Novak Djokovic will begin his quest for a record 25th grand slam title on Sunday 24 May, playing in the first night session of this year's French Open. The Serb, who turned 39 on Friday, faces home favourite Giovanni Mpetschi Perricard on Court Philippe-Chatrier from 7.15pm BST.
Former Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic opens play on the show court against Austria's Sinja Kraus, while men's second seed Alexander Zverev also features in the day session. Emma Raducanu starts her campaign against clay-court specialist Solana Sierra of Argentina on Court 13 later in the afternoon.
Madrid champion Marta Kostyuk and rising star Joao Fonseca are also in action on a busy first day at Roland-Garros. The tournament will be broadcast live on TNT Sports in the UK and HBO Max online, while US viewers can watch on TNT Sports, Max, truTV and CNN.
The main draw gets underway on Sunday 24 May, with finals weekend scheduled for Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June.



