French Open Day 4 Order of Play: Swiatek, Sabalenka, Alcaraz set for second round
World No.5 Iga Swiatek and US Open 2021 champion Emma Raducanu will face off in the biggest match of the day on Day 4 of the French Open 2025. The 23-year-old Swiatek has a 4-0 lead over Raducanu on the WTA tour, having last beaten her in the quarterfinals of the Stuttgart Open earlier this year.Swiatek, who is yet to win a title since the Roland Garros last year, beat Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova in the opening round. World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka will be up against Switzerland's Jil Teichmann in the second round after her dominating win over Kamilla Rakhimova.advertisementLast year's runner-up, Jasmine Paolini of Italy, will be up against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic while 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina will lock horns with Iva Jovic of the United States of America (USA).
In men's singles, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will be in action when he faces Fabian Marozsan of Hungary. Casper Ruud, who won the Madrid Open, is set to face Portugal's Nuno Borges in the second round.Round 2 starts tomorrow, check out the full order of play https://t.co/fPNnvFqXo2#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/2uRPrdjBpe— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 27, 2025Here's the Order of Play for Day 4 of French Open 2025Court Philippe Chatrier (play begins at 03:30 PM IST, 12 PM local time)4-Jasmine Paolini (Italy) v Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia)Fabian Marozsan (Hungary) v 2-Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)Emma Raducanu (Britain) v 5-Iga Swiatek (Poland)advertisementEmilio Nava (U.S.) v 10-Holger Rune (Denmark)Court Suzanne-Lenglen (play begins at 02:30 PMT, 11:00 AM)Emiliana Arango (Colombia) v 8-Zheng Qinwen7-Casper Ruud (Norway) v Nuno Borges (Portugal)31-Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (France) v Damir Dzumhur (Bosnia and Herzegovina)1-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) v Jil Teichmann (Switzerland)Court Simonne-Mathieu (02:30 PMT, 11:00 AM)8-Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) v Daniel Elahi Galan (Colombia)Anna Bondar (Hungary) v 13-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)Matteo Gigante (Italy) v 20-Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)12-Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) v Iva Jovic (U.S.)Trending Reel
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