Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek defend their singles titles at the French Open but will Emma Raducanu, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal play? You can follow the action at the French Open with us on Sky Sports from May 26
Sunday 26 May 2024 07:54, UK
Here's all you need to know ahead of this year's French Open at Roland Garros as Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek defend their singles titles.
The second Grand Slam of the season will see the world's best players compete in Paris, with 22-time major champion Djokovic, Swiatek, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff among those in action.
There will also be a handful of Brits taking part at the tournament, either in the main draw of qualifying, with 2016 finalist Andy Murray likely to make his final appearance at Roland Garros before his impending retirement later this summer.
The tournament will be held from May 26-June 9.
The clay-court Grand Slam tournament, established in 1891, will take place at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France.
The women's final is held on Saturday, June 8, with the men's taking place the day after.
Qualifying for the main draw begins on Monday, May 20.
The draw is schedule to take place on Thursday, May 23 at approximately 1pm UK time.
Jack Draper, Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie have also secured direct entry into the main draw along with Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage, although Burrage is still recovering from wrist surgery and hasn't played competitive tennis since March.
With a protected ranking of 103 too low for direct entry, Emma Raducanu missed out on a wild card. She is currently fourth on the list of main draw alternates as well as being on the entry list for the qualifying tournament.
Murray has not played since injuring his ankle at the Miami Open in March, but he has recovered sufficiently enough to play at an ATP Challenger event in Bordeaux this week in preparation for the French Open where he could make his first appearance in four years.
Rafael Nadal is a 14-time champion at Roland Garros but the Spaniard has been troubled by injuries since the start of 2023 and missed the French Open last year after undergoing hip surgery.
This is likely to be his final appearance in Paris having already indicated that 2024 is likely to be his final season before retirement.
He started his clay preparations by playing in Barcelona when he played his first clay-court match in 681 days - when he won the 2022 French Open final - before playing in Madrid and Rome where he suffered early exits but received an emotional send off.
Qualifying: Monday, May 20 - Friday, May 24. Monday-Wednesday at 9am, Thursday & Friday at 10am
Main Draw: Sunday, May 26 - Sunday, June 9. Matches on Court Philippe-Chatrier will start at 10am or 11am depending on the day
10am start on all other courts. Night session (one singles match): Sunday, May 26 not before 6pm. Monday, May 27-Thursday, June 6 not before 7.15pm
Women's Singles Final: Saturday, June 8, starting followed by the men's doubles final, wheelchair finals
Men's Singles Final: Sunday, June 9, not before 2pm followed by women's doubles final
Monday, May 20 - Friday, May 24: Qualifying
Sunday, May 25: Men's and women's singles first round
Monday, May 26: Men's and women's singles first round
Tuesday, May 27: Men's and women's singles first round
Wednesday, May 28: Men's and women's singles second round
Thursday, May 29: Men's and women's singles second round
Friday, May 30: Men's and women's singles third round
Saturday, June 1: Men's and women's singles third round
Sunday, June 2: Men's and women's singles fourth round
Monday, June 3: Men's and women's singles fourth round
Tuesday, June 4: Men's and women's singles quarter-finals
Wednesday, June 5: Men's and women's singles quarter-finals
Thursday, June 6: Women's singles semi-finals
Friday, June 7: Men's singles semi-finals
Saturday, June 8: Women's singles final, men's doubles final
Sunday, June 9: Men's singles final, women's doubles final
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You can follow the action at Roland Garros every day by heading to Skysports.com and the Sky Sports app.
As well as coverage from Paris, there will be analysis from our team of experts, draws, schedule and order of play.
In the run-up to the second Grand Slam of 2024 - the French Open at Roland Garros from May 26 - you can watch all of the biggest tennis stars in action live on Sky Sports as they compete across the clay-court season.
