Coco Gauff Eyes Roland Garros 2026 Schedule, Draw Tests Title Run
The roland garros 2026 schedule begins Sunday, May 24, and runs through June 7 at Roland-Garros Stadium in Paris, with the women’s singles final set for June 6 and the men’s final on June 7. Coco Gauff returns as the No. 4-ranked player and the defending champion, but the draw placed Aryna Sabalenka in her half and Iga Swiątek remains the odds-favorite.
Paris Opens on May 24
Matches start on May 24 at Roland-Garros Stadium, giving fans a 15-day tournament window that stretches into June 7. The mixed doubles final comes first among the late-round showpieces, on June 4, before the women’s and men’s singles finals close the event on consecutive days.
The schedule is straightforward for viewers in Pacific Time, too: the Paris venue sits nine hours ahead. That timing shapes when live coverage lands in the United States, especially for the final weekend when both singles championships are staged back to back.
Gauff, Sabalenka, and Swiątek
Gauff’s path is the headline on the women’s side because she won the French Open title last year and now has Sabalenka in the same half of the draw. Swiątek, who won the tournament in 2024, enters as the odds-favorite, so the defending champion is not the only player carrying a title case into Paris.
The timing adds pressure to that bracket. Gauff last won a title at the Wuhan Open in October 2025, and this trip to Paris gives her another chance to turn a strong seed into a repeat run against top opposition before the women’s final on June 6.
Djokovic and Sinner Split
On the men’s side, Jannik Sinner is still missing only a French Open title on the way to his first career grand slam, and he avoids an early meeting with Novak Djokovic because they landed in opposite halves of the draw. Djokovic opens against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, with Joao Fonseca, Casper Ruud, and Alexander Zverev among the names that could appear later in his path.
Carlos Alcaraz will miss Roland Garros 2026 and Wimbledon because of a wrist injury, which removes the back-to-back reigning champion from the tournament and changes the title picture before play begins. Fans who want the full slate can watch matches on TNT and truTV or stream them on HBO Max; DirecTV carries TNT and truTV in all packages, Hulu + Live TV includes TNT, truTV,, and Tennis Channel 2, and Sling’s Blue package starts at $45.99 per month and includes TNT and truTV.
