The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, will take place from May 25 to June 8, 2025. This is a Grand Slam tennis tournament that takes place on a clay court and is the only one to do so. Today, 128 singles players and 64 doubles teams come to Paris in late May to compete. The finest players in the world battle it out during the two weeks of first-class tennis.
Tournament schedule
Qualifying rounds will take place from May 19-23, followed by the main draw. The tournament consists of four rounds before the quarterfinals and semifinals. The first round begins on Sunday, May 25. The women’s final is on Saturday, June 7, and the men’s final is on Sunday, June 8. The full schedule is available on the Roland Garros website.
Fans who loved watching Rafael Nadal play and placing bets on him to win will be pleased to hear there will be a special ceremony to honor him on May 25. He won the French Open 14 times in the course of his amazing career. It is now legal to place sports bets in many states, and betting on top tennis is popular. Bettors have the convenience of using a sports betting app that they can download to their mobile devices.
The draw
The draw for Roland-Garros is random, and a judicial commissioner supervises it. It decides which players will face each other. The seeding of players determines the placement of players, so top seeds don’t meet each other too early on. Seeds 1 and 2 are on opposite sides, so they will only meet in the final.
Other seeds fall randomly into sections. Unseeded players, qualifiers, and wild cards are drawn for the remaining spots. The draw usually takes place a few days before the tournament, and it’s public, so everyone can see the matchups.
Top seeds
Top contenders for the men’s singles title are Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, and Novak Djokovic.
When tennis players reach their 30s, the going gets tougher for them, but Novak Djokovic, at nearly 38, is like other players. He was 36 when he won the most recent of his 24 Grand Slam singles titles at the U.S. Open in 2023. At the age of 37, he won Olympic gold.
Excellent young players like Sinner and Alcaraz have won the past five Grand Slams and six of the past seven. Their top strategy games are thrilling to watch.
Djokovic may just pull off a win against one of them if he is playing at his best, but it is becoming harder for him.
In the women’s singles, Iga Świątek could have competition from a few top players after the title. Jasmine Paolini, the 2024 finalist, will be one of them. Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka could both give her tough competition. Mira Andreeva is another promising young player.
French Open Champions
French Open champions have delivered exceptional performances in the past and are likely to continue doing so for fans.
Novak Djokovic won the men’s singles at Roland-Garros in 2021 and 2023. Rafael Nadal won the title in 2020 and 2022. In 2014, Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev to take the title.
Iga Świątek has dominated from 2020 to 2024, except in 2021, when Barbora Krejčíková took the title. She had three consecutive victories from 2022 to 2024.
Level of coverage
The French Open will air on TNT Sports in the U.S. as part of a 10-year agreement. The agreement with TNT Sports puts the French Open on the same level of coverage as the other three Grand Slams that are covered by ESPN. It will ensure maximum exposure for the tournament in the U.S.
This deal shifts coverage from NBC and the Tennis Channel to Warner Bros. Discovery’s platforms, which include TNT, TBS, and truTV.Every match on all courts will be available to stream on Max. Other live streaming platforms that include TNT in their packages will also offer live coverage.
