The French opening in 2025 is here. The annual event held in Roland Garos has begun. Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek are aiming to defend their title after winning the men’s and women’s singles event last year.
However, Alcaraz and Swiatek will not take part in the event as number one player. Alcaraz may not be the number one male player, but he is close. He sits at number two on the list, just behind Janik Thinner. Meanwhile, Swiatek fell to fifth place after rough stretches. Aryna Sabalenka will be taking part in the event as the number one female athlete with Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula threatening their top spots.
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When will Alcaraz and Swiatek take them to court to protect their titles? There’s everything you need to know about the 2025 French Open, including dates, schedules, draws and more for prestigious events.
2025 France Opening Date
The 2025 French Open will be held between May 25th and June 8th. Singleplayer starts on May 25th and closes on June 8th with the final boys closure.
This coincides with past French openings that usually occur at the end of May. The tournament usually takes two weeks and ends in June. This has been the case throughout most of the tournament’s history, but the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted its schedules in both 2020 and 2021.
2025 French Opening Schedule
Below is the complete schedule for the 2025 French Open.
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May 25th: First single player begins
May 26th: First single player continues
May 27th: First single player continues
May 28th: Round 2 will start single-player
May 29th: Round 2 will continue single-player
May 30th: Round 3 will start single-player
May 31st: Round 3 will continue single-player
June 1st: Round 4 will start single-player
June 2: Round 4 will continue single-player
June 3rd: Quarter-final single-player begins
June 4th: Quarterfinal singleplayer continues
June 5th: Women’s Semi-Final Single Play
June 6th: Men’s Semi-Final Single Play
2025 French Open Draw
On the men’s side, top-ranked Jannik Sinner will face Arthur Rinderknech in the first round. If the sinner had progressed, he would not face another highly ranked opponent until the third round, until the third round, which could face No. 26 Alejandro Davidevich Fokina.
That’s basically the case for the whole male side. There aren’t many big matchups before Round 3. Carlos Alcaraz was able to see Stefanos Titzpass as early as the fourth round, but at that point he was able to face American Ben Shelton.
Novak Djokovic will begin the 2025 French Open for McKenzie McDonald of America. If Djokovic, who took part in the sixth-ranked event, can advance to the third round, he can set up a match against No. 27 Dennis Shapovalov.
The female side could potentially provide more excitement in the previous round. Immediately, no. 10 Paula Badosa will face Naomi Osaka in her first round match. Elena Rybakina and Belinda Bencic also declined in round one.
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Poland’s Iga Swiatek could face a tough road at events. If she can move past Rebecca Slamkova in round one, five sweets will be able to face Emma Radukanu in round two. Alina Sabalenka, number one in the women’s ranking, will face Kamila Rakimoba in Round 1. Coco Gouf (female number 2) will face Olivia Gadecki in the first round.
2025 French public court
The French Open will be held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. So this event is sometimes called Roland Garros rather than the French Open. The stadium is named after French aviator Roland Garros.
Roland Garos features an outdoor clay court. Clay courts are considered slow, which could lead to longer meetings.
How to see the French Open in 2025
The 2025 French Open will air on TNT and TRUTV. This is a change since recent years when NBC owned broadcast rights to the event. Matches can also be streamed in Max. Coverage starts at 5am most days.
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Many former tennis stars are expected to provide analysis of the event, including Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Sloane Stephens, Lindsay Davenport, Jim Courier, Chim Evert, Venus Williams and Boris Becker.
Brian Anderson, Alex Faust and Mark Pettyy are provided on a play-by-play basis, while Adam Lefcau offers coverage for the event.
