French Open draw LIVE: Latest updates as Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz learn fate

Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu have all withdrawn due to injury

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are yet to meet at a grand slam (Getty Images)

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz could meet in the French Open semi-finals after they were drawn in the same half of the tournament, while defending women’s champion Iga Swiatek was handed a tough route to the final.

British No 1 Cameron Norrie could face Alcaraz in the fourth round, with Stefanos Tsitsipas a potential quarter-final opponent for the 20-year-old Spaniard. Djokovic, who will attempt to win a record 23rd grand slam title in Paris, was drawn in the same quarter as Andrey Rublev.

In the women’s draw, defending champion Swiatek and Barbora Krejcikova - the winners of the last three women’s singles titles at Roland Garros - could meet in the fourth round, with Victoria Azarenka also a potential opponent at that stage.

Swiatek is also projected to play Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals - in what would be a rematch of last year’s final - while the Pole also landed in the same half of the draw as Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina - who has won all three of their meetings this season.

Follow all the updates from the French Open draw:

French Open draw

• Rafael Nadal withdrew from the tournament through injury
• Carlos Alcaraz (1) and Daniil Medvedev (2) will play qualifiers in the first round of the men’s tournament
• Novak Djokovic is drawn in Alcaraz’s side of the bracket and faces Aleksandar Kovacevic
• Iga Swiatek (1) plays Cristina Bucsa in the first round, Aryna Sabalenka (2) takes on Marta Kostyuk
• British No. 1 Cameron Norrie will play France’s Benoit Paire

[25 May 2023 13:34 · Mike Jones]

French Open 2023 draw live

After a quick pause to make sure the women’s draw was legitimate, it was, we’re now onto the men’s bracket.

As before the non-seeded players are drawn first at random.

[25 May 2023 13:33 · Mike Jones]

French Open 2023 draw live

Some of the other big draws are as follows:

Victoria Azarenka (18) vs Bianca Andreescu

Veronika Kudermetova (11) vs Anna Karolina Schmeidlova

Petra Kvitova (10) vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto

Daria Kasatkina (9) vs Jule Niemeier

[25 May 2023 13:28 · Mike Jones]

French Open 2023 draw live

The eighth seed Maria Sakkari takes on Karolina Muchova with fifth seed Caroline Garcia facing Xiyu Wang from China.

[25 May 2023 13:27 · Mike Jones]

French Open 2023 draw live

Coco Gauff is drawn on the same side of the draw as Iga Swiatek and will take on Rebeka Masarova.

Ons Jabeur meanwhile is drawn against Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti.

[25 May 2023 13:23 · Mike Jones]

French Open 2023 draw live

Jessica Pegula, the No. 3 seed, will play the USA’s Danielle Collins in the opening round and is on the same side of the draw as Sabalenka.

Elena Rybakina is drawn against one of the 20 qualifiers.

[25 May 2023 13:22 · Mike Jones]

French Open 2023 draw live

Iga Switek is placed on the first line and will take on Cristina Bucsa in the first round.

Aryna Sabalenka is drawn against Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine.

[25 May 2023 13:20 · Mike Jones]

French Open 2023 draw live

It seems as though French international rugby star Antoine Dupont will be helping to draw the remaining players.

[25 May 2023 13:15 · Mike Jones]

French Open 2023 draw live

The non-seeded players will be drawn first at random.

There’s a lot of them so we’ll focus on who the big names in the women’s game get drawn against.

The seeded players will be added into the bracket in a specific order with the No. 1 seed, Iga Swiatek placed in the first line and the No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka placed on the 128th.

[25 May 2023 13:11 · Mike Jones]

French Open 2023 draw live

The bracket for the women’s singles tournament will be drawn first.

[25 May 2023 13:10 · Mike Jones]

French Open 2023 draw live

After the welcome from the president there’s a highlights package of last years’s tournament which saw Rafa Nadal lift the trophy for a 14th time while Iga Swiatek won her second French Open title.