Here is the schedule for ESPN’s coverage of this years second grand slam the French Open. I will have the Tennis Channel schedule up in about a half an hour giving you a complete guide to coverage.
After the opening day, ESPN2’s schedule will continue Tuesday, May 25 – Friday, May 28, and resume on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, and continue to June 3. ESPN2 will begin each day at noon – directly following Tennis Channel’s morning programming – except for June 3 with the women’s semifinals starting at 8 a.m. ET – and will generally continue until 6:30 p.m. (See schedule below.) For the fourth consecutive year, ESPN2 is working with Tennis Channel to bring viewers an almost around-the-clock tournament experience, with each channel cross-promoting the other’s schedule. Tennis Channel will produce all coverage for both channels, with each making use of its own on-air team.
In addition, ESPN Deportes, the Spanish-language U.S. sports network, will televise 25 hours from Paris starting Tuesday, May 25, and culminating with the women’s semifinals live Thursday, June 3. Luis Alfredo Alvarez, Javier Frana, and Jose Luis Clerc will call the matches, which will be chosen specifically for the network’s audience.
Cliff Drysdale, the dean of ESPN’s tennis team, will be joined by Darren Cahill, Mary Carillo, Mary Joe Fernandez, Brad Gilbert, Patrick McEnroe and Pam Shriver. Chris Fowler will host and call matches for the first week (before leaving for South Africa and ESPN’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup). Chris McKendry will also serve as an on-site host and Tom Rinaldi will provide features and reporting.
ESPN3.com – formerly called ESPN360.com until this past April – will deliver more than 270 hours live from the three primary courts at Roland Garros on the days ESPN2 is televising — Sunday, May 23, plus Tuesday, May 25 – Friday, May 28 and Monday, May 31 – Thursday, June 3. Live action will start early in the morning with the first ball in the air and continue to the last shot of the day. ESPN3.com will show matches from a number of courts not televised on ESPN2, as well as the ESPN2’s programming, either live or later that day. Matches will also be available after they take place via VOD. The same service – still called ESPN360.com – is also available in Latin America with the same programming as in the U.S. and Spanish commentary.
ESPN3.com is available at no cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection from an affiliated provider. ESPN3.com is currently available in more than 52 million homes. It is also available at no cost to 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks (those with “.edu” and “.mil” domains).
ESPN Mobile TV, a 24/7 channel for wireless on FLO TV and MobiTV platforms, will provide 31 hours of live coverage, simulcasting most of ESPN2’s live programming, highlighted by the women’s semifinals Thursday, June 3.
2010 French Open on ESPN2
Date Time (ET) Event
Sun, May 23 Noon – 6 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Tue, May 25 Noon – 6:30 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Wed, May 26 Noon – 6:30 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Thur, May 27 Noon – 6:30 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Fri, May 28 Noon – 6:30 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Mon, May 31 Noon – 6:30 p.m. Round of 16 Live & Same-day action
Tue, June 1 Noon – 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals Live & Same-day action
Wed, June 2 Noon – 6:30 p.m. Men’s Quarterfinals Live & Same-day action
Thur, June 3 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Women’s Semifinals Live
2010 French Open on ESPN3.com
Date Time (ET) Event
Sun, May 23 5 a.m. – 6 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Tue, May 24 5 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Wed, May 25 5 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Thur, May 27 5 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Fri, May 28 5 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Mon, May 31 5 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Round of 16 Live & Same-day action
Tue, June 1 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals Live & Same-day action
Wed, June 2 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Men’s Quarterfinals Live & Same-day action
Thur, June 3 5 a.m. – 7 p.m. Women’s Semifinals Live
2010 French Open on ESPN Deportes
Date Time (ET) Event
Tue, May 25 – Noon – 3 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Wed, May 26 Noon – 3 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Thur, May 27 Noon – 3 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Fri, May 28 Noon – 3 p.m. Early Round Action Live & Same-day action
Mon, May 31 Noon – 3 p.m. Round of 16 Live & Same-day action
Tue, June 1 Noon – 3 p.m. Quarterfinals Live & Same-day action
Wed, June 2 Noon – 3 p.m. Men’s Quarterfinals Live & Same-day action
Thur, June 3 8 a.m. – 12 noon Women’s Semifinals Live
