Traditionally the season’s second Grand Slam, this year’s French Open will be chronologically the last major of 2020 thanks to the tennis calendar rescheduling due to the pandemic. Get all the information about this year’s French Open including its live streaming options for qualifying rounds and the main draw, schedule, favourites and ticketing details.
Looking to watch the French Open live streaming online?
- For tennis fans in the UK, Europe, Australia & elsewhere go to bet365 > Tennis > Live Streaming here* to watch & bet on the ATP & WTA tennis live.
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*Geo-restrictions apply & pre-funded account needed
When will the French Open 2020 be played – Roland Garros Schedule
After being postponed from its original schedule of May 24-June 7, the French Open 2020 kick-starts today, Monday, September 21 with the qualifying rounds while its first round matches will begin on Sunday, Monday 27. This year’s tournament will go on till Sunday, October 11, when the men’s singles final will be held.
How to watch the 2020 French Open Open?
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Depending on which country you are in, there are different ways to be able to watch the French Open live on TV and online.
Americans can watch the live action from Roland-Garros with the Tennis Channel and NBC. Two other live streaming options are Fubo TV and Sling TV, with both providing multiple TV channels including the French Open streams for those in the USA.
In the UK, the French Open 2020 can be watched on ITV4, but it won’t be streamed on Amazon Prime Videos unlike the other tennis. Brits can also opt for the Eurosport Player to watch the Roland-Garros live stream.
Canadians can watch the French Open live with RSN (in French) and TSN (in English) while Australian viewers will need Fox Sports to be able stream the competitive live.
More information on how to watch the French Open 2020 live on television and online streamed in different countries can also found in our in-depth guide here.
How to watch the French Open 2020 qualifying rounds live?
While there’s no information on whether any of the TV channels is carrying the qualifiers live or broadcasting the live stream, the best way to be watch the French Open live streaming online is to use bet365 for this purpose; i.e. you can watch and bet on French Open live with bet365.
Here’s the step by step process to be able to do that.
- Go to www.bet365.com
- Register with www.bet365.com. You can also log in to your pre-existing account.
- If it’s not done already, pre-fund your account by depositing £10 (or equivalent currency). You can either let that remain in your account or you should have wagered on a match in the past 24 hours before the start of this Roland Garros live streaming
- Select the French Open qualifying live streaming free option by clicking on Live Streaming on the top
In order to avail of the tennis live streaming service, this site requires you to register with them and then either deposit a sum of $10 into your account (or register as mentioned here) or watch French Open live streaming by betting on any sport in the past 24 hours. Remember geo-restrictions might apply, i.e. you might not be able to stream the qualifiers in some countries.
What are the bookmakers saying?
Simona Halep is the bookmakers’ favourite to win the women’s singles title starting at around 10/3 to add another Grand Slam win to her collection. With Ash Barty and Naomi Osaka missing from action, the second-favourite is Serena Williams who starts at 11/1 while there are some who are offering 18/1 for a Garbine Muguruza win.
Rafael Nadal, who suffered a shock loss in the quarterfinal of the Rome Masters, will still start as a heavy favourite to edge out the rest of the pack in men’s singles to win that title. He is 1/1 to do the same, is followed by world number one Novak Djokovic (3/1) and Dominic Thiem (10/3) in the favourites list.
For those having woken up to tennis rather recently, Roger Federer has opted out of tennis action till the end of the season to recuperate from a surgery.
For a more in-depth coverage, you can visit our individual match previews and predictions on a match by match basis below:
What about the French Open tickets?
A few fans will be allowed inside the Roland-Garros to watch the French Open live from the grounds. Utmost care will be taken as coronavirus cases continue to surge but for now, the authorities will be allowing more than 10k+ fans each day to the competition.
More information on how to buy French Open tickets can be found here.
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