French Open 2025, May 27 order of play: Djokovic, Zverev and Gauff in first-round action at Roland Garros
Three-time champion Novak Djokovic will be in first-round action on the third day of French Open 2025 at Roland Garros, Paris on Tuesday.
Djokovic, the sixth-seeded Serbian, will take on USA's Mackenzie McDonald in his campaign opener.
Alexander Zverev, third-seeded German and last year's runner-up, will be up against Learner Tien of USA.
In women's singles, second-seeded American and former runner-up Coco Gauff will face Australia's Olivia Gadecki.
Here's the full list of first-round fixtures (singles only) for day three of French Open 2025:
Court Philippe-Chatrier
Women's Singles - [31] Sofia Kenin (USA) vs Varvara Gracheva (FRA) - 3:30PM IST
Women's Singles - [2] Coco Gauff (USA) vs Olivia Gadecki (AUS)
Men's Singles - [6] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs Mackenzie McDonald (USA)
Men's Singles - Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Hugo Dellien (BOL) - Not before 11:45PM IST
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Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Women's Singles - [6] Mirra Andreeva vs Cristina Bucsa (ESP) - 2:30PM IST
Men's Singles - [3] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs Learner Tien (USA)
Women's Singles - [3] Jessica Pegula (USA) vs Anca Todoni (ROU)
Men's Singles - [5] Jack Draper (GBR) vs Mattia Bellucci (ITA)
Court Simonne-Mathieu
Men's Singles - [11] Daniil Medvedev vs Cameron Norrie (GBR) - 2:30PM IST
Women's Singles - [25] Magdalena Frech (POL) vs Ons Jabeur (TUN)
Men's Singles - [Q] Clement Tabur (FRA) vs Corentin Moutet (FRA)
Women's Singles - [14] Karolina Muchova (CZE) vs Alycia Parks (USA)
Court 14
Men's Singles - [9] Alex de Minaur (AUS) vs Laslo Djere (SRB) - 2:30PM IST
Men's Singles - [19] Jakub Mensik (CZE) vs Alexandre Muller (FRA)
Women's Singles - [24] Elise Mertens (BEL) vs [WC] Lois Boisson (FRA)
Women's Singles - [30] Anna Kalinskaya vs Marie Bouzkova (CZE)
Court 7
Women's Singles - [23] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) vs Hailey Baptiste (USA) - 2:30PM IST
Women's Singles - [WC] Chloe Paquet (FRA) vs [Q] Tereza Valentova (CZE)
Men's Singles - [17] Andrey Rublev vs [Q] Lloyd Harris (RSA)
Men's Singles - [30] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) vs Joao Fonseca (BRA)
Court 6
Women's Singles - Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) vs Victoria Azarenka - 2:30PM IST
Men's Singles - [16] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs [Q] Ethan Quinn (USA)
Women's Singles - [Q] Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) vs Maria Sakkari (GRE)
Men's Singles - [29] Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs Matteo Arnaldi (ITA)
Court 8
Men's Singles - Jesper de Jong (NED) vs Francesco Passaro (ITA)
Men's Singles - [LL] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Flavio Cobolli (ITA)
Women's Singles - [Q] Joanna Garland (TPE) vs Katie Volynets (USA)
Court 9
Men's Singles - [LL] Federico Agustin Gomez (ARG) vs Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) - 2:30PM IST
Women's Singles - Suzan Lamens (NED) vs Ashlyn Krueger (USA)
Women's Singles - Sonay Kartal (GBR) vs Erika Andreeva
Court 12
Women's Singles - [Q] Oksana Selekhmeteva vs Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) - 2:30PM IST
Men's Singles - Alexander Bublik (KAZ) vs James Duckworth (AUS)
Men's Singles - [Q] Maximilian Marterer (GER) vs Adam Walton (AUS)
Women's Singles - [Q] Maria Lourdes Carle (ARG) vs Ann Li (USA)
Court 13
Men's Singles - [LL] Alexander Shevchenko (KAZ) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) - 2:30PM IST
Women's Singles - Elina Avanesyan (ARM) vs Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)
Men's Singles - [WC] Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) vs Benjamin Bonzi (FRA)
Women's Singles - [32] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) vs [Q] Solana Sierra (ARG)
Court 5
Women's Singles - [Q] Nao Hibino (JPN) vs Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) - 2:30PM IST
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