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PARIS — Catch up on the French Open with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about what happened at the clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament, how to watch it, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is and more:
A day after sitting in the stands at Court Philippe Chatrier to watch rival Rafael Nadal's first-round exit, Novak Djokovic will get his French Open started. Djokovic is ranked No. 1 and the defending champion and trying to become the first player in tennis history to win a 25th Grand Slam singles title. His first opponent is Pierre-Hugues Herbert. He is a 33-year-old Frenchman who is ranked 142nd and has never made it past the third round at any major tournament. Their match is during the night session and scheduled to start at about 8:15 p.m. local time (1815 GMT, 2:15 p.m. EDT). The day's first match at Chatrier is Australian Open runner-up Zheng Qinwen, the No. 7 seed, against French veteran Alizé Cornet at noon (1000 GMT; 6 a.m. EDT). That will be followed by matches involving Casper Ruud and Aryna Sabalenka. Others on the schedule on Day 3 include Elena Rybakina, Hulger Rune, Victoria Azarenka and Taylor Fritz.
Nadal, the 14-time champion in Paris, bowed out against No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev by a score of 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3. It is only Nadal's fourth loss in 116 matches at the French Open. He said he is not sure whether he will return to play in the clay-court tournament again but he did say he wasn't ready to announce his retirement. Monday's winners included Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Marketa Vondrousova, Danielle Collins, Jannik Sinner and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Eighth-seeded Maria Sakkari, a semifinalist at Roland Garros in 2021, lost in the first round for the second year in a row, eliminated 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 by Varvara Gracheva.
— In the U.S.: Tennis Channel, NBC, Peacock.
— Other countries are listed here.
Djokovic is a -10000 money-line favorite against Herbert, who is listed at +1350, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Looking ahead to the second round, Swiatek is at -3000 to beat Naomi Osaka, who is listed at +1050. The payout if Swiatek wins the title moved from -155 to -175 after her first-round victory on Monday. Carlos Alcaraz remains the favorite for the men's trophy at +225, followed by Djokovic at +350.
— Tuesday: First Round (Women and Men)
— Wednesday-Thursday: Second Round (Women and Men)
— Friday-Saturday: Third Round (Women and Men)
— June 2-3: Fourth Round (Women and Men)
— June 4-5: Quarterfinals (Women and Men)
— June 6: Women's Semifinals
— June 7: Men's Semifinals
— June 8: Women's Final
— June 9: Men's Final
What to read about the French Open:
— Rafael Nadal loses consecutive clay-court matches for the first time in his career
— People traveled from all over to watch Nadal at the French Open
— 2023 champ Novak Djokovic enters Roland Garros with "low expectations and high hopes"
— Chris Evert thinks Iga Swiatek could break her record of 7 French Open women's titles
— A look at each of Rafael Nadal's 14 championships at Roland Garros
— Rafael Nadal is not the only French Open player thinking about retirement
112-4 — Rafael Nadal's career record at the French Open after his loss to Alexander Zverev on Monday. The only other two men to beat Nadal at Roland Garros were Robin Soderling (2010) and Novak Djokovic (2015 and 2021).
26-2 — Iga Swiatek's edge in winners during her 6-1, 6-2 victory over Leolia Jeanjean in the first round.
"Today was kind of a straightforward match. I didn't have to do much. I wouldn't say I, like, played amazing. I just had to play solid today. That's what I did." — No. 3 seeded Coco Gauff after winning her opening match 6-1, 6-1 against qualifier Julia Avdeeva.
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