Fans of the little yellow ball are preparing to follow a new edition of the French Open which promises to be thrilling. Roland-Garros begins this Monday, May 20 with the qualifying phase for the main draws. Until Friday, the players involved will try to integrate the big tables, which will open on Sunday May 26. Program, schedules, broadcasters… Europe 1, official tournament radio, gives you all the information so you don’t miss an exchange.
What is the program ?
Qualifying takes place from Monday May 20 to Friday May 24. At the end of these, an exhibition day is organized on Saturday May 25 and is called “Yannick-Noah Day”. Some of the best players will play small, no-stakes matches on the Philippe-Chatrier court, with a show scheduled between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Sunday May 26 marks the start of the main draw matches, women’s and men’s. Find the dates of the different tours below to ensure you are always up to date during the fortnight.
Dates of the different rounds of the Roland-Garros 2024 singles tables:
- First round : May 26 to 28
- Second turn : May 29 to 30
- Third round: May 31 to June 1
- Round of 16: June 2 to 3
- Quarter-finals: June 4 to 5
- Ladies semi-finals: June 6, from 2:30 p.m.
- Men’s semi-finals: June 7, from 2:30 p.m.
- Ladies final: June 8, 3 p.m.
- Men’s final: June 9, 3 p.m.
Where to follow the 2024 edition of Roland-Garros?
To avoid missing anything from the 123rd edition of the French Open, viewers will be able to follow all the matches for free and exclusively on the channels of the France Télévisions group (France 2, France 3 and France 4 mobilized), including the qualifications and also the matches contested on the Simonne-Mathieu court, the third court in terms of capacity (previously, only Amazon Prime Video had acquired the rights). Internet users will also have the possibility of going to the france.tv platform to follow any match starting before 8:30 p.m.
At the same time, Amazon Prime Video continues to maintain the exclusivity of the nightly sessions. The platform will offer Prime Video subscribers the 11 “night sessions” of the tournament, which will take place each evening from Sunday May 26 to Wednesday June 5. Finally, France Télévisions and Amazon Prime Video will broadcast, in co-broadcast, the semi-finals and finals of the singles tables.
On which channels can I watch Roland-Garros?
- Qualifications, all matches of the day, semi-finals and finals: France 2, France 3 and France 4
- Night sessions, semi-finals and finals: Amazon Prime Video
At the same time, Europe 1, official radio of Roland-Garros, is setting up an enhanced system to bring the tournament to its listeners. Throughout the fortnight, the antenna of the famous radio station will vibrate to the rhythm of the news from Porte d’Auteuil. Among the highlights, The Roland-Garros diary will be broadcast every day at 8:30 a.m., the show Winning serve hosted by Cédric Pioline will be offered every evening, and regular updates on the evolution of the scores will be provided throughout the day.