French Open 2024: Day 1 order of play and schedule - When are Andy Murray, Carlos Alcaraz and Naomi Osaka playing?

Published 25/05/2024 at 13:29 GMT

The French Open, live on Eurosport and discovery+, kicks off on Sunday May 26 at Roland-Garros and several big names will be in action on the first day. World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz will be taking part, as will Naomi Osaka. Andy Murray be the Brit to watch as he looks to get the better of another veteran of men's tennis, Swiss 39-year-old Stan Wawrinka.

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Another Grand Slam is here with the French Open kicking off on Sunday, May 26 at Roland-Garros, and several big names will be in action on the first day.

Britain will turn its attention to Andy Murray, with the 37-year-old coming up against one of the few players older than him on the circuit, Stan Wawrinka.

Carlos Alcaraz will be hoping to get past America's J.J. Wolf as he looks to improve on his semi-final appearance last year.

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Top men's match - Andy Murray v Stan Wawrinka

Two Grand Slam winners face off on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Sunday evening in Paris at Roland-Garros. On one side of the net is Andy Murray, and he will take on Stan Wawrinka.

Murray has struggled for years following his hip surgery, and after the upcoming Olympic Games and Wimbledon tournaments, speculation is mounting that the Scot will retire.

The same goes for Wawrinka, who at 39 is among the most experienced players in the men's side of the draw. He too has a Grand Slam to his name, and like Murray his thirties have been blighted by injury after previously being one of the most feared opponents on the tour.

Murray's last appearance was a straight-sets defeat to Yannick Hanfmann at the Geneva Open, while Wawrinka turned out most recently at the Bordeaux Challenger event, where he lost in the round of 16 against Pedro Martinez.

Top women's match - Lucia Bronzetti v Naomi Osaka

At the top of her game, four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka looked poised to dominate women's professional tennis.

However, in recent years the 26-year-old has taken time away from the sport as she gave birth to her daughter last year, and also took some time out of the limelight for her mental health.

She got back on court in January for her first match since September 2022, when she defeated Tamara Korpatsch at the Brisbane International.

As she feels her way back into the sport, she has competed at major tournaments such as the Open de Rouen, Madrid Open and Italian Open in the last couple of months, with her most recent appearance a 6-2 6-4 defeat to Qinwen Zhang in Rome.

Bronzetti was last in action on Thursday, when she suffered a quarter-final defeat against Peyton Stearns at the Morocco Open.

Brit Watch

The French Open will be without Emma Raducanu, who withdrew from the tournament last week and made it clear she would not take a spot as an alternate.

The one-time US Open winner said she would be taking the time to work on her fitness after a couple of years struggling with various problems since her famous triumph, and attention for her could now switch to the upcoming event at SW19 for this year's Wimbledon.

One British woman who will turn out in the first round is Harriet Dart, who plays Linda Noskova.

Dan Evans will be in action on Monday, when he faces a tough task to get past Holger Rune. Evans reached the round of 32 at the Lyon Open, and got to the quarter-finals at the Challenger event in Bordeaux before then.

The 34-year-old boasts plenty of experience, but with his best performance at Roland-Garros a second-round exit, he may have his work to do to even match that.

Another Briton who will feature is Jack Draper, who plays Dutchman Jesper De Jong, and Cameron Norrie takes on Pavel Kotov. Norrie may have the best chance of succeeding Paris after a semi-final place at the Rio Open, and more recently in April he reached the quarters at the Barcelona Open.

Of course, Andy Murray will be the focus of attention on Sunday evening against Stan Wawrinka.