French Open Day 1: order of play, schedule, how to watch - Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Maria Sakkari in action

Day one at the 2022 French Open will see Alexander Zverev, Maria Sakkari, Carlos Alcaraz, and Ons Jabeur all in action. Court Phillipe-Chatrier will see men’s world No.3 and the women’s world No.4 in action as Zverev takes on Austria’s Sebastian Ofner, but not before Sakkari begins her campaign with a battle against French player Clara Burel. Ad/> Both placed in sixth place in their respective world rankings, on-form Alcaraz will begin his bid for a first Grand Slam with a tie against Argentine Juan Ignacio Londero, whilst Jabeur matches-up with 56th-ranked Magda Linette.

Roland-GarrosHenman tips Nadal as 'slight favourite' for French Open if foot is fine8 HOURS AGO World No.9 Felix Auger-Aliassime from Canada, will also take to the courts on the opening day, and the 21-year-old will play Peru’s Juan Pablo Varillas. Another name to watch out for in the women's singles tournament is Garbine Muguruza — ranked 10th in the world — and she’ll compete against Kaia Kanepi in her opener. You can also catch the youngest player ranked in the top 100 in action on day one.

USA’s Coco Gauff begins her campaign and she will face Rebecca Marino of Canada. TOP MATCH — ALCARAZ v LONDERO Despite Alexander Zverev’s involvement on the opening day, it’s expected he’ll breeze past his opponent without any issue. The same could be said for Alcaraz, but the 19-year-old will face a slightly tougher test in his match-up with 141st-ranked Londero.

The Spaniard is on red-hot form going into the French Open, picking up four titles so far this year to propel his world ranking to sixth, and has insisted he’s a different player” to the one that took part in the 2021 Roland-Garros. It will be interesting to see how he copes. POTENTIAL UPSET — SAKKARI v