When is 2022 French Open? When is the draw? What's the dates and schedule? Will Novak Djokovic be top seed?

The French Open is set to start later this month as tennis’ top stars compete for the second Grand Slam title of the year. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will be the favourites in the men’s draw while women’s world No.

1 Iga Swiatek will be aiming to win the tournament for a second time after victory in 2020. Ad/> Djokovic and Barbora Krejcikova are the defending champions, although it is not known if the Czech will be playing as she has not featured since February due to injury.

/> TennisHighlights: Shapovalov beats Nadal to reach the Rome quarter finals12 HOURS AGO When does the 2022 French Open start, when is the draw, and what is the schedule? When does the tournament start and what are the dates? The qualifying event runs from May 16 to May 20, ahead of the main draw starting on May 22. Night sessions were introduced last year and will be scheduled every day from May 23 to June 3.

The schedule for the main draw (all times BST) is: May 22, 23, 24 — men’s and women’s first round (play starts 10am, one night match scheduled for 8pm on May 23 and 24) May 25, 26 — men’s and women’s second round (play starts 10am, one night match scheduled for 8pm) May 27, 28 — men’s and women’s third round (play starts 10am, one night match scheduled for 8pm) May 29, 30 — men’s and women’s fourth round (play starts 10am, one night match scheduled for 8pm) May 31, June 1 — men’s and women’s quarter-finals (play starts 10am, one night match scheduled for 8pm) June 2, 3 — men’s and women’s semi-finals (play starts 10am, one night match scheduled for 8pm) June 4 — women's final (2pm) June 5 — men's final (2pm) When is the draw? The date for the draw has not been confirmed yet, but will likely be on May 19. The men’s and