AP PHOTOS: Highlights from the second round of the French Open tennis tournament
Coco Gauff of the U.S. serves the ball to Tereza Valentova of the Czech Republic during their second round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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French Open 2025: How to Watch, Stream Coco Gauff vs. Marie Bouzková From Anywhere For Free
After two routine wins so far at Roland Garros, Coco Gauff's 2025 French Open campaign gets a whole lot trickier on Saturday as she faces Marie Bouzková on Court Philippe Chatrier. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the match as it happens, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. World number two Gauff eased past Olivia Gadecki and Tereza Valentova on her way to today's third round match, but now faces a Czech opponent she has failed to beat on her two previous encounters, the most recent a 6-4 2-6 2-6 defeat on clay in Rome back in 2023. Bouzkova claimed a 6-1 6-4 win over Great Britain's Sonay Kartal in the second round, but suffered several breaks of serve in an unconvincing showing. This third round clash takes place on Court Philippe Chatrier at Stade Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday, May 31. The game is set to get underway no earlier than 2:50 p.m. CET local time in France, making it a 8:50 a.m. ET or 5:50 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada, and a 1:50 p.m. BST start in the UK. For tennis fans in Australia, the match is set to get underway at 10:50 p.m. AEST. Coco Gauff faces her second Czech opponent at this year's French Open, having beaten Tereza Valentova 6-2, 6-4 in Round to watch Gauff vs. Bouzková in the US The French Open will be shown across TNT Sports channels: TNT, TBS and truTV. You can also watch every match shown on TV plus hundreds of others not available on the TNT channels on Max. Four of the five major live-TV streaming services include the TNT Sports channels -- all but Fubo -- but the cheapest way to watch the French Open is by signing up for a month of Max. Max Max Every match for $17 per month You need the $17-a-month Standard plan to watch live sports on Max. (Either that or the $21-a-month Premium plan that adds 4K streaming.) Max will show 900 matches from the French Open, including more than 800 that are exclusive to Max and not shown on TNT or TruTV. And you'll be able to watch up to four matches at once with Max's multi-view feature. Read our Max review. See at Max How to watch the French Open for free from anywhere with a VPN If you find yourself unable to view the tournament locally, you may need a different way to watch -- that's where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic. It's also a great idea if you're traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins. With a VPN, you're able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. So if your internet provider or mobile carrier has stuck you with an IP address that incorrectly shows your location in a blackout zone, a VPN can correct that problem by giving you an IP address in your correct, nonblackout area. Most VPNs, like our Editors' Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this. Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you're streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions. Looking for other options? Be sure to check out some of the other great VPN deals taking place right now. Sarah Tew/CNET ExpressVPN Best VPN for streaming ExpressVPN is our current best VPN pick for people who want a reliable and safe VPN and it works on a variety of devices. It's normally $13 a month but if you sign up for an annual subscription for $100 you'll get three months free and save 49%. That's the equivalent of $6.67 a month. Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. See at Expressvpn How to watch or stream Gauff vs. Bouzková in the UK Tennis fans in the UK will need to subscribe to Eurosport or the streaming service Discovery Plus to watch the French Open. Sarah Tew/CNET Discovery Plus Carries the French Open in the UK A subscription to Discovery Plus in the UK costs £7 per month or £60 for the year. The service is available on a wide array of devices and also includes access to all Eurosport TV channels. See at Discoveryplus How to watch or stream Gauff vs. Bouzková in Canada Canadian tennis fans can watch the tournament via streaming service TSN Plus. Existing TSN cable subscribers can watch at no extra charge using the details of their TV provider. You also watch the French-language broadcast on RDS. How to watch or stream Gauff vs. Bouzková in Australia for free Good news for sports fans Down Under: They can watch the French Open without paying a cent, thanks to free-to-air broadcaster Channel 9. That also means you'll be able to watch the tournament live online via its streaming service 9Now. Aussies also have a second option for streaming the action from Roland-Garros via pay TV sports network Stan Sport, which is livestreaming every match on every court without ads. A Stan Sport subscription costs AU$15 per month on top of a AU$12 Stan subscription. Quick tips for streaming the French Open using a VPN
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Yahoo
French Open players often make schedule requests. No one wanted to miss the Champions League final
Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo, left, PSG soccer player Ousmane Dembele and French Tennis Federation president Gilles Moretton pose during the draw of French Open tennis tournament, Thursday, May 22, 2025 at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates winning against Tereza Valentova of the Czech Republic following their second round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) France's Arthur Fils celebrates beating Spain's Jaume Munar after their second round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts as he plays France's Corentin Moutet during their second round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts as he plays France's Corentin Moutet during their second round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo, left, PSG soccer player Ousmane Dembele and French Tennis Federation president Gilles Moretton pose during the draw of French Open tennis tournament, Thursday, May 22, 2025 at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates winning against Tereza Valentova of the Czech Republic following their second round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) France's Arthur Fils celebrates beating Spain's Jaume Munar after their second round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts as he plays France's Corentin Moutet during their second round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) PARIS (AP) — The French Open isn't the only sports event in Europe drawing attention from tennis players: The Champions League final will decide the continent's best soccer club, and one of the two teams involved Saturday night is Paris Saint-Germain, whose stadium is a couple of blocks from Roland-Garros. Count Novak Djokovic among those rooting for PSG against Italy's Inter Milan, and he hoped to be able to tune in on TV to watch the big clash that'll be held in Munich, Germany. So Djokovic made that preference known to the people in charge of arranging the program at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament he's won three times — a common practice, especially among the sport's elite. Advertisement They often ask to be scheduled at a certain time. Or to avoid a certain time. 'I will definitely watch it if I'm not playing (in the) night session. Yeah, that will be nice,' Djokovic said with a big smile. 'FYI, Roland-Garros schedule.' Hint, hint. Except his plea went unheeded: When Saturday's order of play was released Friday, 24-time major champion Djokovic's third-round match against Filip Misolic was the one picked for under the lights at Court Philippe-Chatrier due to begin at 8:15 p.m. local time, 45 minutes before Inter Milan vs. PSG starts. Others who begged off from competing at that hour got their wish. Although one, Arthur Fils, the 14th-seeded Frenchman who grew up near Paris and is a big PSG fan, wound up pulling out of the tournament because of a back injury after being placed in an afternoon match against No. 17 Andrey Rublev. Advertisement 'We have many requests from players' every day, tournament director Amélie Mauresmo said. 'There's no fixed rule. We try to accommodate everyone as much as possible. That includes requests from players, broadcasters and spectators. ... It's a real puzzle, I won't lie.' Coco Gauff said she doesn't often ask for a certain time slot, but when she does, it's usually related to competing in singles and doubles on the same day (the American won the French Open doubles title last year but isn't playing doubles this time). The 2023 U.S. Open champion, who is currently No. 2 in singles, has noticed that events tend to listen more to elite players than others. 'If you're ranked a little bit higher, they'll hear more of your input, for sure,' Gauff said. 'To be honest, I think it's rightfully deserved. I feel like if you do well on tour, win so many tournaments, you should have a little bit more priority when it comes to that.' Advertisement Except even the very best of the best don't always have success with these sorts of things. Madison Keys, who was the U.S. Open runner-up in 2017 and won the Australian Open in January, knows what it's like to be ignored. 'Sometimes the request goes (in), they write it down, and they say, 'OK,'' but then don't do anything about it, Keys said. 'I really think that it's just kind of up to what the tournament wants, what TV wants, things like that,' she added. 'Sometimes you kind of get what you ask for. And other times, you get the complete opposite.' Just ask Djokovic. 'Whatever they schedule me, I have to accept,' he said earlier this season. 'I think I earned my right to ... (communicate) with the tournament management, where I can express what I would like, depending on a given day, depending on the opponent.' Advertisement ___ Associated Press writer Tom Nouvian contributed to this report. ___ Howard Fendrich has been the AP's tennis writer since 2002. Find his stories here: More AP tennis:
Yahoo
18 hours ago
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Shelton falls onto his stomach and still wins the point at the French Open
Ben Shelton of the U.S. returns the ball to Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Ben Shelton of the U.S. celebrates winning against Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Italy's Matteo Gigante, left, and Ben Shelton of the U.S. congratulate each other during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Ben Shelton of the U.S. reacts as he plays Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Ben Shelton of the U.S. reacts as he plays Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Ben Shelton of the U.S. returns the ball to Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Ben Shelton of the U.S. celebrates winning against Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Italy's Matteo Gigante, left, and Ben Shelton of the U.S. congratulate each other during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Ben Shelton of the U.S. reacts as he plays Italy's Matteo Gigante during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) PARIS (AP) — Ben Shelton played one of the best and most unorthodox shots at the French Open so far when he won a point one-handed after falling flat on his stomach on Friday. The 13th-seeded American was serving at 3-0, 15-0 in the second set against Italian qualifier Matteo Gigante on Court Simonne-Mathieu. Advertisement Gigante looped the service return, and Shelton hit a forehand from behind the baseline, lost his footing and fell onto his stomach. Somehow, he managed to crawl for a few centimeters (inches) and stick out his left arm to get the next ball back over the net and in. Shelton then jumped up onto his feet and returned Gigante's big forehand with a two-handed backhand which landed near the Italian's feet. That prompted Gigante to try a volley but it hit the net and gave Shelton the point. Gigante gave Shelton, who had rushed to the net, a friendly hand check. Shelton won the third-round match 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 and was preparing for an on-court interview when he got into more unexpected bother, from an insect. 'Sorry, there was a bee on me,' he said. The bee came back moments later and Shelton readied his fists as if to box it away. ___ AP tennis:
