Thursday, 21 May 2026 at 15:12
The French Open is due to take place between 24 May – 7 June, 2026 with Jannik Sinner favourite to scoop the title later this week.
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in the final, 4–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(10–2) but Alcaraz won’t return to play this year. Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Ben Shelton among others lead the way when it comes top seeds.
Also Gaël Monfils is set to make his final appearance at Roland Garros, same can be said for Stan Wawrinka with both heralding the end of an era and potentially the continuation of the Sinner domination.
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Draw French Open Roland Garros 2026
Player 1vPlayer 2Jannik Sinner (1)vCorentin TaburJacob FearnleyvJuan Manuel CerundoloMartin LandalucevQualifier/Lucky LoserVit KoprivavCorentin Moutet (30)Arthur Rinderknech (22)vQualifier/Lucky LoserMarton FucsovicsvMatteo BerrettiniEthan QuinnvFrancisco ComesanaSebastian OfnervLuciano Darderi (14)Alexander Bublik (9)vJan-Lennard StruffQualifier/Lucky LoservDenis ShapovalovJaume MunarvHubert HurkaczEliot SpizzirrivFrances Tiafoe (19)Tallon Griekspoor (29)vMatteo ArnaldiAlexandre MullervStefanos TsitsipasRaphael CollignonvAleksandar VukicDaniel MeridavBen Shelton (5)Felix Auger-Aliassime (4)vDaniel AltmaierSebastian BaezvRoman Andres BurruchagaLuca Van AsschevPatrick KypsonRoberto Bautista AgutvBrandon Nakashima (31)Cameron Norrie (20)vAdolfo Daniel VallejoMarin CilicvMoise KouameAlejandro TabilovKamil MajchrzakQualifier/Lucky LoservValentin Vacherot (16)Flavio Cobolli (10)vQualifier/Lucky LoserYibing WuvMarcos GironQualifier/Lucky LoservZhizhen ZhangCristian GarinvLearner Tien (18)Francisco Cerundolo (25)vBotic van de ZandschulpHugo GastonvGael MonfilsAlexei PopyrinvZachary SvajdaAdam WaltonvDaniil Medvedev (6)Alex de Minaur (8)vQualifier/Lucky LoserAlexander BlockxvQualifier/Lucky LoserMariano NavonevJenson BrooksbyTitouan DroguetvJakub Mensik (26)Tomas Martin Etcheverry (23)vNuno BorgesMiomir KecmanovicvFabian MarozsanQualifier/Lucky LoservCamilo Ugo CarabelliIgnacio BusevAndrey Rublev (11)Casper Ruud (15)vQualifier/Lucky LoserHamad MedjedovicvYannick HanfmannLorenzo SonegovQualifier/Lucky LoserRinky HijikatavTommy Paul (24)Joao Fonseca (28)vQualifier/Lucky LoserQualifier/Lucky LoservDino PrizmicQualifier/Lucky LoservValentin RoyerGiovanni Mpetshi PerricardvNovak Djokovic (3)Taylor Fritz (7)vNishesh BasavareddyAlexander ShevchenkovAlex MichelsenJames DuckworthvGabriel DialloAleksandar KovacevicvRafael Jodar (27)Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (21)vDamir DzumhurQualifier/Lucky LoservThiago Agustin TiranteThanasi KokkinakisvTerence AtmanePablo Carreno BustavJiri Lehecka (12)Karen Khachanov (13)vArthur GeaQualifier/Lucky LoservMarco TrungellitiQualifier/Lucky LoservReilly OpelkaStan WawrinkavArthur Fils (17)Ugo Humbert (32)vAdrian MannarinoQuentin HalysvMattia BellucciTomas MachacvZizou BergsBenjamin BonzivAlexander Zverev (2)
Entry List French Open Roland Garros ATP 2026
(as per ticktocktennis.com)
https://5158524301fe2ec642fe1a3f6e751507.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-45/html/container.html#PlayerCtry1Jannik SinnerITA3Alexander ZverevGER4Novak DjokovićSRB5Félix Auger-AliassimeCAN6Ben SheltonUSA7Alex de MinaurAUS8Taylor FritzUSA10Daniil MedvedevRUS11Alexander BublikKAZ12Casper RuudNOR13Jiří LehečkaCZE14Karen KhachanovRUS15Andrey RublevRUS16Flavio CobolliITA17Valentin VacherotMON18Tommy PaulUSA19Francisco CerúndoloARG20Frances TiafoeUSA21Luciano DarderiITA22Learner TienUSA23Alejandro Davidovich FokinaESP24Cameron NorrieGBR25Jakub MenšíkCZE26Arthur RinderknechFRA29Tomás Martín EtcheverryARG30Arthur FilsFRA31Corentin MoutetFRA32Tallon GriekspoorNED33Brandon NakashimaUSA34Ugo HumbertFRA35João FonsecaBRA36Alex MichelsenUSA37Gabriel DialloCAN38Jaume MunarESP39Denis ShapovalovCAN40Zizou BergsBEL41Térence AtmaneFRA42Fábián MarozsánHUN43Sebastian KordaUSA44Mariano NavoneARG45Alejandro TabiloCHI46Adrian MannarinoFRA47Tomáš MacháčCZE48Marin ČilićCRO49Botic van de ZandschulpNED50Ethan QuinnUSA51Yannick HanfmannGER52Nuno BorgesPOR53Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardFRA54Márton FucsovicsHUN55Rafael JódarESP56Daniel AltmaierGER57Sebastián BáezARG58Miomir KecmanovićSRB59Alexei PopyrinAUS60Ignacio BusePER61Román Andrés BurruchagaARG62Jenson BrooksbyUSA63Hubert HurkaczPOL64Camilo Ugo CarabelliARG65Raphaël CollignonBEL66Lorenzo SonegoITA67Stefanos TsitsipasGRE68Reilly OpelkaUSA69Juan Manuel CerúndoloARG70James DuckworthAUS72Alexander BlockxBEL73Kamil MajchrzakPOL74Thiago Agustín TiranteARG75Aleksandr ShevchenkoKAZ76Marcos GironUSA77Valentin RoyerFRA78Vít KopřivaCZE79Mattia BellucciITA80Marco TrungellitiARG81Jan Lennard StruffGER82Damir DžumhurBIH83Cristian GarínCHI84Zachary SvajdaUSA85Eliot SpizzirriUSA86Sebastian OfnerAUT87Dino PrižmićCRO88Hamad MedjedovićSRB89Aleksandar VukicAUS90Quentin HalysFRA91Matteo BerrettiniITA92Francisco ComesañaARG93Roberto Bautista AgutESP94Pablo Carreño BustaESP95Alexandre MüllerFRA96Patrick KypsonUSA97Adolfo Daniel VallejoPAR98Jacob FearnleyGBR99Aleksandar KovačevićUSA100Luca Van AsscheFRA101Martin LandaluceESP102Yibing WuCHN103Rinky HijikataAUS104Daniel MéridaESP105Matteo ArnaldiITA106Benjamin BonziFRA107Stan WawrinkaSUI239Zhizhen Zhang (PR)CHN892Thanasi Kokkinakis (PR)AUS103Adam Walton (WC)AUS109Titouan Droguet (WC)FRA118Hugo Gaston (WC)FRA143Arthur Géa (WC)FRA168Clément Tabur (WC)FRA222Gaël Monfils (WC)FRA313Moise Kouamé (WC)FRA623Nishesh Basavareddy (WC)USA
When is the draw confirmed for French Open 2026?
The men’s and women’s singles draws are expected to take place on May 21.
When is the schedule confirmed for French Open 2026?
The schedule is confirmed before play begins Sunday but it all begins on Sunday with the first round with the top names not expected until Wednesday.
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Predictions French Open Roland Garros
Samuel Gill, Head Editor for TennisUpToDate sees Jannik Sinner winning it as expected.
Unlike the women’s which is a bit of a mixed bag and you could pick from any number, the men’s game is very much the opposite. Jannik Sinner case closed.
It isn’t even sure if Djokovic will play; Alcaraz isn’t. Half the supporting cast either fear him or are injured. I’ll throw Zverev, Medvedev, Shelton, and Musetti in there. But I doubt any will get anywhere near him.
*** Jannik SInner
** Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev
* Ben Shelton, Lorenzo Musetti
Jannik Sinner of Italy lifts the tropy as he celebrates the victory of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia 2026 tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome
Cristhian Avila, Editor for TennisUpToDatesees Jannik Sinner as champion.
For years we had not arrived at a major with such an absolute candidate – and the absence of Carlos Alcaraz makes it difficult to give a name capable of surpassing Jannik Sinner. The dominance he has transferred onto the courts makes him the clear favourite, and very few exceptions could change things in Paris.
The name of Novak Djokovic emerges as the main chance of seeing a champion different from Sinner. The Serbian already defeated him at the Australian Open and is one of the few players who has enough to surprise him over five sets. But for that, he needs to arrive in excellent physical condition – and even hope that Sinner does not play at his best level. The 24-time Grand Slam champion is always a contender, it is just that this time the gap is very wide for him to realistically overcome Sinner.
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Alexander Zverev is another player called to challenge the Italian, although consistently throughout his career he has come up short. Will this be his great chance? Without a doubt, an inspired Zverev would trouble Sinner, but maintaining consistency from beginning to end looks complicated – and the recent defeat in Madrid made clear the wide difference separating them.
Among the possible surprises, Arthur Fils is a name who could think about taking new steps forward at a Grand Slam tournament, and it would not be a surprise to see him eliminating practically anyone inside the top 10. We will also have to watch what the Spaniards Rafael Jodar and Martin Landaluce do, as during this swing they went from being unknown names to players feared on clay courts. With the level they showed in Madrid and Rome, surely nobody wants to face them in the draw – much less in the early rounds.
*** Jannik Sinner
** Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev
* Arthur Fils, Rafael Jodar, Martin Landaluce
Lucas Michael, Editor for TennisUpToDate.com also sees Jannik Sinner sealing the title.
The clay swing may be coming to an end, but there is still one more tournament left: Roland Garros. It does not get much better than this, but from an ATP point of view the writing may already be on the wall for the competition.
Jannik Sinner looks unbeatable. He has adapted to a surface that has not been his favourite in recent times, but all the while is still too good for anyone. He goes to Paris searching for the final Grand Slam that evaded him last year after spurning a two-set lead and three match points. With Carlos Alcaraz not competing and the motivation for redemption, I can see no other result that Sinner lifting the title, and quite comfortably.
So, the bigger question is who will he face in the latter stages? Novak Djokovic has to be in the hunt. The 24-time Grand Slam champion defeated the Italian in a stunning five-set battle in Melbourne earlier that year. How much of that performance was down to his laid-back run to that stage could have been a factor, and fitness may also halt his charge in Paris.
Alexander Zverev will likely be in the business end but I do not see a world where he gets past Sinner, or even Djokovic if he is 100% healthy. Alex de Minaur’s form has dropped off a cliff, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Taylor Fritz are not notorious clay players, and Ben Shelton has not hit his stride since winning in Munich.
Other contenders include players outside the top 10. Casper Ruud is returning to his best on a favourable clay surface. The two-time Roalnd Garros finalist will be a huge threat, and so will the Italian duo of Flavio Cobolli and Luciano Darderi who could go on a deep charge.
However, the Italian contingent will only come to see one man, who for my money will not only win Roland Garros, but will do it without dropping a set.
*** Jannik Sinner
** Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud
* Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Flavio Cobolli
