French Open 2024: How to watch, live stream, schedule, singles draw, seeding, notable second-round matchups

Regardless of rain suspending a few of the out of doors matches, the second spherical of the 2024 French Open is underway. It’s nonetheless early within the match, however world No. 1 Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka already gave us some of the thrilling matches. Swiatek is chasing her fourth title at Roland Garros, however her plans had been virtually spoiled by Osaka — who was competing in simply her second Grand Slam since coming back from maternity go away in January.

After Swiatek gained the primary set Wednesday, Osaka cruised by means of the second whereas breaking her opponent 3 times, then carried that momentum right into a 4-1 lead within the third. Nevertheless, Swiatek was not straightforward to maintain down as she climbed her manner again to win 7-6, 1-6, 7-5. Swiatek is now using a 14-match profitable streak, which incorporates claiming the Madrid and Italian Open trophies. This was additionally Swiatek’s Sixteenth-straight win at Roland Garros. 

The opposite high seeds within the girls’s match are nonetheless alive. No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka had a promising 2023 marketing campaign and began this Grand Slam season along with her second-straight title on the Australian Open. She took care of enterprise towards Erika Andreeva within the first spherical and will likely be dealing with Monika Uchijima within the second. In the meantime, third-seeded Coco Gauff earned her ticket to the third spherical with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Tamara Zidansek on Wednesday. 

On the lads’s aspect, Novak Djokovic is seeking to go back-to-back and win a file twenty fifth Grand Slam trophy. Traditionally, this match has belonged to Rafael Nadal, however the Spanish veteran noticed an early exit and might have played at Roland Garros for the last time. 

Nadal missed final yr’s match for the primary time in his profession on account of damage and, though he hasn’t been 100% wholesome this yr, he determined to provide the French Open a strive. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has gained the trophy 14 occasions — greater than every other participant in tennis historical past. Nevertheless, he was unable to make a deep run as he fell 3-6, 6-7 (5-7), 3-6 to world No. 4 Alexander Zverev within the first spherical. 

If Nadal retires on the finish of the season, the one member of the Large Three nonetheless enjoying can be Djokovic, who handed Nadal for many Grand Slam trophies in males’s tennis historical past ultimately yr’s French Open. Djokovic took care of enterprise this week with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 first-round win over Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Djokovic is now set to tackle Roberto Carballes Baena on Thursday. 

Right here is every little thing it’s good to know concerning the 2024 French Open:

Learn how to watch the 2024 French Open

Date: Could 26 – June 9, 2024
Location: Roland Garros, Paris, France
TV: NBC, Tennis Channel, Peacock | Stream: fubo (try for free)

Notable males’s second-round matchups:

• No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
• No. 2 Jannik Sinner vs. Richard Gasquet
• No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. Jesper De Jong, 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
• No. 4 Alexander Zverev vs. David Goffin
• No. 5 Daniil Medvedev vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
• No. 6 Andrey Rublev def. Pedro Martinez 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
• No. 7 Casper Ruud vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz vs. Brandon Nakashima — suspended
• No. 9 Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Daniel Altmaier, 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4
• No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov vs. Fabian Marozsan

Notable girls’s second-round matchups:

• No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. Naomi Osaka 7-6, 1-6, 7-5
• No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Monika Uchijima
• No. 3 Coco Gauff def. Tamara Zidansek 6-3, 6-4 
• No. 4 Elena Rybakina vs. Arantxa Rus
• No. 5 Marketa Vondrousova vs. Katie Volynets — suspended
• No. 7 Qinwen Zheng vs. Tamara Korpatsch
• No. 8 Ons Jabeur def. Camila Osorio, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
• No. 9 Jelena Ostapenko vs. Clara Tauson
• No. 10 Daria Kasatkina vs.Peyton Stearns

Males’s singles seeds

1. Novak Djokovic
2. Jannik Sinner
3. Carlos Alcaraz
4. Alexander Zverev
5. Daniil Medvedev
6. Andrey Rublev
7. Casper Ruud
8. Hubert Hurkacz
9. Stefanos Tsitsipas
10. Grigor Dimitrov
11. Alex de Minaur
12. Taylor Fritz
13. Holger Rune
14. Tommy Paul
15. Ben Shelton
16. Nicolas Jarry
17. Ugo Humbert
18. Karen Khachanov
19. Alexander Bublik
20. Sebastian Baez
21. Felix Auger-Aliassime
22. Adrian Mannarino
23. Francisco Cerundolo
24. Alejandro Tabilo
25. Frances Tiafoe
26. Tallon Griekspoor
27. Sebastian Korda
28. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
29. Arthur Fils
30. Lorenzo Musetti
31. Mariano Navone
32. Cam Norrie

Ladies’s singles seeds

1. Iga Swiatek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Coco Gauff
4. Elena Rybakina
5. Marketa Vondrousova
6. Maria Sakkari
7. Qinwen Zheng
8. Ons Jabeur
9. Jelena Ostapenko
10. Daria Kasatkina
11. Danielle Collins
12. Jasmine Paolini
13. Beatriz Haddad Maia
14. Madison Keys
15. Elina Svitolina
16. Ekaterina Alexandrova
17. Liudmila Samsonova
18. Marta Kostyuk
19. Victoria Azarenka
20. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
21. Carolina Garcia
22. Emma Navarro
23. Anna Kalinskaya
24. Barbora Krejcikova
25. Elise Mertens
26. Katie Boulter
27. Linda Noskova
28. Sorana Cirstea
29. Veronika Kudermetova
30. Dayana Yastremska
31. Leylah Fernandez
32. Katerina Siniakova