Novak Djokovic will begin his quest for an unprecedented 25th Major on the opening day of the French Open 2026 at Roland Garros in Paris.
As per Sunday’s schedule, three-time French Open champion Djokovic, seeded third, is scheduled to face big-serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard during the night session on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Germany’s Alexander Zverev, second seed and 2024 finalist, and seventh-seeded American Taylor Fritz will be the other male players in focus.
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In the women’s section, all eyes will be on eighth-seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva who takes on local wildcard Fiona Ferro.
Here’s the full list of first-round fixtures for day one of French Open 2026 (all timings are in IST):
Court Philippe-Chatrier
Women’s Singles - [Q] Sinja Kraus (AUT) vs [11] Belinda Bencic (SUI) - 3:30 p.m.
Men’s Singles - Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (GER)
Women’s Singles - [WC] Fiona Ferro (FRA) vs [8] Mirra Andreeva
Men’s Singles - Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) vs [3] Novak Djokovic (SRB) - Not before 11:45 p.m.
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Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Men’s Singles - [WC] Arthur Gea (FRA) vs [13] Karen Khachanov - 2:30 p.m.
Women’s Singles - Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) vs [26] Hailey Baptiste (USA)
Men’s Singles - [WC] Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) vs [7] Taylor Fritz (USA)
Women’s Singles - [WC] Ksenia Efremova (FRA) vs [18] Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
Court Simonne-Mathieu
Women’s Singles - Oksana Selekhmeteva vs [15] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) - 2:30 p.m.
Women’s Singles - [WC] Clara Burel (FRA) vs Katie Volynets (USA)
Men’s Singles - [WC] Titouan Droguet (FRA) vs [26] Jakub Mensik (CZE)
Men’s Singles - [Q] Luka Pavlovic (FRA) vs [28] Joao Fonseca (BRA)
Court 14
Men’s Singles - Damir Dzumhur (BIH) vs [21] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) - 2:30 p.m.
Women’s Singles - Francesca Jones (GBR) vs Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)
Women’s Singles - Sofia Kenin (USA) vs Peyton Stearns (USA)
Men’s Singles - [Q] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)
Court 7
Women’s Singles - Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) vs Caty McNally (USA) - 2:30 p.m.
Women’s Singles - Tereza Valentova (CZE) vs Magda Linette (POL)
Men’s Singles - Quentin Halys (FRA) vs Mattia Bellucci (ITA)
Men’s Singles - [Q] Hugo Dellien (BOL) vs Valentin Royer (FRA)
Court 6
Women’s Singles - [Q] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) vs [27] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) - 2:30 p.m.
Men’s Singles - [Q] Kyrian Jacquet (FRA) vs Marco Trungelliti (ARG)
Men’s Singles - [Q] Federico Cina (ITA) vs Reilly Opelka (USA)
Women’s Singles - [Q] Sloane Stephens (USA) vs Sara Bejlek (CZE)
Court 8
Men’s Singles - Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) vs Fabian Marozsan (HUN) - 2:30 p.m.
Women’s Singles - [Q] Xiyu Wang (CHN) vs Danka Kovinic (MNE)
Women’s Singles - Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) vs Tamara Korpatsch (GER)
Men’s Singles - [LL] Coleman Wong (HKG) vs Alexander Blockx (BEL)
Court 9
Women’s Singles - Lilli Tagger (AUT) vs [32] Xinyu Wang (CHN) - 2:30 p.m.
Women’s Singles - Anna Blinkova vs Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR)
Men’s Singles - [Q] Michael Zheng (USA) vs Dino Prizmic (CRO)
Men’s Singles - Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) vs Yannick Hanfmann (GER)
Court 12
Men’s Singles - James Duckworth (AUS) vs Gabriel Diallo (CAN) - 2:30 p.m.
Men’s Singles - Tomas Machac (CZE) vs Zizou Bergs (BEL)
Women’s Singles - Magdalena Frech (POL) vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU)
Women’s Singles - [21] Clara Tauson (DEN) vs Daria Snigur (UKR)
Court 13
Men’s Singles - [Q] Pablo Llamas Ruiz (ESP) vs Thiago Agustin Tirante (ARG) - 2:30 p.m.
Men’s Singles - Nuno Borges (POR) vs [23] Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG)
Women’s Singles - Emma Raducanu (GBR) vs Solana Sierra (ARG)
Women’s Singles - [Q] Marina Bassols Ribera (ESP) vs Emiliana Arango (COL)
Published on May 24, 2026