When is the French Open draw? Seeds and wildcards ahead of second Grand Slam

The second Grand Slam of the calendar 12 months is upon us because the world’s high gamers descend on Paris for the French Open.

Carlos Alcaraz will probably be seeking to defend the maiden title he gained on Courtroom Philippe-Chatrier final 12 months, whereas the ‘Queen of Clay’ Iga Swiatek is out to proper the wrongs of her wretched type in latest weeks.

Novak Djokovic, the three-time champion at Roland Garros, will probably be with out Sir Andy Murray in his nook after the pair ended their teaching experiment simply six months into their partnership.

World no1 Jannik Sinner performs in his first Slam since his doping ban following the Australian Open, the place the Italian efficiently defended his crown.

On the ladies’s aspect, Swiatek arrives within the French capital having not gained a match since final 12 months’s rendition.

She returned to Grand Slam tennis on the Australian Open, falling within the final 4 to eventual winner Madison Keys.

However who will the highest seeds face?

When is the French Open draw?

The French Open draw will happen at 1pm BST on Thursday, Might 22, 2025.

The qualifying rounds started on Monday, Might 19, 2025, and can run till Friday, Might 23, 2025.

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Who will probably be seeded on the French Open?

Seeding will probably be primarily based on the latest ATP and WTA world rankings.

On the lads’s and girls’s sides, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka would be the high seeds, whereas Britain’s Jack Draper is about for a fifth seed slot.

Defending champion Alcaraz’s win in Rome has meant that he has leapfrogged final 12 months’s defeated finalist Alexander Zverev again into second within the rankings, so any potential assembly with Sinner must wait till the ultimate.

Djokovic will probably be sixth – behind Draper – whereas American Taylor Fritz, who reached the ultimate of final 12 months’s US Open, is at no 4.

Within the ladies’s draw, Swiatek dropped out of the world’s high two for the primary time in three years after her defeat by Danielle Collins in Rome, and the five-time Grand Slam champion has fallen to world no 5 within the course of.

Individuals Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula are at two and three, whereas Jasmine Paolini’s triumph in her residence match final week has seen her shoot above Swiatek into the highest 5.

There will probably be no British ladies seeded in Paris.

Which gamers have gotten wildcards for the French Open?

Wildcard spots at Grand Slams are extremely sought-after, and it’s usually right down to the match organisers’ discretion as to which gamers obtain one.

Typically, they’re awarded to younger, up-and-coming skills, native gamers, and fan favourites, whereas gamers can even use their ‘protected rating’ to achieve automated entry into the primary draw if they’ve slid down the rankings attributable to harm.