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Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu have all withdrawn due to injury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 13:05 · Mike Jones]

French Open 2023 draw live

The opening statement mentions the men’s defending champion Rafael Nadal and how he isn’t able to take part this year to defend his title.

The 14-time champion has never missed the French Open, holding an astonishing 112-3 record but he has not appeared on the match court since picking up an intractable hip problem during January’s Australian Open.

[25 May 2023 13:02 · Mike Jones]

French Open 2023 draw live

Here we go. The draw for the 2023 French Open is about to get started and can be watched live on the Roland Garros YouTube channel.

We’ll have all the updates here too for you to follow along with.

[25 May 2023 12:56 · Mike Jones]

Ten stars to watch at Roland Garros including Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and more

The French Open starts this weekend and takes place without Rafael Nadal for the first time since 2004.

The Spaniard’s withdrawal through injury opens the door for the rest of the men’s field, while two-time champion Iga Swiatek will look to cement her dominance of the women’s event.

Here, we pick out 10 players to watch at Roland Garros:

[25 May 2023 12:52 · Mike Jones]

Rafael Nadal sights set on 2024 farewell tour after pulling out of French Open

Rafael Nadal admitted he is staring at the end of his tennis career after announcing he will miss the French Open and the majority of the season ahead of what he expects to be a farewell tour in 2024.

The 22-time grand-slam champion has not played since his second-round exit at the Australian Open in January.

Nadal struggled with a hip injury during the straight-sets defeat to Mackenzie McDonald and the ongoing issue has failed to recover sufficiently in order for the 36-year-old to chase a 15th title at Roland Garros.

It means the Spaniard, who has only lost three matches on the Parisian clay, will miss the tournament for the first time since 2004 but he admitted during a press conference at his academy in Manacor that it feels the only option.

[25 May 2023 12:48 · Mike Jones]

Can Swiatek defend her title?

Iga Swiatek is the favourite to regain her French Open title and lift the trophy for a third time. She was the dominant force in the tournament last year but can she repeat that performance this time around?

[25 May 2023 12:44 · Mike Jones]

What is the French Open schedule?

The French Open will run for 15 days and see plenty of tennis action on the famous clay courts of Roland Garros. Here’s the upcoming schedule for the second grand slam of the year:

• First round: May 28-30
• Second round: May 31-June 1
• Third round: June 2-3
• Fourth round: June 4-5
• Quarter-finals: June 6-7
• Women’s semi-finals: June 8
• Men’s semi-finals: June 9
• Women’s final: June 10
• Men’s final: June 11

[25 May 2023 12:40 · Mike Jones]

How does the French Open draw work?

There are 128 players in the men’s and women’s singles draws. 32 seeded players are in the draw, which are determined by the ATP and WTA rankings the week before the tournament starts.

Those seeds will be drawn apart and cannot face each other for the first few rounds of the tournament. The top seed and the second seed can only meet in the final whilst the top four seeds can only meet in the semi-finals. If the seeds make it through each round then the top eight seeds would all reach the quarter-finals.

[25 May 2023 12:36 · Mike Jones]

No British women in French Open singles draw as hopefuls beaten in qualifying

Katie Boulter produced a gutsy display against Ashlyn Krueger but failed to serve out for the match as she was beaten in the second qualifying round for the French Open.

On a difficult day for Britons attempting to progress into the Roland Garros main draw, Boulter joined Harriet Dart, Fran Jones, Liam Broady, Ryan Peniston and Jan Choinski in losing in Paris.

It means only Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Kyle Edmund and Jack Draper will fly the flag for Britain in the second major of 2023, following Andy Murray’s withdrawal and Emma Raducanu’s recent fitness woes.

Boutler had been seeded 24th for qualifying but lost out 2-6 6-2 6-7 (6) to Krueger after a lengthy battle.

[25 May 2023 12:32 · Mike Jones]

The women’s seeds

There are 16 seeded players in the French Open draw for both the men’s and the women’s competitions.

They are determined by the ATP and WTA rankings the week before the tournament starts and in theory are the best 16 players in the tournament. Should each of the seeds make it to the quarter-finals they would then start to face each other.

Here are all the seeded players for the women’s draw:

1. Iga Swiatek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Jessica Pegula
4. Elena Rybakina
5. Caroline Garcia
6. Coco Gauff
7. Ons Jabeur
8. Maria Sakkari
9. Daria Kasatkina
10. Petra Kvitova
11. Veronika Kudermetova
12. Belinda Bencic
13. Barbora Krejcikova
14. Beatriz Haddad Maia
15. Liudmila Samsonova
16. Karolina Pliskova

[25 May 2023 12:28 · Mike Jones]

The men’s seeds

There are 16 seeded players in the French Open draw for both the men’s and the women’s competitions.

They are determined by the ATP and WTA rankings the week before the tournament starts and in theory are the best 16 players in the tournament. Should each of the seeds make it to the quarter-finals they would then start to face each other.

Here are all the seeded players for the men’s draw:

1. Carlos Alcaraz
2. Daniil Medvedev
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Casper Ruud
5. Stefanos Tsitsipas
6. Holger Rune
7. Andrey Rublev
8. Jannik Sinner
9. Taylor Fritz
10. Felix Auger-Aliassime
11. Karen Khachanov
12. Frances Tiafoe
13. Hubert Hurkacz
14. Cameron Norrie
15. Borna Coric
16. Tommy Paul