The French Open is approaching with the winds of change pushing the world’s best tennis players towards Roland-Garros – and there is a potential coronation of a new king to look forward to.
Rafael Nadal may be the king of clay, but a pretender to the throne has emerged in the form of fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz Garfia.
19-year-old sensation Alcaraz Garfia won the Barcelona Open and the Madrid Open before withdrawing from the Italian Open this week to rest ahead of Roland Garros.
He beat Nadal, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev on his way to the title in Madrid and is seen as a real threat to win his first Grand Slam in Paris.
In the women’s game, 2020 champion and reigning world No. 1 Iga Swiatek will be hoping to extend her dominance atop the leaderboard in her maiden Grand Slam event while sitting at the top.
British stars Andy Murray, Emma Raducanu, Dan Evans and Cam Norrie are all set to take part in the French Open with high hopes the latter two can go further in the tournament. Murray and Raducanu are under pressure to make the most of Grand Slam opportunities.
Fans around the world will be determined to see who will rise to the occasion in Paris, and there are plenty of ways to soak up the drama in the UK.
RadioTimes.com has gathered everything you need to know about how to watch the Roland-Garros 2022 tennis tournament.
When is the French Open 2022?
The tournament main draw begins on Sunday, May 22, 2022.
It will end with the final of the men’s event which will be played on Sunday, June 5, 2022 the women’s event ending the day before.
Qualifying for the event will take place between Monday 16 and Friday, May 20, 2022.
How to watch and live stream French Open 2022 in the UK
Streaming giant discovery+ will offer the full range of Eurosport live coverage of the entire tournament. You can sign up for Discovery+ for just £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year.
Eurosport will also be showing the action live on its TV channels and it is also available via Amazon Prime Video with a seven-day free trial of the Eurosport add-on plus a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime.
Is the French Open on ITV in 2022?
Eurosport has signed a new five-year contract with the French Open to become the tournament’s exclusive broadcaster in the UK until at least 2026.
This means ITV’s long free TV coverage is over. ITV had presented live coverage of the Grand Slam tournament on its television and digital platforms for the past decade.
2022 French Open Schedule
ATP Men’s Singles (2000)
- Qualifications: Monday May 16 to Friday May 20
- First round: from Sunday 22 to Tuesday 24
- Second round: Wednesday 25 – Thursday 26
- Third round: from Friday 27 to Saturday 28
- Fourth round: from Sunday 29 to Monday 30
- Quarter-finals: Tuesday May 31 – Wednesday June 1
- Semi-finals: Thursday 2 – Friday 3
- Final: Sunday 5
WTA Women’s Singles (2000)
- Qualifications: Monday May 16 to Friday May 20
- First round: from Sunday 22 to Tuesday 24
- Second round: Wednesday 25 – Thursday 26
- Third round: from Friday 27 to Saturday 28
- Fourth round: from Sunday 29 to Monday 30
- Quarter-finals: Tuesday May 31 – Wednesday June 1
- Semi-finals: Thursday 2 – Friday 3
- Final: Saturday 4
Where is the French Open 2022 taking place?
The tournament takes place at the Stade Roland-Garros, Paris – a historic venue for tennis action, the pinnacle of clay-court play.
The facility was opened in 1928 and the tournament has been held there ever since.
It was named after Roland Garros, a French aviator, engineer and pilot in World War I, who made the first solo flight across the Mediterranean Sea.
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