Prime-Video - Roland Garros : exclusive broadcast of the evening sessions and the daytime matches on the Simonne-Mathieu court

By Mulder, 22 march 2021

Amazon today announced the first names of the consultants, presenators and commentators who will accompany the live broadcast of Roland Garros on Prime Video in 2021 in France. Additional personalities will be announced as the tournament approaches.

This team of consultants is made up of iconic French tennis figures such as Amélie Mauresmo, Marion Bartoli, Fabrice Santoro, Patrick Mouratoglou, Arnaud Clément, Paul-Henri Mathieu, Pauline Parmentier, with other names to be announced soon. They will share their analysis of the matches throughout the tournament, from the Prime Video studios installed above the famous Philippe-Chatrier court.

Thibault Le Rol and Clémentine Sarlat will be the presenters during the fortnight. Frédéric Verdier and Sarah Pitkowski will commentate on the main matches, while Antoine Benneteau and Benoît Daniel will act as on-court reporters at Roland-Garros.

The broadcast of the competition will start on Prime Video on May 23 and will continue until the men's final on June 6, while the first night match will be broadcast on May 24. Thanks to the broadcast on Prime Video, subscribers will be able to discover, exclusively and live, the night matches, at 9pm every night, which will be the best match of the day. In addition to the live broadcast of the games, Prime members will be able to watch a pre- and post-match night show every game day. Subscribers will also have exclusive access to all matches played on the Simonne-Mathieu court and live coverage of the women's and men's singles, women's doubles and men's doubles semifinals and finals, as well as highlights of the tournament.

"We made a commitment to our Prime members in France that we would provide them with top-notch coverage of the matches when we acquired the rights to the French Open in 2019," said Alex Green, managing director Europe of Prime Video Sport. "The first names we've revealed confirm that we are absolutely committed to delivering on our commitments - and this is just the beginning. We are very excited to be the exclusive live broadcaster of the evening sessions of the French Open, and we have ambitious plans for our live broadcasts that will complement the match coverage. We will be making further announcements shortly.

The French Open broadcast on Prime Video in France is one of many global sporting events broadcast on the platform such as the Premier League (England), the US Open, ATP/WTA tennis tournaments (UK/Ireland), UEFA Champions League soccer matches (Germany/Italy), cricket tournaments (New Zealand/India) etc. All of these events are in addition to the Amazon Original sports documentary series All or Nothing, such as All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur, All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks, and the All or Nothing seasons devoted to the American soccer teams Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys and Michigan Wolverines currently available on Prime Video worldwide. In France, Prime Video already offers sports fans sports documentary series like Grand Prix Driver, Hannah Grant Eat.Race.Win, Six Dreams, Les Bleus2018: Au Coeur de l'Epopée Russe, Le Mans, and Varane: Destin de Champion which was recently announced.

Roland-Garros will be added to a wide selection of Amazon Originals French series and movies, such as Connected, Brutus vs. Caesar and Forte, as well as thousands of programs from the Prime Video France catalog, including the award-winning and critically acclaimed Amazon Originals series The Boys, Hunters, Jack Ryan, Homecoming, Good Omens, Star Trek: Picard, Carnival Row, The Grand Tour, American Gods, Modern Love and The Fabulous Mrs. Maisel, not to mention the French Amazon Original series Génération Brut, Love Island, True Story, fan-favorite films Borat 2, After - Chapter 2, Bloodshot, Pinocchio and the latest one-man shows by Norman, Jérôme Commandeur, Alban Ivanov, Fabrice Eboué, Ary Abittan, Franck Dubosc, all available on Prime Video at no extra cost for Amazon Prime subscribers.

(Source: press release)