The 2015 French Open starts on Sunday with Fox Sports having live and exclusive coverage of the event.
If you have pay television, you are in luck, as you get high-definition coverage of the second Grand Slam of the year.
If you don’t have Foxtel do not worry as there are other chances to catch the event and not miss any of the action.
Here is our guide into the event and how you can catch the stars of the sport on the dirt in Paris.
TV:
As mentioned Fox Sports has the live and exclusive rights to the event. If you have Fox Sports then the news is great for you. Each day of the event will be live. If you don’t have Fox Sports then you will miss out on the event for 2015 on television.
Even if an Australian makes the final – Stosur in 2010 – the event will not be shown in any way on free-to-air television. Currently, the TV guide is showing that there will just be the one channel providing coverage of the event.
Nothing has been mentioned as yet about more content being available on the red button and the guide does not suggest that this will be the case.
For mobile and online viewers, you can watch the event on Foxtel Go. The same applies to those who have an Xbox 360, Xbox One, or PS4. As long as you can install Foxtel Go, you will have the French Open.
Finally, if you are a Telstra customer, you can also view the French Open. Simply download Mobile Foxtel, sign up for it, and you can watch it on Sports Play. The first month is free and you can cancel at any time.
After the first free month it is just two dollars a week to view unlimited Foxtel on 30 channels.
Apart from the first day, on Sunday, the other seven days are scheduled to be on Mobile Foxtel. That might a good option for those with no Foxtel but are with Telstra.
For those who can’t access Foxtel, here are your other options.
RADIO:
No Australian broadcaster will provide coverage of the event but the official website has its own radio channel.
Rolandgarros.com Radio will provide coverage of everything to do with the only Grand Slam on clay, and they provide commentary of the main matches of the day on the big courts.It’s like almost being there. You can hear the crowd, the sound of the match, and the atmosphere. As long as you have plenty of data then you can listen online to the French Open.
ONLINE:
The official website, and app, is the best place to check out news and live scores of the event.
It is already in use for qualifying and it has been flawless so far. With IBM, the official statistician, on board for the event, it is a good mobile application and website to use for the event. You can visit rolandgarros.com to view it for yourself.
Other live score websites include Sofascore, Flashscore, and Livescore. Each website has its own app and you can get notifications from all results. It is a nice way to keep an eye on all Aussies competing in the Grand Slam. Betting websites also provide live scores with Bet365 the best in terms of statistics and live time scoring.
Of course The Roar will be live blogging plenty of matches throughout the event and also provide articles and reviews of the tournament.
Happy watching.
maureen salerno
Guest
How are we supposed to enjoy the French Open when after waiting forever for the Aussies to play, again we have Wally Masur and Adam Peacock with their non stop chatter during play, talking about everything but the kitchen sink, they do not allow me to have my own thoughts about the match, NO No No do not talk during play , we Aussies do not do that, such repetitive drivel!!!
Drew
Guest
i agree with bonnie, tennis australia deserves better
Andrew
Guest
I totally agree with Bonnie...I would like to support the aussies that are playing. Free to air should at least have repeats on late at night. Would attract a larger fan base and possibly new born stars just from watching a game on free to air. Tennis Australia deserves better....
Bonnie
Guest
Why is it we can see F1 from Monaco with one Australian driver (yes I do follow motor racing) however there is no local tv coverage of a tennis open in which we have several Australian players. I would love to be able to watch these games even if it meant limited coverage of the open, for example only the games in which the Australians were playing. Not everyone has Foxtel or access to it and it would be a good to be able to support these players and Tennis Australia by being able to watch live as we do other sports. Lift your game and show more sport free to air than all the reality programes or at least include some more, there is usually just repeats in most cases late at night so maybe this could be a suggested time in which to show either live or delayed coverage. Thank you A frustrated tennis fan.