By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Sunday, May 4, 2025
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Venus Williams will make a major return this month.
Former world No. 1 Venus Williams will join TNT Sports’ broadcast team for its Roland Garros coverage.
The clay-court Grand Slam begins on May 25th in Paris.
The 44-year-old Venus joins TNT’s announced broadcast team that includes Hall of Famers Andre Agassi, Chrissie Evert, Jim Courier, John McEnroe and Lindsay Davenport as well as Grand Slam champions Sloane Stephens and Caroline Wozniacki.
Carlos Alcaraz is reigning Roland Garros men’s champion. Iga Swiatek is defending the Roland Garros’ women’s championship.
In June 2024, TNT Sports, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery, reached a 10-year, $650 million agreement with the French Tennis Federation to add Roland-Garros to its portfolio of premium sports rights in the U.S.
TNT Sports touts its deal – building on Eurosport’s 35-year relationship with Roland-Garros – as making Warner Bros. Discovery “the largest global broadcast partner to Roland-Garros and will bring fans the most comprehensive coverage of the prestigious event ever in the United States.”
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Four-time Olympic gold-medal champion Venus made her Roland Garros debut in 1997 when she reached the second round. Venus advanced to the 2002 Roland Garros final, losing to sister Serena Williams 7-5, 6-3 in what was Serena’s maiden French Open crown and the start of the Serena Slam.
The seven-time major singles champion Venus made her most recent Roland Garros appearance in 2021 when she lost in the opening round.
The owner of 49 career singles championships, Venus’ most recent major appearance was at the 2023 US Open. Venus fell to Diana Shnaider 6-3, 6-3 in the 2024 Miami Open opener. Though she has not officially retired, Williams will celebrate her 45th birthday on June 17th.
Here’s a glimpse of what Venus’ tennis commentary may sound like courtesy of her YouTube channel:
In the U.S., TNT Sports will exclusively present all live action from Roland-Garros including:
*Featured live matches on TNT, with additional live coverage across TBS and truTV
*truTV with all-day studio, match and whiparound coverage with the network touting it coverage similar to coverage of the NCAA basketball tournament
*All live matches available on Max – nearly 900 matches across all competitions – including simulcasts of matches airing on TNT, TBS and truTV In-depth highlights, behind-the-scenes and ancillary content airing across all platforms (TNT, TBS, truTV, Max, Bleacher Report, and House of Highlights)
*Tennis Channel is set to televise Roland Garros match replays at night.
