French Open
Tennis bodies form ‘T-7’ group to address future model of the sport
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the sport’s four grand slam tournaments have united to form a new working gro…
Title sponsorless French Open omitted from 2021 European Tour calendar
Golf’s French Open has been dropped from the European Tour calendar for 2021.
The lack of a title sponsor has been cited as one of the reasons for its omission from the 2021 calendar.
Nine acquires Wimbledon and Roland Garros rights
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine and its new subscription streaming service Stan Sport have secured three-year deals to broadcast the Wimbledon and French Open Grand Slam tennis tournaments from…
France Télévisions and Discovery’s DMAX net strong audience for Nadal triumph
Sunday afternoon’s French Open final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic attracted strong audience figures on French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions.
French Tennis Federation names Labaste head of international business development
The French Tennis Federation has named Aymeric Labaste as its head of international business development
Roland Garros sponsorships stall, but ‘ready to bounce back’ in 2021
The French Open tennis tournament expects slightly lower sponsorship revenues as a result of last week’s reduction in the number of fans allowed to attend Paris’ grand slam tournament, but has reasons to …
Globo’s SporTV secures Roland Garros rights to 2023
SporTV, the pay-television broadcaster owned by Brazilian media group Globo, has acquired rights to tennis’ French Open, one of the sport’s four grand slam events, until 2023.
FFT forced to halve Roland Garros fan attendance
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has further scaled back attendance plans for the upcoming French Open grand slam tournament, with only 5,000 fans set to be allowed inside the Roland Garros grounds per…
FFT scales back Roland Garros fan attendance ambitions
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has reiterated its commitment to having fans in place for this year’s French Open, but has scaled back its target to a maximum of 11,500 people inside the Roland Garros g…
Round-Up: Fans at Roland Garros, three bidders for Serie A, PP Sports sees market correction, and more
The French Open tennis championship at Roland Garros later this month will allow entry to up to 11,500 fans per day - Reuters/CNA
French Tennis Federation in market for transmission, streaming services provider
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has issued an invitation to tender for the provision of broadcast transmission and streaming services at its flagship French Open between 2021 and 2023
Round-Up: T20 World Cup announcement, Vietnam eyeing November Grand Prix, Victoria’s sports exodus, and more
After months of speculation, the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup is reportedly set to be postponed this week. Australian media reports say an official announcement will be made on Friday.
FFT targets 60-per-cent fan occupancy rate at French Open
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has revealed how it plans have a spectator capacity of 50 to 60 per cent at this year’s French Open, a move that will potentially allow up to 20,000 people to attend e…
Round-Up: Russia fails to pay athletics fine, overseas IPL ‘likely’, Sha Tin Racecourse opens to punters, and more
World Athletics has halted the process allowing Russian track and field athletes to compete internationally as neutral athletes after Russian Athletics missed a deadline to pay a $6
French Open rescheduled, will admit fans
The French Open tennis Grand Slam has been moved back one week and organisers have confirmed that fans will be allowed to attend the tournament
FFT open to French Open behind closed doors
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has said the 2020 French Open could be played behind closed doors, as organisers consider a further shift in the proposed dates for this year’s edition of the grand s…
French Open postponed but AELTC ‘continues to plan’ for Wimbledon
The French Open tennis grand slam has been moved back to September and October due to the global Covid-19 pandemic
Paris Court of Appeals upholds ruling against Viagogo’s French Open ticket sales
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has welcomed a decision by a French Court to uphold a ruling that it was illegal for the secondary ticketing company Viagogo to list tickets for the French Open grand…