptions are (all times ET):

Sunday, May 27 – 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m., followed by 8:30 p.m.-Midnight, 12 a.m.-3:30 a.m.

Saturday, June 2 – 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m., followed by 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m., 11 p.m.-2:30 a.m.

Sunday, June 3 – 4 p.m. -7:30 p.m., followed by 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m., 11 p.m.-2:30 a.m.

 

[D-Bomb]

alright so according to this schedule, ESPN2 is showing not only tennis, but live tennis. how is this any different than last year, other than the fact that TTC now has live coverage? people made it seem like unless you had TTC you were screwed, when in fact, its exactly the same, but better. Am I right?

 

[BreakPoint]

alright so according to this schedule, ESPN2 is showing not only tennis, but live tennis. how is this any different than last year, other than the fact that TTC now has live coverage? people made it seem like unless you had TTC you were screwed, when in fact, its exactly the same, but better. Am I right?

I don't see how ESPN2 could be showing much live tennis as their broadcast window doesn't come on the air until 6:00pm Paris time. Most matches will be over by then and they don't play under the lights at Roland Garros. So we might get to see the end of each day's last scheduled match live on ESPN2. Otherwise, it'll probably be mostly taped matches played earlier in the day.

 

[tonsorial]

this split coverage is so confusing.Dont know which channel would play what match especially from the semifinals.

 

[armand]

For the cooler Canadian peeps

TSN

*Sunday, May 27 - Early Round Coverage: Day 1 at 8am et
Monday, May 28 - Early Round Coverage: Day 2 at 9am et
Tuesday, May 29 - Early Round Coverage: Day 3 at 9am et
Wednesday, May 30 - Early Round Coverage: Day 4 at 9am et
Thursday, May 31 - Early Round Coverage: Day 5 at 9am et
Friday, June 1 - Early Round Coverage: Day 6 at 9am et
Saturday, June 2 - Early Round Coverage Day 7 at 8am et
*Sunday, June 3 - Round of 16 at 9am et
Monday, June 4 - Round of 16 at 6am et
Tuesday, June 5 - Men's & Women's Quarter-finals at 6am et
Wednesday, June 6 - Men's Quarter-final at 6am et
Thursday, June 7 - Women's Semifinals at 8am et
Friday, June 8 - Men's Semifinals at 7am et
Saturday, June 9 - Women's Final at 9am et
Sunday, June 10 - Men's Final at 9am et
*Available on the TSN alternate feed

 

[armand]

Oh Wow, TSN.ca still has the Australian Open final on the website available to view! The entire match is right there but I think it won't be there much longer as matches from the French will replace it. Get it while you can.

 

[FernandoG]

Is there anyway I can view the FO online from Australia???

I don't think any network has picked it up down here.

 

[Fedexeon]

Is there anyway I can view the FO online from Australia???

I don't think any network has picked it up down here.

FoxSport 2 will be showing FO. You don't have it in your home?

 

[FernandoG]

Shame I know but Foxtel isn't my cup of tea. There are 7 channels of crap now, why do I need 900+??

 

[Rybo]

For those in the U.S. with Comcast cable, they're giving a free preview of the tennis channel throughout the french open tournament. Right now they're showing Agassi/Courier.

 

[katarddx]

disnetwork has free preview for tennis chanell next week

 

[FEDEXP]

It is different than last year- TTC is showing a good deal more coverage each day-hours more.
French Open Television Schedule

Sunday, May 27, 2007
First Round - TTC - 5:00 am to 12:00 pm(LIVE)
Early Rounds - ESPN2 - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Monday, May 28, 2007
First Round - TTC - 5:00 am to 3:00 pm (LIVE)

Tuesday, May 29, 2007
First Round - TTC - 5:00 am to 12:00 pm (LIVE)
Early Rounds - ESPN2 - 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Second Round - TTC - 5:00 am to 12:00 pm (LIVE)
Early Rounds - ESPN2 - 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Thursday, May 31, 2007
Second Round - TTC - 5:00 am to 12:00 pm (LIVE)
Early Rounds - ESPN2 - 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Friday, June 1, 2007
Third Round - TTC - 5:00 am to 3:00 pm (LIVE)
Early Rounds - ESPN2 - 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Saturday, June 2, 2007
Third Round - TTC - 5:00 am to 12:00 pm (LIVE)
Early Rounds - NBC - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (DELAY)

Sunday, June 3, 2007
Third Round - TTC - 5:00 am to 1:00 pm
Early Rounds - NBC - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm (DELAY)

Monday, June 4, 2007
Fourth Round - TTC - 6:00 am to 12:00 pm (LIVE)
Round of Sixteen - ESPN2 - 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Women’s QF - TTC - 6:00 am to 12:00 pm (LIVE)
Men’s & Women’s QF - ESPN2 - 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Men’s QF - TTC - 6:00 am to 12:00 pm (LIVE)
Men’s QF - ESPN2 - 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Thursday, June 7, 2007
Men’s Doubles SF - TTC - 5:00 am to 8:00 am (LIVE)
Women’s SF - ESPN2 - 8:00 am to 1:00 pm (LIVE)
Women’s SF - TTC - 1:00 pm (LIVE)

Friday, June 8, 2007
Men’s SF - NBC - 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (LIVE)

Saturday, June 9, 2007
Women’s Final - NBC - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (LIVE)

Sunday, June 10, 2007
Men’s Final - NBC - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

 

[MTXR]

I cant find CCTV5 on TVU Player, but i can find the tennis channel... is it gonna be on the tennis channel? It seems like its tennis channel classic on TVU though..

 

[Kim]

the tennis channel is back on tvu????

 

[Kim]

Yes Ttc Is Back On Tvu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tonsorial]

coverage is on cctv5 on sopcast..

 

[nautika721]

My internship doesn't start for a few more weeks, so I can stay up all night and watch every match live. I don't get TTC though, so this is very frustrating. I do get it at my apartment at school though, so I may have to head up for a few days to get my fix. What a pain...

I was hoping Fox Sports would cover some of it, but nothing yet. I'll keep an eye out.

 

[tamaj13]

NBC is showing a tape of Sharapova when Djokovic and Patience are battling in the 5th! No Bleeping Commonsense. Is that what NBC stands for?

 

[edmondsm]

I guess you can't even change the channel when you're watching tape-delayed tennis. Watching Fed vs. Robredo I changed to ESPN during the commercial and they were showing the results. You'd think they'd be more mindful of what they are showing on their other channel, but I guess this is what I get for not "writing my cable provider" to get the tennis channel.

 

[Serve 'em hard]

I see NBC is scheduled to show men's semi's for three hours on Friday. Does this mean they are only showing ONE of the matches? If so, which one?

 

[Serve 'em hard]

^
Come on, media experts. Spill it.

 

[Fedexeon]

The 2nd one. Thank NBC for only showing 1 semifinal =)

 

[Serve 'em hard]

The 2nd one. Thank NBC for only showing 1 semifinal =)

So this is true? Only one match televised for those of us without Tennis channel?? So which match will it be? Fed's or Moya's?

 

[Fedexeon]

It depends on whats the schedule on that day.

 

[Serve 'em hard]

It depends on whats the schedule on that day.

Where are you getting this info, O wise one? How do you know NBC is showing the SECOND semi?

TTC shows the other semi at some point on Friday? is that the idea?

I find this damn odd, and annoying. I have NBC and ESPN2, and have pretty much been able to see most of the important matches I wanted to see, and plenty of ones I didn't... Now suddenly I can't watch one of the two men's semi's??

 

[Fedexeon]

The semifinal match is scheduled to start at 7AM, but as it stated there NBC will only start their coverage at 10AM, so obviously they CAN only show the 2nd match, isn't it?

And to make things worse, TTC is not scheduled to cover the 1st men's semifinal match, so that means that the 1st semi will probably not available for anyone in US.

I found this in somewhere.

Following is the schedule for NBC's coverage of the 2007 French Open, which culminates with live coverage of the women's (June 9) and men's (June 10) finals next weekend:

Saturday, June 2, 1-4 p.m. ET – Third Round
Sunday, June 3, 1-4 p.m. ET – Third and Fourth Round
Friday, June 8, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (all time zones) – Men's Semifinals
Saturday, June 9, 9 a.m.-Noon ET – Women's Final
Sunday, June 10, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. ET – Men's Final

I think this means that some areas in US get to watch the first semi as well but some areas unfortunately cant.

 

[Serve 'em hard]

The semifinal match is scheduled to start at 7AM, but as it stated there NBC will only start their coverage at 10AM, so obviously they CAN only show the 2nd match, isn't it?

And to make things worse, TTC is not scheduled to cover the 1st men's semifinal match, so that means that the 1st semi will probably not available for anyone in US.

I found this in somewhere.


I think this means that some areas in US get to watch the first semi as well but some areas unfortunately cant.

I'm sure NBC has the technology to show the first match if they want. But anyway, I don't think this is the final word on this...

Anyone else know?

 

[Ronaldo]

I'm sure NBC has the technology to show the first match if they want. But anyway, I don't think this is the final word on this...

Anyone else know?

ESPN 2, 2007 French Open - Maria Sharapova vs. Ana Ivanovic HD at 8 am EDT from the website.
ESPN 2 claims it will show the other semi according to the current TV show. Too bad TTC cannot show dub semis or JohnnyMac 45 and over dubs

 

[BoSox]

ESPN 2, 2007 French Open - Maria Sharapova vs. Ana Ivanovic HD at 8 am EDT from the website.
ESPN 2 claims it will show the other semi according to the current TV show. Too bad TTC cannot show dub semis or JohnnyMac 45 and over dubs

Does anybody know if ESP2 will play the men's semi-final live on Friday? According to their website, all men's semi-final will be taped.

Thank you

 

[gooberwho]

I'm on the West Coast, and it looks like we'll be unable to see any of the men's semifinal matches live. This sucks. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. I hope the ESPN online feed will show it...

 

[Fedexeon]

Just tune in to NBC at 10am where ever you are to see whether they show the men's semifinal...

 

[KingSonal]

There is about a 1% chance of getting either of the matches live. Let's just look back at the men's semifinals coverage for the last three years. Three years ago, Nalbandian and Gaudia were shown taped delayed on NBC at 10 am. Henman and Coria were shown taped delayed later in the day on espn. No problem right? Well espn ran past their allotted time for their TAPE DELAYED coverage and had to switch channels during the middle of the 4th set.

Then there was the coverage two years ago. This faux pas was an all-time classic. The first semifinal, Puerta v. Davydenko is delayed by rain. NBC goes on the air at 10 am and tells us that they will show us the Nadal-Federer semifinal live. They said they are waiting for the first semifinal to finish first. They tell us that the first semifinal can be seen later on in the day on espn2. Then Ted Robinson goes, "Right now, Davydenko is leading Puerta two sets to none." What??? Then NBC proceeds to show taped coverage of previous matches while Puerta comes back and wins the match in 5 sets. Oh yeah, NBC alerts us to the fact that Puerta comes back, but they don't show us any of the coverage. Needless to say, anyone who wanted to watch that match needn't bother. Thankfully, the Federer-Nadal match is then shown in its entirety.

Then last year they screwed up again, but not as bad. Federer played Nalbandian in the first semifinal. That match was over by the time NBC came on the air, and Nadal-ljubicic was going on live. NBC decides to show us the Federer match taped delayed. The Nadal match wasn't aired until 6:30 pm on espn2.

So anyway, I'm not expecting anything different tomorrow. I will be waking up early and trying to find online streams to the matches. Luckily Davydenko is in the first semi, so I know there are some Russian television feeds available online.

 

[SER]

Based on the "guide info" on my satellite receiver it says that TTC is showing "Women's seminfinals" this (Friday morning) at 5am CST/6am EST. ESPN2 has no coverage scheduled for Friday. NBC has a 3 hour timeslot 10am CST/11am EST, which will be one of the men's semifinals, but which one? At 3pm CST/4pm EST TTC is has 7 hours scheduled for "men's semifinals", which I'm assuming they will use to show both men's semi's on tape delay.

 

[Serve 'em hard]

It's a pretty crazy world we live in when, with all our advances and conveniences and technology, we still don't even know exactly what the hell NBC will be showing us 8 hours from now...