How To Watch The French Open Without Cable

The main draw of the Grand Slam tennis tournament, The French Open (also known as the Roland-Garros), began Sunday, May 22, and will play through until the women’s final on Saturday, June 4, and the men’s final on Sunday, June 5. This guide will explain how to watch The French Open in the US even if you don’t have cable. This article includes details on watching the French Open for free and includes the full French Open TV schedule.

How To Stream The French Open Live

To Watch the Frech Open in the US, you will need the following:

• Peacock Premium: Will Live stream exclusive coverage of The 2022 French Open and all coverage airing on NBC
• And you will need one of the following streaming services that provide a live stream of the Tennis Channel:
  • DIRECTV STREAM: The Choice plan is free for 5-days and includes NBC and Tennis Channel
  • Sling TV: Currently running a special for 50% off your first month. The Tennis Channel is available by adding the “Sports Extra” package to Sling’s Blue plan. With the discount, it’s around $23 for the first month. Cancel any time.
  • FuboTV: For Tennis Channel, add the “fubo Extra” channel pack to their “Pro Plan,” which already includes NBC. There is a 1-week free trial for the Pro Plan, but you may have to still pay the $11 to add the fubo Extra package.

At times when the French Open is exclusively on Tennis Channel (see schedule below), subscribers to “Tennis Channel Plus” will have access to specific matches and courts.

Watching The French Open In The US

The French Open starts on Sunday, May 22, 2022, and runs until Sunday, June 5, 2022. On most days, coverage will air on Tennis Channel. However, on weekends and holidays, coverage may start on Tennis Channel but then switch over to NBC or NBC’s streaming service Peacock. (The full French Open TV schedule is later in the article.) Read on for details.

DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM is a live streaming service that provides NBC and Tennis Channel live. DIRECTV STREAM doesn’t force you into a contract and provides a 5-day free trial. NBC is included in all DIRECTV STREAM plans, but you have to subscribe to at least their “Choice” plan to get the Tennis Channel for $89.99 per month. You can sign up online. All plans also include a cloud DVR service and allow you to stream to 20 devices simultaneously. DIRECTV STREAM is supported on AppleTV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more. See our review of DIRECTV STREAM for more details on this streaming service.

French Open on Peacock

Below is the live streaming schedule for days the French Open will exclusively stream on Peacock

(All Times Eatern)

• Sunday, May 22 | 1:00 PM -4:00 PM | 1st Round
• Saturday, May 28 | 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM | 3rd Round
• Sunday, May 29 | 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | 4th Round
• Monday, May 30 | 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM | 4th Round
• Thursday, June 2 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Women’s Semifinals
• Friday, June 3 | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Men’s Semifinals
• Saturday, June 4 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Women’s Final
• Sunday, June 5 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Men’s Final

Peacock will have some exclusive coverage of the French Open in the 4th round, but most other matches will also air on NBC. To watch, you will need to subscribe to the “Peacock Premium” tier, which starts at $4.99 per month. Below explains what each tier offers. You can stream French Open matches on your TV or mobile device using the Peacock app. The streaming service supports Roku, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple T.V. 4K and Apple T.V. HD, Xbox One S and Xbox One X, Playstation 4, Android devices, Android TV, Chromecast, and Chromecast built-in, Xfinity Flex 4K and Amazon Fire TV or Fire Sticks. Follow these steps to install Peacock on your device:

1. Subscribe to a Peacock using this Link.
2. “Search” your devices app store or channel store for “Peacock.”
3. Select the streaming service and press “OK.”, “Install” or “Download” depending on your device
4. Peacock is now installed on your Roku. Open Peacock, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Search for “French Open” and watch.

If you need more information, see our review of Peacock for more details.

Other Ways to Watch The French Open in The US

FuboTV offers the channels you need with a 1-week free trial, so that would allow you to watch the first week of the French Open, but you would need to pay for 1 month to watch the entire tournament. Sling TV doesn’t offer a free trial and only has NBC in certain parts of the country, but they have discounted pricing. Read on to learn more.

FuboTV

fuboTV offers live streaming of NBC and the Tennis Channel by adding the “fubo Extra” channel pack to their “Pro Plan,” which includes over 100 other channels, including HGTV, ESPN, FX, AMC, and more. The streaming service also offers live local FOX, CBS, ABC, and NBC in many markets. fuboTV’s Pro Plan costs $69.99 per month per month after a 1-week free trial. If you cancel within the trial period, you will not be charged. The fuboTV Pro Plan includes a cloud DVR, the ability to stream to 3 devices simultaneously, and works on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, and more. They even offer a no-risk. You can learn more in our full review of fuboTV.

Sling TV

Sling TV provides Tennis Channel in their “Sports Extra” pack for an additional $11 per month on top of the $35 for sling’s Blue package. While Sling doesn’t offer a free trial, they do provide promotional pricing for new customers. Sling includes 50 hours of cloud DVR storage and the option to stream to devices simultaneously. The service supports iOS, Android, Fire TV, Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku, and more. Sling’s Blue includes NBC in the following areas:

• New York – WNBC
• Philadelphia – WCAU
• Chicago – WMAQ
• Boston – WBTS
• Washington, DC – WRC-TV
• Miami/Ft. Lauderdale – WTVJ
• Hartford/New Haven – WVIT
• Dallas/Ft. Worth – KXAS
• Los Angeles – KNBC
• San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose – KNTV
• San Diego – KNSD

If you don’t live in one of those areas then you may need to check out another way to watch NBC.

French Open on Tennis Channel Plus

Tennis Channel Plus is a subscription service that provides over 3,500 live matches from ATP and WTA. This service is for Tennis Fans that want to watch as many tournament matches as possible. A subscription costs $109.99/year. After signing up, you can stream matches through the Tennis Channel app on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, iOS, and Android devices. You do not need a TV provider with Tennis Channel to subscribe to Tennis Channel Plus. The French Open Matches on Tennis Channel Plus are listed below:

• Sunday, May 22 to Friday, May 27 – Tennis Channel Plus will air all available courts live from first ball to last ball.
• Saturday, May 28 – Tennis Channel Plus will air all available courts Live excluding the night session match on Philippe-Chatrier that is scheduled at “not before 2:45 p.m. ET.”
• Sunday, May 29 – Tennis Channel Plus will air all available courts Live, excluding the night session match on Philippe-Chatrier that is scheduled at “not before 2:45 p.m. ET.”
• Monday, May 30 – Tennis Channel Plus will air all available courts Live excluding the night session match on Philippe-Chatrier that is scheduled at “not before 2:45 p.m. ET.”
• Tuesday, May 31 – Tennis Channel Plus will air all available courts Live from the first ball to last ball.
• Wednesday, June 1 – Tennis Channel Plus will air all available courts Live from the first ball to last ball.
• Thursday, June 2 – Tennis Channel Plus will air all available courts Live excluding the Mixed Doubles Final.
• Friday, June 3 – Tennis Channel Plus will air all available courts Live excluding the Men’s Semifinal #2 and Wheelchair/Quad Final.
• Saturday, June 4 – Tennis Channel Plus will only air non-final matches (if any are scheduled) on this day that take place outside of NBC/Peacock’s exclusive Women’s Singles Championship/Men’s Doubles Championship broadcast window (9a-2p ET).
• Sunday, June 5 – Tennis Channel Plus will only air non-final matches (if any are scheduled) on this day that take place outside of NBC/Peacock’s exclusive Men’s Singles Championship broadcast window (9a-2p ET).

French Open Full US TV Schedule

Below is the TV viewing schedule for each day of the French Open and links to where you can watch.

(All Times Eastern Standard)