French Open 2023 to go ahead without Nadal or Federer for first time since 1998

A glance at French Open, second Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2023:

Surface: Red clay

Site: Roland Garros

French Open 2023 Schedule

Play begins Sunday at only Grand Slam tournament that lasts 15 days ( or three are 14-day events). re are day and night sessions. women’s singles final is Saturday, June 10; men’s singles final is Sunday, June 11.

French Open 2023 seedings

Defending champion Iga Swiatek will be seeded . 1 in women’s bracket, with Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka next, Jessica Pegula at . 3, and reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina at 4. Carlos Alcaraz will be . 1 in men's draw — his first time on top line at a major tournament — followed by Daniil Medvedev at . 2, two-time French Open title winner vak Djokovic at . 3, and 2022 runner-up Casper Ruud at . 4.

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2022 FRENCH OPEN WOMEN’S SINGLES CHAMPION

Iga Swiatek, Poland

2022 FRENCH OPEN MEN’S SINGLES CHAMPION

Rafael Nadal, Spain

What happened at Roland Garros last year?

Swiatek beat American teenr Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in women's final for her second French Open trophy and third Grand Slam title overall. Swiatek grabbed a 4-0 lead and never looked back, compiling more winners and fewer unforced errors than Gauff. victory extended Swiatek's winning streak to 35 matches, one more than best unbeaten run ever compiled by Serena Williams. Nadal overwhelmed Casper Ruud in men's final, taking last 11 games of a 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 victory for his record-extending 14th French Open championship. win, accomplished despite chronic pain in his left foot that required nerve-numbing injections, made Nadal oldest men's title winner at Roland Garros at 36.

Who is missing at French Open 2023?

This is first French Open in a quarter of a century without Nadal or Roger Federer in field. Federer made his tournament debut in 1998; Nadal in 2005. Federer anunced his retirement last year; Nadal said last week that he will miss trip to Roland Garros for first time since he started entering event because of a lingering hip injury. He also said next season probably will be his last on tour. Or big-name players who will be missing from bracket include 2018 champion Simona Halep (provisional doping ban), 2016 champion Garbiñe Muguruza (taking a break from tour), four-time major winner Naomi Osaka (pregnant), three-time Grand Slam champ Andy Murray (focusing on grass-court season and Wimbledon) and 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios (injured).

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Key Statistics ahead of French Open 2023

3 — Past French Open women's champions slated to be in tournament: Swiatek (2020, 2022), Barbora Krejcikova (2021), Jelena Ostapenko (2017).

22 — Grand Slam singles titles for Djokovic, tied with Nadal for men's record and one away from overall Open era mark held by Williams.

FRENCH OPEN 2023 PRIZE MONEY

Total prize money for 2023 French Open is rising to a tournament-record 49.6 million euros — about $54 million. two singles champions each will receive pre-pandemic amount of 2.3 million euros — about $2.5 million — that was paid out in 2019, before dipping for next two years.