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The second Grand Slam of the year begins in Paris on Sunday 24 May, with Jannik Sinner the hot favourite to claim the only major title he is yet to win.
With his only real rival and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz sidelined Sinner is widely expected to claim the title, although 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic will aim to peak, as he always does, for the biggest tournaments of the year.
On the women’s side reigning champion Coco Gauff will hope to defend her Roland-Garros crown, with last year’s runner-up Aryna Sabalenka, four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek, Madrid champion Marta Kostyuk, Rome winner Elina Svitolina, and Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina headlining a strong field.
The tournament kicks off on Sunday, with Djokovic getting his campaign underway in the first night session of the fortnight, and runs until finals weekend on the 6-7 June.
Here’s everything you need to know.
Is the French Open on TV?
The tournament will be shown live on TNT Sports in the UK as well as online on HBO Max.
In the US, it will be shown live on TNT Sports, Max, and CNN.
French Open schedule
The tournament main draw gets underway on Sunday 24 May. Finals weekend is across Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June.
18-23 May — Qualifiers 24–26 May — 1st Round 27–28 May — 2nd Round 29–30 May — 3rd Round 31 May – 1 June — Round of 16 2–3 June — Quarterfinals 4 June — Women’s Semifinals 5 June — Men’s Semifinals 6 June — Women’s Singles Final & Men’s Doubles Final 7 June — Men’s Singles Final & Women’s Doubles Final
When is the French Open draw?
The French Open draw will take place on Thursday 21 May at 2pm local time, which is 1pm UK time.
What is the French Open prize money?
The total prize money on offer at Roland-Garros this year is €61.7m (£53.6m), a near-10 per cent increase on last year’s pot of €56.4m (£43.3m).
The men’s and women’s singles champions will each receive €2.8m (£2.4m), while the runners-up will take home €1.4m (£1.2m).
Players who go out in the first round will still pocket €87,000 (£76,000).
The prize money for qualifying has been increased by just under 13 per cent from last year’s figures, while the doubles money has gone up by 4 per cent – with the men’s and women’s winners set to receive €600,000 (£522,000) – and the wheelchair prize pot by 15 per cent.
The wheelchair and quad singles champions will take home €68,000, with men’s and women’s wheelchair doubles champions winning €22,000 per team, and quad doubles €25,000 per team.