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Matt Verri

French Open 2023: Full schedule, seedings, match times, prize money, odds and British players at Roland Garros

Roland Garros French Open Carlos Alcaraz Iga Swiatek Andy Murray Aryna Sabalenka Cameron Norrie Elena Rybakina Dan Evans Jack Draper

All eyes in the tennis world turn to Roland Garros for the next fortnight as the French Open takes place, though there will be a familiar face missing.

Defending champion and 14-time winner Rafael Nadal has been forced to withdraw due to injury, with the Spaniard wanting to be fully fit for one final year on tour in 2024, and so it is Carlos Alcarez who arrives in Paris as favourite for the men’s title.

The 20-year-old won his first Grand Slam at the US Open last year and it is surely only a matter of time before that tally is doubled, with Alcaraz so impressive for much of the clay-court swing this season. Novak Djokovic will fancy his chances of a third French Open success though, one that would set the stage for a serious calendar Grand Slam bid.

On the women’s side of the draw, Iga Swiatek is as ever the one to beat, despite her recent thigh injury scare in Rome. The world number one has come out on top at Roland Garros in two of the past three years, but will face stiff competition from Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka.

The three have been the form players at the top of the women’s game in 2023, with Sabalenka getting the better of Rybakina in a thrilling Australian Open at the start of the year.

Dates and venue

The French Open gets underway on Sunday, May 28, 2023, and runs through to the men’s final a fortnight later, on Sunday June 11.

As ever, it is being played at Roland Garros in Paris.

How to watch the French Open

TV channel: The tournament will be broadcast in full on Eurosport, with a subscription costing £6.99-a-month or £59.99 for an annual pass.

Live stream: Those who have subscribed can stream every match through the discovery+ app and website.

Iga Swiatek goes in search of a third French Open title (Getty Images)

Prize money

Men’s and women’s singles

Champion - €2.3million
Runner-up - €1.15m
Semi-finalist - €630,000
Quarter-finalist - €400,000
Fourth round - €240,000
Third round - €142,000
Second round - €97,000
First round - €69,000

Men’s and women’s doubles (per pair)

Champion - €590,000
Runner-up - €295,000
Semi-finalist - €148,000
Quarter-finalist - €80,000
Third round - €43,000
Second round - €27,000
First round - €17,000

Full singles schedule

Play will begin for the morning sessions at 10am BST, with the action getting underway on Philipe-Chatrier an hour later. The 10 night sessions will begin at 7:30pm.

Sunday, May 28 – men’s and women’s first round
Monday, May 29 – men’s and women’s first round
Tuesday, May 30 – men’s and women’s first round
Wednesday, May 31 – men’s and women’s second round
Thursday, June 1 – men’s and women’s second round
Friday, June 2 – men’s and women’s third round
Saturday, June 3 – men’s and women’s third round
Sunday, June 4 – men’s and women’s fourth round
Monday, June 5 – men’s and women’s fourth round
Tuesday, June 6 – men’s and women’s quarter-finals
Wednesday, June 7 – men’s and women’s quarter-finals
Thursday, June 8 – women’s semi-finals
Friday, June 9 – men’s semi-finals
Saturday, June 10 - women’s final
Sunday, June 11 - men’s final

British players in the main draw

Well, it’s not great news.

There will be no British players in the women’s singles draw, the first time that has happened at any Grand Slam for 14 years. Emma Raducanu is out with injury, and Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart and Fran Jones were among those unable to make it through qualifying.

Andy Murray has opted to prioritise Wimbledon and Kyle Edmund pulled out just hours before the draw due to injury, leaving Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper and Dan Evans as the players flying the British flag.

Norrie will face Frenchman Benoit Paire in the opening round, while Evans goes up against Thanasi Kokkinakis, who had that marathon match with Andy Murray in Melbourne back in January. Draper, featuring in the main draw at Roland Garros for the first time, takes on Tomas Etcheverry.