The French Open continues with first round play on Tuesday, May 26.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka will have her first match on the clay court when she faces Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. Naomi Osaka, who is ranked No. 15, will take one Lauran Siegemund to open her run in the competition.
Several American women have their first matches on Tuesday, including No. 19 Madison Keys, No. 5 Jessica Pegula and No. 4 Coco Gauff.
The men’s No.1 player, Jannik Sinner, will take on Clement Tabur for his first match of the 2026 French Open. Carlos Alcaraz is not playing to defend his title, which he won last year against Sinner in five sets. He is dealing with a wrist injury.
The day prior, Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils each lost their first-round matches. It was their final time playing at the French Open because both announced last year that this is their farewell season before retirement. Monfils’ loss was especially emotional because it is his home tournament. He was given a plaque with a slab of the clay from the court where he reunited with France’s “Four Musketeers:” Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon. His wife, tennis player Elina Svitolina, was in tears as she watched from the stands.
Here is what May 26 holds at Roland-Garros:
2026 French Open singles schedule for Tuesday, May 26
Men’s Singles
5 a.m. ET
- No. 29 Tallon Griekspoor (Netherlands) vs. Matteo Arnaldi (Italy)
- Adam Walton (Australia) vs. No. 6 Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
- Alexei Popyrin (Australia) vs. Zachary Svajda (U.S.)
- Marin Čilić (Croatia) vs. Moise Kouame (France)
- Alejandro Tabilo (Chile) vs. Kamil Majchrzak (Poland)
6 a.m. ET
- Facundo Diaz Acosta (Argentina) vs. Zhizhen Zhang (China)
6:30 a.m. ET
- Martin Landaluce (Spain) vs. Juan Carlos Prado Angelo (Bolivia)
- Thomas Faurel (France) vs. No. 16 Valentin Vacherot (Monaco)
7 a.m. ET
- Vítek Kopřiva (Czechia) vs. No. 30 Corentin Moutet (France)
- No. 20 Cameron Norrie (U.K.) vs. Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (Paraguay)
7:30 a.m. ET
- Alexandre Müller (France) vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
8 a.m. ET
- Cristian Garin (Chile) vs. No. 18 Learner Tien (U.S.)
- Sebastian Baez (Argentina) vs. Roman Andres Burruchaga (Argentina)
8:30 a.m. ET
- No. 9 Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan) vs. Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany)
10 a.m. ET
- Ethan Quinn (U.S.) vs. Francisco Comesana (Argentina)
- Sebastian Ofner (Austria) vs. No. 14 Luciano Darderi (Italy)
- Jacob Fearnley (U.K.) vs. Juan Manuel Cerundolo (Argentina)
- Jaime Faria (Portugal) vs. Denis Shapovalov (Canada)
- No. 4 Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) vs. Daniel Altmaier (Germany)
2:15 p.m. ET
- No. 1 Jannik Sinner (Italy) vs. Clement Tabur (France)
Women’s Singles
5 a.m. ET
- No. 17 Iva Jovic (U.S.) vs. Alexandra Eala (Philippines)
- Emma Navarro (U.S.) vs. Janice Tjen (Indonesia)
- Donna Vekic (Croatia) vs. Alice Tubello (France)
- Claire Liu (U.S.) vs. Moyuka Uchijima (Japan)
6 a.m. ET
- No. 1. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (Spain)
6:30 a.m. ET
- No. 12 Linda Noskova (Czechia) vs. Maria Sakkari (Greece)
- No. 30 Ann Li (U.S.) vs. Shuai Zhang (China)
7 a.m. ET
- Linda Fruhvirtova (Czechia) vs. Elsa Jacquemot (France)
- Laura Siegemund (Germany) vs. No. 16 Naomi Osaka (Japan)
8 a.m. ET
- Dalma Galfi (Hungary) vs. Mayar Sherif (Egypt)
8:30 a.m. ET
- Antonia Ruzic (Croatia) vs. Ashlyn Krueger (U.S.)
- No. 22 Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) vs. Lois Boisson (France)
- Anhelina Kalinina (Ukraine) vs. Diane Parry (France)
- Hanne Vandewinkel (Belgium) vs. No. 19 Madison Keys (U.S.)
- Alina Korneeva (Russia) vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Italy)
9:30 a.m. ET
- No. 4 Coco Gauff (U.S.) vs. Taylor Townsend (U.S.)
10 a.m. ET
- Elena Pridankina (Russia) vs. Oleksandra Oliynykova (Ukraine)
10:30 a.m. ET
- Simona Waltert (Switzerland) vs. Katerina Siniakova (Czechia)
- No. 9 Victoria Mboko (Canada) vs. Nikola Bartunkova (Czechia)
- Kimberly Birrell (Australia) vs. No. 5 Jessica Pegula (U.S.)
See the full French Open draw here.
How to watch the 2026 French Open
- Dates: Through Sunday, June 7
- Where: Stade Roland Garros, Paris
- TV: TNT, TBS, truTV
- Stream: Sling TV, YouTubeTV, HBO Max
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: French Open first round schedule for May 26