The second of tennis' four Grand Slam events in 2018 is here with the French Open at Roland Garros.
Last year's men's champion, Rafael Nadal, will return to defend his title and go for his record 11th French Open trophy. Nadal, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, has battled with Roger Federer for the top spot throughout the year and just reclaimed it with his win in Rome. Federer has since withdrawn from the clay court circuit though and won't be playing in the French Open for the third straight year, leaving the door open for Nadal to take the title at Roland Garros.
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In the WTA, all eyes will be on Serena Williams as she participates in her first Grand Slam event since winning the 2017 Australian Open. The 23-time Grand Slam champion has understandably been shaking off rust in her most recent tournaments. She made it to the third round at Indian Wells before losing to sister Venus and was ousted in the opening round of the Miami Open. Williams goes into the French Open unseeded.
Last year's winner, Jelena Ostapenko, has climbed her way to No. 5 in the WTA rankings. The player she defeated, Simona Halep, will likely come in with the No. 1 ranking, and after losing the 2018 Australian Open to Caroline Wozniacki, will look to finally win her first career Grand Slam at Roland Garros.
Below is the schedule by round, the men's and women's draws and how to watch the French Open.
French Open schedule
The opening round of the French Open is set to begin on Sunday, May 27, at 5 a.m. ET. The tournament will take place almost daily over the next two weeks and will conclude with the championship match on Sunday, June 10. Below is the round-by-round breakdown of the schedule for both men and women.
(All times Eastern)
Date Round Time Sunday, May 27 Round 1 7 a.m. Monday, May 28 Round 1 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 29 Round 1 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 30 Round 2 7 a.m. Thursday, May 31 Round 2 7 a.m. Friday, June 1 Round 3 7 a.m. Saturday, June 2 Round 3 7 a.m. Sunday, June 3 Round 4 7 a.m. Monday, June 4 Round 4 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 5 Quarterfinals 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 6 Quarterfinals 10 a.m. Thursday, June 7 Women's Semifinals 9 a.m. Friday, June 8 Men’s Semifinals 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9 Women's Final 11 a.m. Sunday, June 10 Men’s Final 11 a.m.
French Open results: Men's draw
Round 1: Tuesday, May 29
Winners in bold
Hubert Hurkacz vs. Tennys Sandren Evgeny Donskoy vs. Jan-Lennard Struff Alijaz Bedene vs. Pablo Cuevas Ryan Harrison vs. Maximillian Marterer Marin Cilic (3) vs. James Duckworth Denis Shapovalov (24) vs. John Millman Paolo Lorenzi vs. Kevin Anderson (6) Matthew Ebden vs. Thomas Fabbiano John Isner (9) vs. Noah Rubin Joao Sousa vs. Guido Pella Vasek Pospisil vs. Marton Fucsovics Horacio Zeballos vs. Youichi Sugita Rafael Nadal (1) vs. Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini (18) vs. Pablo Andujar Alex De Minaur vs. Kyle Edmund (16) Steve Johnson vs. Adrian Mannarino (25) Yuki Bhambri vs. Ruben Bemelmans Dudi Sela vs. Elias Ymer Mischa Zverev vs. Florian Mayer Nicolas Mahut vs. Juan Martin del Potro (5) Feliciano Lopez (28) vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky
French Open men's singles draw
French Open results: Women's draw
Round 1: Tuesday, May 29
Winners in bold
Fianoa Ferro vs. Carina Witthoeft Garbine Muguruza (3) vs. Svetiana Kuznetsova Samantha Stosur vs. Yanina Wickmayer Bethanie Mattek-Sands vs. Johanna Larsson Daria Gavrilova (24) vs. Sorana Cirstea Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova Varvara Lepchenko vs. Elise Mertens (16) Shuai Zhang vs. Kristina Kucova Maria Sharapova (28) vs. Richel Hogenkamp Alison Van Uytvanck vs. Isabelle Wallace Polona Hercog vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Kristyna Pliskova vs. Serena Williams Daria Kasatkina (14) vs. Kaia Kanepi Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs. Denisa Allertova Aryna Savalenka vs. Kiki Bertens (18) Natalia Vikhlyantseva vs. Ashleigh Barty (17) Ying-Ying Duan vs. Carolina Garcia (7) Julia Goerges vs. Dominika Cibulkova Shuai Peng vs. Aleksandra Krunic Angelique Kerber (12) vs. Mona Barthel Myrtille Georges vs. Taylor Townsend Ana Bogdan vs. Market Vondrousova
French Open women's singles draw
How to watch the French Open
The entire French Open can be viewed live on Tennis Channel and NBC. The networks will also show replays of the action later in the day. In addition, viewers can stream the tournament on NBCSports.com and on the NBC Sports app, as well as fuboTV (7-day free trial).
French Open facts
Opta has compiled a comprehensive list of stats and facts ahead of the Grand Slam tournament.
Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal has won the French Open 10 times; four more times than any other player in the Open era (Bjorn Borg, six).
Nadal is the only player to have won the same Grand Slam title 10 times; he has lost just two of 81 matches in Paris, losing to Robin Söderling in the fourth round in 2009 and to Novak Djokovic in the 2015 quarterfinals.
In the last 25 years, the No. 1 seed has won the tournament just four times: Novak Djokovic (2016), Rafael Nadal (2014, 2011) and Gustavo Kuerten (2001).
The last time an unseeded player won a Grand Slam was back in 2004 at Roland Garros; Gaston Gaudio beat Guillermo Coria in five sets.
Three players have won the tournament without losing a single set: Ilie Nastase in 1973, Bjorn Borg in 1978 & 1980 and Rafael Nadal in 2008, 2010 and 2017.
Michael Chang (17 years and 3 months in 1989) is the youngest winner of the tournament.
Since 2000, only Rafael Nadal (10) and Gustavo Kuerten (2) have won the French Open more than once.
Juan Martin del Potro was the last non-European player to win a men’s singles Grand Slam (US Open, 2009). Since then 32 of the 33 Slams have been won by either Federer (5), Nadal (10), Djokovic (11), Wawrinka (3) or Murray (3).
Andy Murray will miss the French Open for the first time since 2013. He had reached at least the semifinals in his last four appearances in Paris, his best current run at any of the Slams.
Yannick Noah was the last Frenchman to win at Roland Garros in 1983.
Women's Singles