How to watch the French Open 2026 for free: TV schedule, livestream
The second grand slam of the tennis year is here; it’s time for the 2026 French Open.While the 2025 women’s singles champion, American Coco Gauff, will be back to defend her title, the two-time defending men’s champion will not be at Roland Garros this year.
World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the French Open with a wrist injury that is also taking him out of July’s Wimbledon tournament.2025 runners-up Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner enter as the No.
1 seeds in the women’s and men’s draws, respectively.Sinner is entering on a hot streak, having just won the Italian Open.
The Italian is 17-0 on clay courts this year.The prize pool has been a hot topic heading into the tournament, with many players enacting a media strike in protest over the tournament’s revenue split.It all gets started tomorrow at 5 a.m.
ET with the first matches of Round 1 action.Due to the time difference between the United States and Paris, matches will air live stateside beginning at 5 a.m.
ET most days.The French Open officially begins tomorrow, May 24, and will end on Sunday, June 7.If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the French Oepn for free.DIRECTV is our favorite service for watching sports live for free thanks to its five day free trial and the number of sports channels included in packages.We recommend the premium Choice plan, which includes TNT and truTV among its 90+ live channels and is $30 off your first month after a free trial.
Upgrading to DIRECTV’s Premier streaming package will also give you access to HBO Max, where every match will stream live.If you aren’t ready to commit to a full-on subscription, you can try a Sling Orange Day Pass.
Priced at $4.99, you’ll get 24 hours of access to all Sling TV Orange has to offer, including TNT.Sling also offers weekend and week-long passes for its Orange plan, which offer between three and seven days of access.In addition to all of the featured televised matches l...