The main draw of the Grand Slam tennis tournament, The French Open (also known as the Roland-Garros), is played from May 30th, 2021, to 13 June 2021. 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.
- When: Sunday, May 30 – Sunday, June 13
- Where: Stade Roland Garros – Paris, France
- TV: Tennis Channel, NBC, NBCSN, ( a few days are on Peacock for free)
- Best Way to Watch: DIRECTV Stream provides all channels you need to watch and gives you a full refund if you cancel within the first 14 days (sign up on their website.) You can also use FuboTV and watch free for a week with their 7-day free trial, but you need the “fubo Extra” channel pack.
Watching The French Open Free In The US
The French Open starts on Sunday, May 30th, 2021, and runs until Sunday, June 13th, 2021. 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, NBC Sports Network, or NBC’s streaming service Peacock. (The full French Open TV schedule is later in the article.) AT&T offers all three of those channels and a full refund if you cancel within 14 days, so you could take advantage of that policy to watch the entire French Open Free. NBC’s Peacock will stream the French Open a few days, but that is part of their “free tier.” Read on for details.
DIRECTV Stream
DIRECTV Stream is a live streaming service that provides NBC, NBCSN, and Tennis Channel live. DIRECTV Stream doesn’t force you into a contract and provides a full refund if you cancel within 14 days, which is plenty of time to watch The French Open. NBC and NBCSN are included in all DIRECTV Stream plans, but you have to subscribe to at least their “Choice” plan to get the Tennis Channel for $84.99 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:
- Sunday, May 30 – First Round – 12pm-3pm
- Saturday, June 5 – Round 3 or 4 – 2 pm-6 pm
- Sunday, June 6 – Round 4 – 2 pm-6 pm
- Monday, June 7 – Round 4 – 3 pm-6 pm
- Saturday, June 12 – Men’s Doubles Final – 12 pm-2 pm
- Sunday, June 13 – Final Day Coverage and Women’s Doubles – 12 p-3 pm
The exclusive coverage of The French Open is free to watch on Peacock. However, you do need to register with Peacock to enjoy their free tier. You can register for Peacock here. Once you sign in, you can watch The French Open through the Peacock app on any of the supported devices from the list below:
- 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
While Peacock isn’t supported on Amazon Fire TV or Fire Sticks, there is a workaround to use Peacock on Fire TV Stick. For more information on the various plans and content the service offers, please see our review of Peacock.
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, NBCSN, and of the Tennis Channel by adding the “fubo Extra” channel pack to their “Standard 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 family plan costs $64.99 per month after a 1-week free trial. If you cancel within the trial period, you will not be charged. The fuboTV Family Plan includes a cloud DVR, 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. While Sling’s Blue plan includes NBCSN, it only 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 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)
- Sunday, May 30 – First Round
- 5 a.m.-3 p.m. – Tennis Channel
- 12-3 p.m. – Peacock
- Monday, May 31 – First Round
- 5 a.m.-6 p.m. – Tennis Channel
- 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – NBC
- Tuesday, June 1 – First Round
- 5 a.m.-6 p.m. – Tennis Channel
- Wednesday, June 2 – Second Round
- 5 a.m.-6 p.m. – Tennis Channel
- Thursday, June 3 – Second Round
- 5 a.m.-6 p.m. – Tennis Channel
- Friday, June 4 – Third Round
- 5 a.m.-6 p.m. – Tennis Channel
- Saturday, June 5 – Third Round
- 5 a.m.-3 p.m. –Tennis Channel
- 12-2 p.m. – NBC
- 2-6 p.m. – Peacock
- Sunday, June 6 – Fourth Round
- 5 a.m.-12 p.m. – Tennis Channel
- 12-2 p.m. – NBC
- 2-6 p.m. – Peacock
- Monday, June 7 – Fourth Round
- 5 a.m.-3 p.m. – Tennis Channel
- 3-6 p.m. – Peacock
- Tuesday, June 8 – Quarterfinals
- 6 a.m.-6:30 p.m. – Tennis Channel
- Wednesday, June 9 – Quarterfinals
- 5 a.m.-5:30 p.m. – Tennis Channel
- Thursday, June 10 – Women’s Semifinals
- 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Tennis Channel
- 11 a.m.-2 p.m. NBC, NBCSN
- Friday, June 11 – Men’s Semifinals
- 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. – Tennis Channel
- 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – NBC, NBCSN
- Saturday, June 12 – Finals
- Sunday, June 13 – Finals
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