French Open US HD Coverage
The 2009 French open is set to begin this Sunday 5/24/2009. There will be a large quantity of HD coverage and we have it all below. The Tennis Channel and ESPN2 will be covering the clay court through the early rounds. Then NBC will have coverage leading up to and including the Men’s and Women’s finals.
Other interesting facts:
Roland Garros is letting everyone watch the draw and see each of the names as they are announced this Friday 5/22.
DirecTV will aslo be giving their Mix coverage like they have done for previous sporting events. Channels 701-707 will include extra coverage (all in HD) up to May 31.
Here is the coverage as it stands right now.
| 2009 French Open | |||
| DATE | TIME (ET) | DESCRIPTION | NETWORK |
| 5/24/2009 | 5:00 AM | French Open: First Round | Tennis Ch (1080i) |
| 5/24/2009 | 12:00 PM | French Open: First Round | ESPN2 (720p) |
| 5/25/2009 | 5:00 AM | French Open: First Round | Tennis Ch (1080i) |
| 5/26/2009 | 5:00 AM | French Open: First Round | Tennis Ch (1080i) |
| 5/26/2009 | 12:00 PM | French Open: First Round | ESPN2 (720p) |
| 5/27/2009 | 5:00 AM | French Open: Second Round | Tennis Ch (1080i) |
| 5/27/2009 | 12:00 PM | French Open: Second Round | ESPN2 (720p) |
| 5/28/2009 | 5:00 AM | French Open: Second Round | Tennis Ch (1080i) |
| 5/28/2009 | 12:00 PM | French Open: Second Round | ESPN2 (720p) |
| 5/29/2009 | 5:00 AM | French Open: Third Round | Tennis Ch (1080i) |
| 5/29/2009 | 12:00 PM | French Open: Third Round | ESPN2 (720p) |
| 5/30/2009 | 5:00 AM | French Open: Third Round | Tennis Ch (1080i) |
| 5/30/2009 | 1:30 PM | French Open: Third Round (tape) | NBC (1080i) |
| 5/31/2009 | 5:00 AM | French Open: Third Round | Tennis Ch (1080i) |
| 5/31/2009 | 3:00 PM | French Open: Round of 16 (tape) | NBC (1080i) |
| 6/1/2009 | 5:00 AM | French Open: Round of 16 | Tennis Ch (1080i) |
| 6/1/2009 | 12:00 PM | French Open: Round of 16 | ESPN2 (720p) |
| 6/2/2009 | 12:00 PM | French Open: Quarterfinals | ESPN2 (720p) |
| 6/3/2009 | 12:00 PM | French Open: Men’s Quarterfinals | ESPN2 (720p) |
| 6/4/2009 | 12:00 PM | French Open: Women’s Semifinals | ESPN2 (720p) |
| 6/5/2009 | 10:00 AM | French Open: Mens Semis (tape 10:00 AM all time zones) | NBC (1080i) |
| 6/6/2009 | 9:00 AM | French Open: Women’s Singles Final Men’s Doubles Final | NBC (1080i) |
| 6/7/2009 | 10:00 AM | French Open: Mens’s Singles Final | NBC (1080i) |
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