Novak Djokovic defends his title and Rafael Nadal tries for Roland-Garros title No. 15 in what could be his last appearance.
All eyes are on Rafael Nadal at the 2024 French Open — a familiar sight and feeling, but with a twist this time around: it could be his last go-around. Nadal is the most dominant player in French Open history, with 14 titles to his name, but injuries have piled up in recent years and he has hinted that he’s nearing the end of his playing days.
The King of Clay, as he’s known, has a ridiculous 112-3 record at Roland-Garros, with his most recent win coming in 2022. From 2005 to 2014, he won 9 out of 10 French Open titles, and 5 of 6 from 2017 to 2022. Last year, Nadal withdrew before the tournament due to injury and is unseeded going into this year’s Slam.
His top competition is defending champion and No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic, who Nadal last beat at Roland-Garros in the 2022 quarterfinals. But it’s going to be a tall order even getting that far, as the unseeded Nadal plays No. 4 Alexander Zverev in the first round. This is the first time since 2005 that Nadal has been unseeded in a Grand Slam.
Djokovic is the top seed and also the defending champion in the men’s bracket, but he’s been off to a rocky start in 2024. The 37-year-old Serb has 24 Grand Slams to his name, but hasn’t made a tournament final this year. No. 2 seed Jannik Sinner is coming off a victory in the Australian Open — where he bested Djokovic in the semifinals, and No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz is still riding momentum from his 2023 Wimbledon victory.
If both Nadal and Djokovic make it that far, the two will meet in the semifinals. The top Americans on the men’s side include No. 12 Taylor Fritz, No. 14 Tommy Paul, and No. 15 Ben Shelton, though no American has made it to the quarterfinals of Roland-Garros since 2003.
You can find the entire men’s bracket below, followed by viewing information, the schedule of play, and as the tournament progresses: results.
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If you’re watching on TV, your cable or satellite package will need both the Tennis Channel and NBC if you’re hoping to catch everything, in addition to a Peacock subscription. Coverage of the tournament matches shift between those three platforms, with mirrored coverage on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app if you have login credentials for a qualifying provider.
For fans based in the United States, France is six hours ahead of the Eastern time zone, so matches are generally getting started at 5 a.m. ET to meet the local start time of 11 a.m.
A full broadcast schedule showing each network’s coverage start and end times is just below.
Day 1, Sunday, May 26
J.J. Wolf vs. No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz
Stan Wawrinka vs. Andy Murray
No. 17 Ugo Humbert vs. Lorenzo Sonego
Richard Gasquet vs. Borna Coric
No. 6 Andrey Rublev vs. Taro Daniel
No. 16 Nicolas Jarry vs. Corentin Moutet
Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov
No. 27 Sebastian Korda vs. Harold Mayot
No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz vs. Shintaro Mochizuki
Luca Nardi vs. Alexandre Muller
Kei Nishikori vs. Gabriel Diallo
Terence Atmane vs. Sebastian Ofner
Pedro Martinez vs. Thiago Agustin Tirante
Fabian Marozsan vs. Mikhail Kukushkin
Zhizhen Zhang vs. Aleksandar Vukic
Jordan Thompson vs. Maximilian Marterer
Jack Draper vs. Jesper De Jong
Laslo Djere vs. Daniel Altmaier
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran vs. Brandon Nakashima
No. 24 Alejandro Tabilo vs. Zizou Bergs
Day 2, Monday, May 27
First-round play
Day 3, Tuesday, May 28
First-round play
Day 4, Wednesday, May 29
Second-round play
Day 5, Thursday, May 30
Second-round play
Day 6, Friday, May 31
Third-round play
Day 7, Saturday, June 1
Third-round play
Day 8, Sunday, June 2
Fourth-round play
Day 9, Monday, June 3
Fourth-round play
Day 10, Tuesday, June 4
Quarterfinals
Day 11, Wednesday, June 5
Quarterfinals
Day 12, Thursday, June 6
Women’s semifinals
Day 13, Friday, June 7
Men’s semifinals
Day 14, Saturday, June 8
Women’s final
Day 15, Sunday, June 9
Men’s final
