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Alex de Minaur vs. Jaume Munar: TV channel, live stream for French Open Roland-Garros match | Sporting News Australia

Alex de Minaur vs. Jaume Munar: TV channel, live stream for French Open Roland-Garros match | Sporting News Australia

Alex de Minaur continues his French Open journey with a second-round match against Spanish claycourt specialist Jaume Munar.

The Australian enjoyed one of the most dominant matches of the first round, destroying American talent Alex Michelsen 6-1 6-0 6-2.

As Roland-Garros heats up, The Sporting News explains how you can watch the tournament.

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When is Alex de Minaur vs. Jaume Munar – French Open second round

Alex de Minaur vs. Jaume Munar will meet in the Roland-Garros second round

Rain in Paris has seen plenty of delays, with the Aussie now expected to hit the court at roughly 12:00 am AEST on Friday, May 31.

It is the third scheduled match on Court 6. 

How to watch French Open in Australia: TV channel, free-to-air guide for Roland-Garros

Alex de Minaur and the 2024 edition of the French Open will be broadcast live and free on 9Gem.

Coverage will begin most days at 6:30 pm AEST and run through until approximately 4:30 am AEST.

Commentary for select matches will come from Nine’s Wide World of Sports team, featuring Todd Woodbridge, Jelena Dokic, Samantha Stosur and Brenton Speed.

How to live stream the French Open in Australia: Watch Roland-Garros online

Every match of Roland-Garros 2024, including Alex de Minaur, can be streamed live and on-demand in Australia via Stan Sport.

Matches from four courts – Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen, Court Simonne Mathieu and Court 1 – will be available to watch in 4K. 

Fans can also stream the action for free via 9Now, which will show the standard free-to-air broadcast.

If Roland-Garros is not available to watch live in your location or if you’re travelling abroad, you can use a VPN.

VPNs provide a secure and private online connection, allowing you to bypass geographical restrictions to access your favourite streaming services from any device anywhere in the world.


Which Australians are playing at Roland-Garros 2024?

A total of 11 Aussie players earned entry into this year’s singles main draw at Roland-Garros.

De Minaur is the highest-ranked of a nine-player men’s contingent, while just two Aussies featured on the women’s side.

Nick Kyrgios will not make his return at the French Open.

Men’s singles

  • Alex de Minaur (11)
  • Jordan Thompson (37)
  • Alexei Popyrin (51)
  • Christopher O’Connell (64)
  • Rinky Hijikata (78)
  • Max Purcell (92)
  • Aleksandar Vukic (93)
  • Thanasi Kokkinakis (98)
  • Adam Walton (WC)

Women’s singles

  • Daria Saville (85)
  • Ajla Tomljanović (WC)