Earlier this week ESPN and TENNIS Channel released their broadcast plans for the 2013 French Open. NBC acts as the broadcast provider for the event, and now they have outlined their plans.
NBC's coverage begins opening day and focuses mostly on the weekends, but a few day events take place- Memorial Day, the women's semifinals, and the men's semifinals. Here's the press release outlining their plans.
NBC SPORTS GROUP’S EXPANDED FRENCH OPEN COVERAGE BEGINS THIS SUNDAY ON NBC
27 Hours from 2013
French Open on NBC Culminates with Live Coverage of Women’s Final on
Saturday, June 8 and Men’s Final on Sunday, June 9
This Marks NBC’s 31st Consecutive Year as the Broadcast Home of the French Open
NEW YORK – May 22, 2013 – In the first year of a new agreement with
the French Tennis Federation that keeps the French Open on NBC through
2024, NBC will present 27 hours of 2013 French Open, the most-ever
network coverage of this major. NBC’s coverage begins this Sunday at
Noon ET, with live opening-round coverage, and culminates with the
Women’s Final on June 8 and the Men’s Final on June 9. In all, NBC will
broadcast 27 hours from Roland Garros, including coverage on the first
Monday of play for the first time (Monday, May 27).
Defending champion Rafael Nadal has won seven French Open titles (2005-2008, 2010-2012). Last year, Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic to surpass Bjorn Borg for the most men’s French Open championships in the Open era.
Maria Sharapova will defend her Women’s singles title this
year. Sharapova is the sixth different woman in six years to win the
French Open singles title.
COMMENTATORS: Host Ted Robinson anchors NBC’s coverage, joined by analysts John McEnroe and Mary Carillo. McEnroe and Carillo teamed to win the mixed doubles title at the 1977 French Open. This is NBC’s 31st consecutive year televising the event.
FRENCH OPEN ON NBC: Following is the television schedule for
NBC’s coverage of the 2012 French Open, which culminates with live
coverage of the Women’s (June 8) and Men’s (June 9) Finals:
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FRENCH OPEN ON NBC
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| Sunday, May 26 | Noon – 3 p.m. ET | First Round (Live) |
| Monday, May 27 | Noon – 3 p.m. (all time zones) | First Round (Live ET) |
| Saturday, June 1 | Noon – 3 p.m. ET | Third Round (Live) |
| Sunday, June 2 | 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET | Fourth Round (Live) |
| Thursday, June 6 | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. (all time zones) | Women’s Semifinals (Live ET) |
| Friday, June 7 | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. (all time zones) | Men’s Semifinals (Live ET) |
| Saturday, June 8 | 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET | Women’s Final (live) |
| Sunday, June 9 | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. ET | Men’s Final (Live) |
NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA FRENCH OPEN COVERAGE
NBC Sports Live Extra — the NBC Sports Group’s live streaming
product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will live stream
NBC’s French Open coverage.
For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra
app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for
iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet
devices within Google Play.
Coverage on NBC Sports Live Extra includes the Men’s and
Women’s Finals, and live streaming coverage, across the country, of the
second Women’s Semifinal on Thursday, June 6, and second Men’s
Semifinals on Friday, June 7.
NBC AND THE FRENCH OPEN: In 1975, NBC became the first
American television network to provide coverage of the French Open when
the network signed a three-year deal with the French Tennis Federation.
The tournament was covered by CBS from 1980-82 and returned to NBC in
1983, where it has remained since.
In August, 2012, NBC and the French Tennis Federation announced a
multi-year, multi-platform extension that includes increased U.S.
television coverage and increased digital rights for the French Open
event through 2024. At the conclusion of this agreement, NBC will have
served as the broadcast home of the French Open for 42 consecutive
years.
For more information about NBC Sports Group shows and properties,
including press releases, photos, talent and executive bios and
headshots, please visit NBCSportsGroupPressBox.com.
–NBC SPORTS GROUP–
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