TSN and TSN2 deliver more than 100 hours of exclusive live coverage from the 2013 FRENCH OPEN, as Canada’s Milos Raonic (No. 14 seed) joins a star-studded field on the famous red clay courts of Roland Garros. Daily live coverage begins Sunday, May 26 at 5 a.m. ET on TSN2 and continues through to the Men’s final on Sunday, June 9 on TSN (see below for complete broadcast schedule). The 2013 FRENCH OPEN is also available live on TSN Mobile TV and in French on RDS and RDS2.New Prime Time Show
New this year, TSN is producing a daily prime time show hosted by Bryan Mudryk that recaps the biggest matches of the day, with a focus on Raonic. The show begins with a look back at Day 1 on Sunday (May 26) at 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN2 and wraps up every day of the tournament through to the finals (see below for complete broadcast schedule). TSN also tees up the 2013 FRENCH OPENwith a one-hour preview show on Saturday, May 25 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
TSN Digital
TSN.ca will live stream multi-court coverage of select matches through the early stages of the tournament, while TSN Digital platforms – including TSN.ca and the TSN app for iPhone and iPad – have all the latest scores, standings, news, and highlights from the 2013 FRENCH OPEN.
Milos Raonic
Fans can follow Canada’s biggest tennis star on TSN platforms. TSN and TSN2 will broadcast every match featuring Raonic on a televised court and fans can also track the Thornhill, Ontario native on SPORTSCENTRE and TSN Digital platforms.
Raonic is up against a world-class field featuring world #1-ranked Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer (No. 2 seed), and defending FRENCH OPENchampion Rafael Nadal (No. 3 seed). The women’s side features Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard, a rising young star who won the Girls’ Singles and Doubles titles at last year’s WIMBLEDON, world #1-ranked Serena Williams, who is coming off her 51st career singles title, Victoria Azarenka, and a resurgent Maria Sharapova – the defending FRENCH OPEN champion.
Tennis on TSN
TSN is the undisputed home of tennis in Canada with exclusive coverage of all four Grand Slam tennis events – the FRENCH OPEN, AUSTRALIAN OPEN, US OPEN and WIMBLEDON, running June 24 to July 7 on TSN and TSN2. The networks deliver more than 500 hours of tennis coverage each season.
As announced last week, TSN secured a new 11-year multimedia rights agreement that gives the network complete Canadian exclusivity of the entire US OPEN beginning in 2015.
TSN has been televising the FRENCH OPEN since 1985.
TSN and TSN2’s broadcast schedule for the 2013 FRENCH OPEN is as follows:
Saturday, May 25
• French Open Preview Show – 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN
Sunday, May 26
• Early Round Coverage Day 1 – 5 a.m. ET on TSN2
• Primetime: Early Round Coverage Day 1– 10:30 p.m. ET on TSN2
Monday, May 27
• Early Round Coverage Day 2 – 5 a.m. ET on TSN2
• Early Round Coverage Day 2 – 10 a.m. ET on TSN
• Primetime: Early Round Coverage Day 2 – 7 p.m. ET on TSN2
Tuesday, May 28
• Early Round Coverage Day 3 – 5 a.m. ET on TSN2
• Early Round Coverage Day 3 – 10 a.m. ET on TSN
• Primetime: Early Round Coverage Day 3 – 11 p.m. ET on TSN2
Wednesday, May 29
• Early Round Coverage Day 4 – 5 a.m. ET on TSN2
• Early Round Coverage Day 4 – 10 a.m. ET on TSN
• Primetime: Early Round Coverage Day 4 – 7 p.m. ET on TSN2
Thursday, May 30
• Early Round Coverage Day 5 – 5 a.m. ET on TSN2
• Early Round Coverage Day 5 – 10 a.m. ET on TSN
• Primetime: Early Round Coverage Day 5 – 10 p.m. ET on TSN2
Friday, May 31
• Early Round Coverage Day 6 – 5 a.m. ET on TSN2
• Early Round Coverage Day 6 – 10 a.m. ET on TSN
• Primetime: Early Round Coverage Day 6 – 7 p.m. ET on TSN2
Saturday, June 1
• Early Round Coverage Day 7 – 5:30 a.m. ET on TSN2
• Primetime: Early Round Coverage Day 7 – 7 p.m. ET on TSN2
Sunday, June 2
• Round of 16 – 5 a.m. ET on TSN2
• Primetime: Round of 16 – 11 p.m. ET on TSN2
Monday, June 3
• Round of 16 – 5 a.m. ET on TSN2
• Round of 16 – 10 a.m. ET on TSN
• Primetime: Round of 16 – 11 p.m. ET on TSN2
Tuesday, June 4
• Men’s and Women’s Quarter-finals – 8 a.m. ET on TSN
• Primetime: Men’s and Women’s Quarter-finals – 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2
Wednesday, June 5
• Men’s and Women’s Quarter-finals – 8 a.m. ET on TSN
• Primetime: Men’s and Women’s Quarter-finals – 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2
Thursday, June 6
• Women’s Semifinals – 9 a.m. ET on TSN
• Primetime: Women’s Semifinals – 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2
Friday, June 7
• Men’s Semifinals – 7 a.m. ET on TSN
• Primetime: Men’s Semifinals – 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN
Saturday, June 8
• Women’s Final – 9 a.m. ET on TSN
• Primetime: Women’s Final – 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN2
Sunday, June 9
• Men’s Final – 9 a.m. ET on TSN
• Primetime: Men’s Final – 11 p.m. ET on TSN2
