How to Watch Roland Garros Online in 2015

The French Open or Roland Garros (offically named Les internationaux de France de Tennis, Roland Garros) is my favorite Grand Slam of the year and I can’t wait to see the players in action. This post explains how you can watch the matches live online and on TV.

The 114th edition of Roland Garros takes place between 24th of May and 7th of June on outdoor clay courts.  It consists of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play.

Rafael Nadal is the defending champion in the men’s single after last year win against Novak Djokovic. The 2014 victory made Nadal the first player to have won 5 consecutive Roland Garros titles. That is fantastic! Will Nadal succeed in winning the his 6th title? What do you think?

In the women’s single Maria Sharapova is the defending champion. The last year final against Simona Halep, the new rising star in women tennis, was really interesting. Will Serena Williams win this year? Or will Simona Help win her first Grand Slam title? We will see, while enjoying the tournament.

Back to the 2015 edition, the tournament schedule is the following:

• Sunday, May 24 – 1st Round (Men and Women)
• Monday, May 25 – 1st Round (Men and Women)
• Tuesday, May 26 – 1st Round (Men and Women)
• Wednesday, May 27 – 2nd Round (Men and Women)
• Thursday, May 28 – 2nd Round (Men and Women)
• Friday, May 29- 3rd Round (Men and Women)
• Saturday, May 30 – 3rd Round (Men and Women)
• Sunday, May 31 – Round of 16 (Men and Women)
• Monday, June 1 – Round of 16 (Men and Women)
• Tuesday, June 2 – Quarter Finals (Men and Women)
• Wednesday, June 3 – Quarter Finals (Men and Women)
• Thursday, June 4 – Women’s Semifinals
• Friday, June 5 – Men’s Semifinals/Mixed Doubles Final
• Saturday, June 6 – Women’s Final/Men’s Doubles Final
• Sunday, June 7 – Men’s Final/Women’s Doubles Final

You may find the latest news regarding the tournament on the Roland Garros official site. Also, you may be interested in the player rankings:

• ATP Singles Rankings
• ATP Doubles Rankings
• WTA Singles Rankings
• WTA Doubles Rankings

French Open 2015 TV Broadcasters list

Of course, there are plenty of channels that broadcast the matches. You may find below the list of the official broadcasters:

Country	Broadcaster
Albania	Eurosport 1 & 2
Algeria	beIN
Andorra	Eurosport 1 & 2
Angola	beIN
Anguilla	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Antigua and Barbuda	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Argentina	ESPN+, ESPN Latin America
Armenia	Eurosport 1 & 2
Aruba	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Azerbaijan	Eurosport 1 & 2
Austria	Puls TV
Australia	Fox Sports
Bahamas	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Bahrain	beIN HD5
Barbados	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Belarus	Eurosport 1 & 2
Belgium	Eén, Canvas, OP12, RTBF
Belize	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Benin	beIN
Bermuda	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Bolivia	ESPN+, ESPN Latin America
Botswana	CSN
Brazil	Bandsports, ESPN Latin America
British Virgin Islands	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Brunei	Fox Sports
Burkina Faso	SuperSport 1
Burundi	SuperSport 1A
Cambodia	Fox Sports
Cameroon	SuperSport 2
Canada	RDS, RDS 2, TSN, TSN 2
Cape Verde	SuperSport 5
Cayman Islands	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Chile	ESPN+, ESPN Latin America
China	CCTV-5, Guangdong TV Sports Channel, Guangzhou TV Competition, Hainan TV Culture Sports Channel, Shenzhen TV-5 Sports Health, Tianjin TV5 (Sports Channel)
Central African Republic	SuperSport 2A
Chad	SuperSport 5 Nigeria
Colombia	ESPN+, ESPN Latin America
Comoros	SuperSport 5A
Congo Brazzaville	SuperSport 6
Costa Rica	ESPN Latin America
Cote d’Ivoire	SuperSport 6A
Congo DR	SuperSport 7
Curaçao	ESPN Latin America
Czech Republic	CT Sport
Denmark	Eurosport 1 & 2
Djibouti	SuperSport 7 Nigeria
Dominica	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Dominican Republic	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
East Timor	Fox Sports
Ecuador	ESPN Latin America
Egypt	SuperSport 9E
Equatorial Guinea	SuperSport HD
Eritrea	SuperSport HD2
Ethiopia	SuperSport HD3
Falkland Islands	ESPN Latin America
Fiji and the Pacific Islands	Fox Sports
France	Eurosport 1 & 2, France 2, France 3, France 4
Gabon	SuperSport HD4
Gambia	SuperSport Select
Georgia	Eurosport 1 & 2
Germany	Eurosport 1 & 2
Greece	ERT
Grenada	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Guatemala	ESPN Latin America
Guyana	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Haiti	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Honduras	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Hong Kong	PCCW, Fox Sports
Hungary	Eurosport 1 & 2
Iceland	Eurosport 1 & 2
Indonesia	Fox Sports
India	Neo Prime, Neo Sports, MNC Sports 1, MNC Sports 2
Iran	beIN 7HD
Iraq	beIN 12HD
Israel	Eurosport 1 & 2
Italy	Rai 3, Rai Sport 1, Rai Sport 2
Jamaica	ESPN Caribbean, ESPN Latin America
Japan	WOWOW Live, WOWOW Prime, TV Tokyo
Kazakhstan	KazSportsTV, Eurosport 1 & 2
Kirghizstan	Eurosport 1 & 2
Korea Republic	SBS
DPR Korea	Fox Sports
Laos	Fox Sports
Liechtenstein	Eurosport 1 & 2
Luxembourg	Eurosport 1 & 2
Macau	Fox Sports
Malaysia	Fox Sports
Malta	Eurosport 1 & 2
Mexico	ESPN Latin America
Moldova	Eurosport 1 & 2
Monaco	Eurosport 1 & 2
Mongolia	Fox Sports
Montenegro	RTCG
Myanmar	TDM
Netherlands	Ned 1
New Zealand	Sky Sport
Nicaragua	ESPN Latin America
Norway	Eurosport 1 & 2
Panama	ESPN Latin America
Papua New Guinea	Fox Sports
Paraguay	ESPN Latin America
Peru	ESPN+, ESPN Latin America
Philippines	Fox Sports
Poland	Eurosport 1 & 2
Portugal	Eurosport 1 & 2
Romania	Eurosport 1 & 2
Russia	Eurosport 1 & 2
San Marino	Eurosport 1 & 2
Serbia	RTS
Singapore	Racquet Channel
Slovakia	Eurosport 1 & 2
Slovenia	Planet TV
Spain	Eurosport 1 & 2
Sweden	Eurosport 1 & 2
Switzerland	SRF Info, SF 2, RSI La 2, RTS Deux
Taiwan	Fox Sports
Thailand	BBTV, Fox Sports
Ukraine	Eurosport 1 & 2
United Kingdom	ITV
USA	American Forces Network, ESPN 2, NBC, Tennis Channel, TV5
Uruguay	ESPN Latin America
Venezuela	ESPN Latin America
Vietnam	Fox Sports

How to watch the French Open 2015 online

Several of the TV channels listed above also stream the matches online. It is difficult to list them all, but here are best of them:

• ESPN – for US residents only.
• ITV – for UK residents.
• TSN/RDS – for Canadian residents.
• FranceTV – for French residents.
• Eurosport Player – subscription based.

You may also use SopCast for accessing TV channels on your computer or Android devices.  After the installation, start the application and look for a TV channel that broadcasts Roland Garros.  The quality of the transmission is rather poor, but it is better than nothing.

Is there a way to unblock restricted channels to watch Roland Garros 2015? Yes, there is!

Most of the channels that stream the French Open 2015 matches online are geo-restricted, meaning that they are only available for users located in certain locations. For example, ITV live streaming can be accessed only by Internet users from UK, ESPN transmission is available only for US Internet users, etc.

These restrictions can be bypassed with the use of a VPN or Smart DNS service. Such services are able to unlock the access and let you watch the matches on your computer or mobile devices.

You may find below a list of the VPN and DNS services that I recommend:

Please feel free to share other VPN or DNS services that you use to unlock restricted websites.

Conclusion

The top tournament played on clay court is probably the most spectacular of the year. As listed above there are more than 100 TV channels that show the matches live. In order to enjoy the Roland Garros online you may use SopCast or get access to a channel that streams the matches live.  Enjoy!

P.S. Who are your favorite players? Who do you think will win in 2015? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below!