2025 French Open: How to watch and which Canadians to look out for at second grand slam of the season
The 2025 French Open, more commonly known in tennis circles as Roland-Garros, is officially underway in Paris, France, until June 8.
One of the most prestigious Grand Slam events, the annual tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation at Stade Roland-Garros — the clay court capital of the world — has been going on for the past 134 years.
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The reigning men's champion is Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Alexander Zverev, while Iga Swiatek took home the 2024 championship on the women's side over Jasmine Paolini.
The first round of this year's tournament kicks off on Sunday, May 25 for both the men and women.
Opening day matches include headliners Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz, as well as Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Jasmine Paolini, Iga Swiatek and Jessica Pegula.
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Canadians taking the courts Sunday at 5 a.m. local time for their opening matches include:
Fernandez and Diallo will also compete in doubles, while Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski teams up with New Zealand's Erin Routliffe in women's doubles.
Rob Shaw of North Bay received a wild card into the wheelchair quad singles and doubles draws.
Matches will be televised on TSN throughout the tournament for cable viewers, and TSN+ for those who are streaming.
The current betting favourites to win the tournament are Carlos Alcaraz, who is ranked number 2 on the men's side, and top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka.
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