It is not often that a TV network is faced with airing a completely new sport for the first time, much less one of that sport’s marquee events. It’s even rarer for a network to ace the test in Year 1.

There were a lot of skeptics when TNT took the reins of the U.S. coverage of the French Open (more about the name below). The outlet hadn’t aired tennis since 2003, the incumbent NBC had broadcast ...

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 09: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates with the winners trophy after victory in the Men's Singles Final match between Alexander Zverev of Germany and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain on ...