World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz will be chasing his first French Open title this year, while Andy Murray will not compete at Roland Garros… but how can you watch the tournament in the UK?
- The first round of this year’s French Open at Roland Garros is well underway
- Carlos Alcaraz goes into the tournament as the favourite to win the whole thing
- Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal are two names who won’t be competing this year
The highly-anticipated French Open is well underway, with the first round set to continue today at Roland Garros.
Britain’s Dan Evans was knocked out of the first round yesterday by Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, which now leaves only two Brits left in the singles draw. Defending champion Rafael Nadal will miss this year’s tournament due to a hip injury.
Andy Murray has also pulled out of the French Open in an attempt to be fit for Wimbledon.
World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz is the favourite to win the tournament, ahead of Novak Djokovic, who has been seeded at No 3 this year.
Iga Swiatek will be looking for yet another French Open title following her success in the ladies’ final last year.
Mail Sport breaks down everything you need to know about this year’s French Open.
Carlos Alcaraz is favourite to win the tournament this year ahead of Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray has pulled out of the French Open to focus on a grass-court season this summer
When is the French Open?
The 127th edition of the French Open officially began on Sunday, May 28.
This year’s men’s final is set to take place on Sunday, June 11, while the women’s final will take place a day earlier.
As ever, the tournament will take place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris.
How to watch
The French Open will be shown live across Eurosport platforms for those wanting to watch in the UK.
Eurosport 1 and 2 will be providing day-to-day coverage of the tournament.
Fans will also be able to stream the action live on their official website.
As ever, the French Open will take place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris
Full schedule
- Monday, May 29: Men’s singles, women’s singles – first round
- Tuesday, May 30: Men’s singles, women’s singles – first round
- Wednesday, May 31: Men’s singles, women’s singles – second round
- Thursday, June 1: Men’s singles, women’s singles – second round
- Friday, June 2: Men’s singles, women’s singles – third round
- Saturday, June 3: Men’s singles, women’s singles – third round
- Sunday, June 4: Men’s singles, women’s singles – fourth round
- Monday, June 5: Men’s singles, women’s singles – fourth round
- Tuesday, June 6: Men’s singles, women’s singles – quarter-finals
- Wednesday, June 7: Men’s singles, women’s singles – quarter-finals
- Thursday, June 8: Women’s singles – semi-finals | Mixed doubles final
- Friday, June 9: Men’s singles – semi-finals
- Saturday, June 10: Women’s singles final | Men’s doubles final | Wheelchair final
- Sunday, June 11: Men’s singles final | Women’s doubles final
Novak Djokovic will be looking to pick up his third French Open title this year
French Open seeds
Carlos Alcaraz, who is yet to win a French Open in his career so far, has been seeded as the No 1.
Heading into the tournament, two-time winner Novak Djokovic has been seeded No 3.
The official seeds for the men’s and women’s tournament are as followed:
Men’s seeds
1 – Carlos Alcaraz
2 – Daniil Medvedev
3 – Novak Djokovic
4 – Casper Ruud
5 – Stefanos Tsitsipas
6 – Holger Rune
7 – Andrey Rublev
8 – Jannik Sinner
9 – Taylor Fritz
10 – Felix Auger-Aliassime
11 – Karen Khachanov
12 – Frances Tiafoe
13 – Hubert Hurkacz
14 – Cameron Norrie
15 – Borna Coric
16 – Tommy Paul
Women’s seeds
1 – Iga Swiatek
2 – Aryna Sabalenka
3 – Jessica Pegula
4 – Elena Rybakina
5 – Caroline Garcia
6 – Coco Gauff
7 – Ons Jabeur
8 – Maria Sakkari
9 – Daria Kasatkina
10 – Petra Kvitova
11 – Veronika Kudermetova
12 – Belinda Bencic
13 – Barbora Krejcikova
14 – Beatriz Haddad Maia
15 – Liudmila Samsonova
16 – Karolina Pliskova
Defending champion Rafael Nadal has been forced to pull out of the tournament due to injury
Odds
Men’s singles
Carlos Alcaraz to win – 8/5
Novak Djokovic to win – 2/1
Holger Rune to win – 9/1
Daniil Medvedev to win – 9/1
Jannik Sinner to win – 9/1
Women’s singles
Iga Swiatek to win – 5/6
Aryna Sabalenka to win – 5/1
Elena Rybakina to win – 6/1
Barbora Krejcikova to win – 22/1
Jessica Pegula to win – 25/1
All odds via Paddy Power and correct at the time of publication.
Defending champion Iga Swiatek is the favourite to retain the women’s French Open singles title
Prize money
This year, there will be a whopping £38.1 million (€43.9m) up for grabs across the men’s and women’s singles tournaments as well as the doubles events.
The winner of the men’s and women’s final will each pocket £2m each, while the runner-up will take home £1m.
The full prize money for this year’s men’s and women’s singles tournament are as followed:
- Champion – £2m (€2.3m)
- Runner-up – £1m (€1.2m)
- Semi-finals – £549,000 (€630k)
- Quarter-finals – £349,000 (€400k)
- Round 4 – £209,000 (€240k)
- Round 3 – £124,000 (€142k)
- Round 2 – £85,000 (€97k)
- Round 1 – £60,000 (€69k)
