Christopher Thomas
The 2024 French Open will be a huge challenge for Rafael Nadal as he will compete at Roland Garros for the last time in his legendary career. The Spanish star missed last year’s tournament for the first time due to injury, but is back to try and reclaim the title.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion has won the French Open 14 times – more than any other player in tennis history – and holds an incredible 112-3 record at Roland Garros. However, this time Nadal enters unseeded due to all the time off he took to recover from injuries. His path to another title in Paris will not be easy, as his opening match will be against world number 4 Alexander Zverev.
“It’s certainly coming a little early in the tournament,” said tournament director Amelie Mauresmo. told Reuters. “This is not good news for either of them.”
If Nadal survives Zverev, he could face another tough opponent: Daniil Medvedev, who won the 2021 US Open and reached the Australian Open final for the third time earlier this year.
Novak Djokovic won the French Open last year, and that trophy marked his 23rd Grand Slam title, giving him sole possession of the most all-time. He will start in this year’s competition against non-champion Pierre-Hugues Herbert, who will play in his country.
On the women’s side, all eyes will be on Iga Swiatek as she seeks her fourth Roland Garros title. She won the 2023 French Open after beating Karolina Muchova in three sets. Muchova will not compete this year because she is recovering from wrist surgery. Swiatek, the world No. 1, is currently on a 12-match winning streak and has just won two titles at the Madrid Open and the Italian Open.
World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka has had a promising 2023 and began this Grand Slam season with her second consecutive Australian Open title. She will face 19-year-old Erika Andreeva, who is competing in only her second French Open.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 French Open:
How to watch the 2024 French Open
Date: May 26 to June 9, 2024
Location: Roland Garros, Paris, France
TELEVISION: NBC, Tennis Channel, Peacock | Flow: fubo (Try it for free)
Notable men’s first round matches:
- #1 Novak Djokovic vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert
- #2 Jannik Sinner vs. Christopher Eubanks
- No 3. Carlos Alcaraz x qualifier
- No. 4. Alexander Zverev vs Rafael Nadal
- #5 Daniil Medvedev vs. Dominik Koepfer
- #6 Andrey Rublev vs Taro Daniel
- #7 Casper Ruud vs. Jakub Mensik
- #8 Hubert Hurkacz vs. qualifying
- #9 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Marton Fucsovics
- #10 Grigor Dimitrov vs Aleksandar Kovacevic
Notable women’s first round matches:
- #1 Iga Swiatek vs. qualification
- #2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Erika Andreeva
- #3 Coco Gauff vs. qualification
- #4 Elena Rybakina vs. Greet Minnen
- #5 Marketa Vondrousova vs. Rebeka Masarova
- #6 Maria Sakkari vs Varvara Gracheva
- No. 7 Qinwen Zheng val Alizé Cornet
- No 8. Ons Jabeur x Sachia Vickery
- #9 Jelena Ostapenko x Jaqueline Cristian
- #10 Daria Kasatkina x Magdalena Fręch
Male single seeds
- Novak Djokovic
- Jannik Sinner
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Alexander Zverev
- Daniel Medvedev
- Andrey Rublev
- Casper Ruud
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Alex de Minaur
- Taylor Fritz
- Runa Holger
- Tommy Paulo
- Ben Shelton
- Nicolas Jarry
- Ugo Humberto
- Karen Khachanova
- Alexandre Bublik
- Sebastian Báez
- Félix Auger-Aliassime
- Adriano Mannarino
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Alejandro Tabilo
- Francisca Tiafoe
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Sebastian Korda
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Arthur Fils
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Mariano Navone
- Cam Norrie
Female single seeds
- Iga Swiatek
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Elena Rybakina
- Marketa Vondrousova
- Maria Sakkari
- Qinwen Zheng
- About Jabeur
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Daria Kasatkina
- Danielle Collins
- Jasmine Paolini
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Madison Keys
- Elina Svitolina
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Lyudmila Samsonova
- Marta Kostyuk
- Victoria Azarenka
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Carolina Garcia
- Emma Navarro
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Elise Mertens
- Katie Boulter
- Linda Noskova
- Sorana Cirstea
- Veronica Kudermetova
- Dayana Yastremska
- Leylah Fernández
- Katerina Sinyakova
