French Open 2015: Draw, TV Schedule, Live Stream Listings for Entire Tournament
The 2015 French Open begins Sunday, with reality starting to sink in that this could be the year Rafael Nadal's reign begins to end.
The Spaniard knew he would be in for a fight to win his sixth straight at Roland Garros after a poor start to 2015, and that materialized in the draw. He secured the No. 6 seed, which means he would face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals and Andy Murray in the semifinals.
Before all of that happens, of course, Nadal and the rest will have to get through some tough early opposition in the opening week of play. With that in mind, let's take a look at the complete TV listings for the tournament.
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2015 French Open TV Listings
| May 24 | 5 a.m. - 10 a.m. | First round | ESPN2 |
| May 24 | 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | First round | Tennis Channel |
| May 24 | 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | First round | NBC |
| May 25 | 5 a.m. - 10 a.m. | First round | ESPN2 |
| May 25 | 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | First round | Tennis Channel |
| May 25 | 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. | First round | NBC |
| May 26 | 5 a.m. - 10 a.m. | First round | ESPN2 |
| May 26 | 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | First round | Tennis Channel |
| May 27 | 5 a.m. - 10 a.m. | Second round | ESPN2 |
| May 27 | 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Second round | Tennis Channel |
| May 28 | 5 a.m. - 10 a.m. | Second round | ESPN2 |
| May 28 | 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Second round | Tennis Channel |
| May 29 | 5 a.m. - 10 a.m. | Third round | ESPN2 |
| May 29 | 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Third round | Tennis Channel |
| May 30 | 5 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Third round | Tennis Channel |
| May 30 | 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. | Third round | NBC |
| May 31 | 5 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Fourth round | Tennis Channel |
| May 31 | 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. | Fourth round | NBC |
| June 1 | 5 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Fourth round | ESPN2 |
| June 1 | 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Fourth round | Tennis Channel |
| June 2 | 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Quarterfinals | Tennis Channel |
| June 2 | 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Quarterfinals | ESPN2 |
| June 3 | 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Quarterfinals | ESPN2 |
| June 4 | 6 a.m. - 9 a.m. | Mixed doubles final | Tennis Channel |
| June 4 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Women's semifinals | ESPN2 |
| June 4 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Women's semifinals | NBC |
| June 5 | 7 a.m. - 11 a.m. | Men's semifinals | Tennis Channel |
| June 5 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Men's semifinals | NBC |
| June 6 | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Women's final | NBC |
| June 7 | 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Men's final | NBC |
Live Stream Listings
Live streams available at WatchESPN, NBC Sports Live Extra and Tennis Channel Live.
Draw
Complete draws available at RolandGarros.com.
Players to Watch
Rafael Nadal
What Nadal has accomplished at Roland Garros is set in stone as the most success any men's tennis player has ever enjoyed at a single Grand Slam stop. But if he's able to notch his 10th French Open in 2015, it will be his most impressive feat yet.
That's because Nadal comes in not only as a remarkably low seed, but he faces a treacherous path back to the final. In order to get there, he'll have to face Djokovic after the first week in the quarterfinal and potentially Murray in the semis.
Of course, a meeting between Djokovic and Nadal seemed inevitable after the two met in each of the last three French Opens. For that reason, neither should be sweating the looming matchup, as Darren Cahill observed:
Usually, Nadal is able to overcome slow starts to the season by getting on the clay courts at the Rome Masters, but he failed to generate any real momentum there, losing to Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals. His clay-court dominance should at least get him that far at Roland Garros, but he'll have to usurp the sport's most dominant current player in order to get any further in the quest for French Open No. 10.
Novak Djokovic
With Djokovic playing some of the best tennis of his career and arriving at Roland Garros with the career Grand Slam in focus, his biggest danger could be looking ahead at what's to come.
As stated before, Djokovic will have to get past Roland Garros nemesis Nadal in the quarterfinals in what emerged as a brutal draw not only for the defending champion, but for the top seed. After coming up short against the Spaniard in each of the last three French Opens (two of which were in the final), that could play into Djokovic's mentality, as Roger Federer warned Tennis.com:
Of course, betting on Djokovic to slip before facing Nadal would be blatant ignorance of the year he's having. The Serbian has only lost twice in 2015, took the year's first Grand Slam at the Australian Open and is riding a 22-match win streak after winning the Rome Masters.
Simply put, it's no surprise that Djokovic secured the top seed in his quest for the only Grand Slam he doesn't have on the resume. But actually getting it done will be no easy task.
Roger Federer
Could the madness on the opposite end of the draw from Federer help to pave the way for his second-ever title at Roland Garros?
Live Tennis posed the question:
"With Nadal, Djokovic & Murray in the top half, is this #RogerFederer's year in Paris? http://t.co/80D0C7Xpec pic.twitter.com/FSfkFT7jbj
— Live Tennis (@livetennis) May 22, 2015"
On the surface, there aren't many contenders on Federer's half of the draw that pose a serious threat. There's Wawrinka or Tomas Berdych lurking as well as Gael Monfils, but none should be able to match up with Federer if he is at his best.
As the only active player to win a title at Roland Garros not named Nadal, the Swiss star has the resume and a history of success on the clay courts to rely upon. But as he enters the home stretch of his career, Federer's best has eluded him at times when it has mattered most.
One more title to mark his first at a Grand Slam since 2012 would silence a lot of that talk.
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