The French Open is here and the competition promises to be fierce, with legendary player Rafael Nadal eliminated from the men’s competition in the first round.
The men’s top seed is Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, followed by Novak Djokovic and Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner, so we could have some fierce matches ahead.
Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka lead the women’s seeds, with Swiatek the favorite as a two-time defending champion keen to win another French Open title – Sabalenka reached the semi-finals last year.
For all this action and more, here’s how to watch the tournament live for free on just about any device, anywhere in the world.
When does Roland-Garros take place?
The tournament started on Sunday May 26, 2024 and will conclude the Sunday June 9, 2024
For reference, the men’s and women’s singles finals will be broadcast on Saturday June 8, 2024with exact times to be revealed.
How to watch the French Open in the UK
Warner Bros. Discovery owns the rights to the tournament, which means you’ll need either a premium sports channel or a streaming subscription.
You can watch Roland Garros in HD on Eurosport 1 and 2 on Virgin (channels 521 and 522), Sky (channels 410 and 411) and BT (channels 412 and 413). Unfortunately, as it is a premium channel, you cannot watch it on Freeview.
Roland-Garros will also be broadcast on Discovery+. But access is not free: you must subscribe to the Entertainment and Sports package, which costs £6.99 per month. There is no free trial available for this package. However, if you’re a Vodafone mobile customer, you may be able to get six months of Discovery+ for free.
If you’re an Amazon Prime Video subscriber, you can also add Discovery+ as a premium channel to your streaming plan. It also costs an extra £6.99 per month on top of your Prime membership.
How to watch the French Open in the United States
In the United States, NBC will broadcast full coverage of this year’s tournament. You’ll need a cable subscription to NBC Sports, which also lets you stream tennis on the NBC Sports app.
If you don’t have cable, the easiest way to watch will be through NBC’s Peacock streaming service, which has plans starting at just $5.99 per month and gives you access to many other TV shows , movies and live sports.
American fans can also subscribe to Tennis Channel Plus, although it’s not cheap at $110 per year. On the other hand, it will let you watch over 100 ATP and WTA events, so it might be worth it if you’re a tennis enthusiast.
Watch Roland-Garros all over the world
It is still possible to watch Roland-Garros if you are in a country without a broadcaster, or simply if you are traveling during the tournament.
You can either sign up for Discovery+ (which is already available across Europe and other regions around the world) or Peacock. However, because websites and apps block access to anyone outside of the countries they are available in, you may need to use a VPN service.
VPNs (virtual private networks) redirect your IP address so that you can browse the Internet securely and as if you are from another country. You’ll find a selection of recommendations in our roundup of the best VPNs, but to save you time, two good bets are NordVPN and SurfShark.
Once you’ve chosen your VPN, simply connect to a server (either in the UK for Discovery+ or in the US for Peacock) and create an account. We managed to sign up for Peacock from the UK without any issues – take a look at our guide to streaming Peacock from abroad for more information.
Official Roland-Garros YouTube channel
If you don’t mind missing the live matches, you can catch the highlights on the Roland-Garros YouTube channel.
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