French Open 2025 guide: How to watch on TV, betting odds and more to know about Roland-Garros

PARIS AP Get ready for the French Open before play begins Sunday with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the second Grand Slam tennis tournament of on TV what the betting odds are what the schedule is who the defending champions are and more When does the French Open start Play begins Sunday at a m local time which is a m ET Where can I watch the French Open on TV In the U S TNT TruTV HBO Max in the first year of a -year million deal Other countries are listed here The first French Open since Rafael Nadal s retirement This is the first time the event will be held since the man known as the King of Clay Rafael Nadal retired last season He collected championships at the French Open more than any man or woman won any Grand Slam title Nadal will be honored during a ceremony on Sunday at Court Philippe-Chatrier Who are the French Open s defending champions Iga Swiatek of Poland and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain Swiatek defeated Jasmine Paolini - - in hour minutes for a third consecutive championship at Roland-Garros Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev - - - - - in hours minutes to become at the youngest man to win Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces clay grass and hard courts Who are the top seeds at Roland-Garros Aryna Sabalenka is the top-seeded woman and Jannik Sinner is the top-seeded man They are the players who are ranked No and the tournament seedings follow the WTA and ATP rankings Who are the betting favorites at Roland-Garros Sabalenka and Alcaraz are listed as the money-line favorites to win the singles trophies according to BetMGM Sportsbook Sabalenka is at and Alcaraz is at ahead of Sinner Swiatek winner of four of the past five women s titles in Paris is the second women s choice at Is the tournament called the French Open or Roland-Garros Both as you can read about in this AP story from English speakers tend to use French Open although the French tennis federation doesn t call it that The French and much of the rest of the world go with Roland-Garros which is the facility that hosts the tournament and is named after a World War I fighter pilot Other basic facts about the clay-court major The French Open is played outdoors on red clay courts at Roland-Garros on the southwest outskirts of Paris Women play best-of-three-set matches with a first-to- tiebreaker at -all in the third men play best-of-five with a tiebreaker at -all in the fifth There are separate day and night sessions preponderance days The event lasts days There is a retractable roof on the main stadium Court Philippe-Chatrier What is the French Open singles schedule Sunday through Tuesday First Round Women and Men Wednesday-Thursday Second Round Women and Men May - Third Round Women and Men June - Fourth Round Women and Men June - Quarterfinals Women and Men June Women s Semifinals June Men s Semifinals June Women s Final June Men s Final How much do you know about the French Open Try the AP quiz Let s see if you know as much as you think you do about Roland-Garros The Associated Press has put together a quiz to test your knowledge the faster you answer the more points you get Try to top the leaderboard Key stories to read before play begins at Roland-Garros The certainty Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek brought to Paris is missing now A look at certain of the top women and top men heading into the French Open Novak Djokovic Coco Gauff and other players ask the Grand Slam events for more money A group of tennis players filed a class-action lawsuit against the folks who run the sport No Jannik Sinner is back on tour after serving a -month doping ban What is the prize money at the French Open Total player compensation at the French Open is million euros about million which includes per diems and money paid to former players taking part in exhibitions The two singles champions each will receive million euros about million AP tennis https apnews com hub tennis Source