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===United States=== [[Tennis on NBC|NBC]]'s coverage of the French Open began in [[1975 French Open|1975]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fangsbites.com/2013/05/nbc-begins-coverage-of-the-20134-french-open-this-sunday/ |title=NBC Begins Coverage of The 2013 French Open This Sunday |last1=Fang |first1=Ken |date=23 May 2013 |work=Fang's Bites |access-date=26 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208040936/http://fangsbites.com/2013/05/nbc-begins-coverage-of-the-20134-french-open-this-sunday/ |archive-date=8 December 2013 }}</ref> In 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newyorktennismagazine.com/article/tennis-channel-reaches-french-open-broadcasting-agreement/ |title=Tennis Channel Reaches French Open Broadcasting Agreement β New York Tennis Magazine }}</ref> [[Tennis Channel]] acquired the pay television rights to the tournament and sub-licensed coverage of morning window (U.S. time) matches to [[ESPN]] for broadcast by [[ESPN2]] from 2007 through 2015.<ref name=aa-espnfrenchopen>{{cite web|title=ESPN drops the French Open, NBCSN could step in|url=http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/espn-drops-the-french-open-nbcsn-could-step-in.html|website=Awful Announcing|date=3 August 2015|access-date=3 August 2015|archive-date=29 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629084742/http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/espn-drops-the-french-open-nbcsn-could-step-in.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2015, ESPN announced that it would discontinue its sub-licensing and drop coverage of the French Open beginning in 2016, with network staff citing that because of the structure of the arrangement, its coverage "did not fit our successful model at the other three Majors"βwhere ESPN is the exclusive rightsholder.<ref name=aa-espnfrenchopen/> Rather than find another partner to sub-license coverage to, Tennis Channel chose to retain the rights under its new owner [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]], nearly doubling the amount of Tennis Channel's coverage.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Umstead |first1=R. Thomas |title=Tennis Channel Extends French Open Pay TV Rights |url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/tennis-channel-aces-french-open-pay-tv-rights/403283 |website=[[Multichannel News]] |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160915061048/http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/tennis-channel-aces-french-open-pay-tv-rights/403283 |archive-date=15 September 2016 |date=14 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{cbignore|bot=InternetArchiveBot}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2015/08/03/Media/ESPN-French-Open.aspx|title=ESPN bids French Open adieu after 13 years|last1=Ourand|first1=John|last2=Kaplan|first2=Daniel|date=3 August 2015|work=[[Sports Business Journal]]|access-date=16 March 2016|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314173558/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2015/08/03/Media/ESPN-French-Open.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Starting with the 2023 edition and continuing the following year, NBC moved some of its coverage of the French Open exclusively to its streaming service, [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/french-open-tv-live-stream-schedule-roland-garros-peacock |title=2023 French Open TV, live stream schedule |date=9 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/french-open-2024-broadcast-schedule |title=2024 French Open TV, live stream schedule |date=5 June 2024 }}</ref> In June 2024, it was reported that the U.S. rights had been acquired by [[TNT Sports (United States)|TNT Sports]] beginning in 2025, as part of an overall deal with [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] that also includes a renewal of its pan-European rights with Eurosport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2024-06-07 |title=Warner Bros. Discovery Snares U.S. Rights to French Open (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/warner-bros-discovery-french-open-us-rights-1236028911/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Marchand |first=Andrew |title=French Open, TNT Sports agree to 10-year, $650 million deal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5549492/2024/06/07/french-open-tnt-sports-broadcast-rights/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Matches air mainly on [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]], with [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] and [[TruTV]] providing coverage as well. All matches are also available streaming on [[Max (streaming service)|Max]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/venus-williams-joins-tnts-french-open-broadcast-team-2025-05-04/ |title=Venus Williams joins TNT's French Open broadcast team |work=Reuters }}</ref>
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