EUROSPORT TAKING ROLAND-GARROS COVERAGE TO NEW HEIGHTS

Live sport on Eurosport never stops during September and October as Grand Slam tennis returns to Europe.

After an extraordinary US Open tournament in New York, all eyes now turn to Roland-Garros as the best players in the world battle it out on the clay courts of Paris. Eurosport will be there for every shot with every court and every match available live across Europe.

Three hundred hours of live coverage from the main tournament begins from Sunday 27 September. Ten courts from the qualification tournament, meanwhile, will be screened in over 50 countries and territories on Eurosport 2 and Eurosport app*.

Roland-Garros will see the Eurosport Cube – the innovative mixed-reality studio labelled ‘the future of sports broadcasting’ – activated once again following praise from fans and the industry alike during Eurosport’s coverage of the recent US Open. An immersive virtual studio that remotely connects the players with guests, hosts and experts from anywhere in the world, the Cube brings to life the most in-depth analysis and visualisation of sporting action transporting fans even closer to the action.

Stars such as Novak Djokovic, Karolina Pliskova, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Naomi Osaka were all beamed into the Eurosport Cube from New York to analyse their performances during coverage of the US Open.

Two tennis icons, with 25 Grand Slam singles titles between them, also make a return to Eurosport screens for Roland-Garros. John McEnroe and Chris Evert are back to offer their candid opinions and analysis to millions of fans across Europe throughout the two weeks of the main competition.

McEnroe and Evert join Mats Wilander and Barbara Schett on Eurosport’s brilliant team of experts, with the latter anchoring international coverage from the Cube in London. Boris Becker and Alex Corretja will also be beamed into the Eurosport Cube studio in London directly from their locations in Munich and Madrid respectively to give their own expert perspective from the best of the men’s and women’s matches during Roland-Garros.

Local digital and linear formats return for Roland-Garros with Matchball Becker (Germany) fronted by Boris Becker and Alex Corretja a key analyst in Eurosport Spain’s Pasando Bolas (Spain) show. ESP Tennis Club (France) and a local daily digital show in Italy will ensure tennis fans have every angle covered from the on-court action thanks to Eurosport.

1988 Roland-Garros men’s finalist Henri Leconte is the star name among Eurosport’s team in France while Jonas Bjorkman and Thomas Enqvist will be the main tennis experts for Eurosport’s coverage in Sweden. Roberta Vinci will offer forthright analysis on linear and digital platforms during the second week of the tournament for Eurosport Italy.

Legendary tennis expert Mats Wilander, who has worked with Eurosport since 2007, said: “Eurosport is always looking to push the boundaries with new technology to help fans really feel like they’re at the centre of the action. While we’d all love to be in Paris, it’s incredibly exciting be able to talk to the players face-to-face in the Eurosport Cube and have those direct post-match conversations which tap into the emotion of the match and gets to the heart of the reasons for winning or losing.”

The popular Tennis Legends podcast, hosted by Wilander, will also return for Roland-Garros boasting some very special guests. With these formats, coupled with live reporting and opinion pieces on Eurosport’s digital platforms, Eurosport will  truly offer a 360-degree vantage point of the tournament as it happens.

Eurosport will also have local coverage windows in France, Germany, Netherlands, Russia, Poland, Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain. Highlighting its commitment to telling local stories, in the lead-up to, and during, Roland-Garros, Eurosport will produce additional digital shows in Italy, Denmark and Romania that will focus on the fortunes of local players taking part in the tournament.

After successfully introducing event-based commentary for the US Open, Eurosport will replicate this once again but with the addition of the UK for the very first time. There will be full production for the three main show courts with the ability for local commentary from up to 13 courts in total (dependent on each market), meaning viewers watching on Eurosport Premium and dPlay will have the best possible viewing experience.

Key dates:
Monday 21 September – Qualifying tournament begins
Sunday 27 September – Main tournament begins
Saturday 10 October – Women’s singles final
Sunday 11 October – Men’s singles final

*Check local listings