Big things are happening at Roland-Garros this year. TNT Sports has just announced its broadcast lineup for the 2026 tournament, and two familiar faces are stepping up in a major way.
John Isner and Venus Williams are both taking on expanded roles when the clay-court Grand Slam gets underway on May 24. The action will air across TNT, truTV, and HBO Max, and this year's coverage promises to bring even more star power and fresh energy to the broadcast.
Venus Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion and former world No. 1, is making the leap from pre-taped segments to live studio coverage. After contributing recorded packages during TNT's debut year at Roland-Garros in 2025, she'll now be live in Paris for the quarterfinals, semifinals, and the women's final. It's a natural next step for one of the sport's most iconic voices.
John Isner, meanwhile, is going from a supporting role with Bleacher Report last year to full-time on-air presence throughout the entire two-week tournament. The big-serving American, who retired in 2023 as the all-time leader in ATP Tour aces (14,411) and was the top-ranked U.S. men's player eight times, will be involved in both studio and match coverage. His towering presence and deep knowledge of the game should make for compelling viewing.
"When we had the opportunity to present Roland-Garros, I really wanted to push tennis coverage into the 21st century," TNT Sports talent executive Craig Barry told Front Office Sports.
It's a bold vision, but TNT has already proven it can deliver. The network entered the 2025 tournament with zero tennis production experience and plenty of skeptics. Many assumed the Roland-Garros rights acquisition was just a way to fill the void left by losing the NBA, not a genuine commitment to the sport. But the coverage quickly changed minds.
Andre Agassi, in his first-ever broadcasting role, became the breakout star of the tournament, earning praise as one of the best analysts on air. Sam Querrey, whom Barry nearly passed on before hearing a podcast with Isner that changed his mind, emerged as a genuine fan favorite. And the social media buzz—driven by TNT's Bleacher Report and House of Highlights properties—gave tennis a level of U.S. visibility it rarely achieves.
Barry summed it up best after the 2025 tournament: it felt like a TNT show. It had that same authenticity and swagger that makes Inside the NBA so beloved—now applied to the red clay of Paris. With Isner and Williams stepping into bigger roles, the 2026 Roland-Garros broadcast is shaping up to be even more unmissable.