The 2018 French Open from Roland Garros gets underway bright and early on Sunday morning. Play begins at 11 a.m. local time, which translates to 5 a.m. ET, but runs through the day into the afternoon, ending around 3 p.m.
French Open 2018: Time, TV/live stream info, and match schedule for Sunday
Alexander Zverev, Venus Williams and Elina Svitolina highlight the Day 1 action at Roland Garros.
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Alexander Zverev, the second seed and top competition for Rafael Nadal, will be in action on the opening day. He’s set to face Ricardas Berankis.In the women’s side, both Elina Svitolina, a popular pick to win it all this year, and Venus Williams will both be in action.
Play begins at 5 a.m. and will be broadcast by the Tennis Channel through 3 p.m. NBC will also have coverage of select matches from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Live streaming of the NBC coverage is available via fuboTV, NBC Sports or the NBC Sports app, while live streaming of every court can be had with a subscription to Tennis Channel Plus.
Zverev was the runner-up in Rome, taking one set from Nadal on clay. Nadal fell in the quarterfinals on the clay of Madrid, a tournament that Zverev ultimately won over Dominic Thiem. If anybody can unseat Nadal, it will probably be Zverv or Thiem, but history has shown Nadal is nearly untouchable at the French Open.
Svitolina, the fourth seed, has been doing serious work this year, and will facee Ajla Tomljanovic in her openre. Williams, the ninth seed, will be taking on Qiang Wang. Her siter, Serena Williams, will not be in action on the first day. The defending women’s champion, Jelena Ostapenko, is the fifth seed and will face Kateryna Kozlova on Sunday.
Below is all you need to know to watch and follow the French Open, including a list of men’s and women’s singles matches.
How to watch the French Open
All Times Eastern
Date: Sunday, May 27
Location: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
Time: 5 a.m.
TV: Tennis Channel (5 a.m. - 3 p.m.), NBC (12 p.m. - 3 p.m.)
Online Streaming: NBC Sports, NBC Sports app, fuboTV, Tennis Channel Plus
Men’s Singles
No. 2 Alexander Zverev vs. Ricardas Berankis
No. 4 Grigor Dimitrov vs. Mohamed Safwat
No. 8 David Goffin vs. Robin Haase
No. 10 Pablo Carreno Busta vs. Jozef Kovalik
No. 15 Lucas Pouille vs. Daniil Medvedev
No. 19 Kei Nishikori vs. Maxime Janvier
No. 26 Damir Dzumhur vs. Denis Kudla
No. 30 Fernando Verdasco vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
No. 32 Gael Monfils vs. Elliot Benchetrit
Federico Delbonis vs. Thomaz Bellucci
Nicolas Jarry vs. Jared Donaldson
Oscar Otte vs. Matteo Berrettin
Ivo Karlovic vs. Corentin Moutet
Martin Klizan vs. Laslo Djere
Guido Andreozzi vs. Taylor Fritz
Gregoire Barrere vs. Radu Albot
Women’s Singles
No. 4 Elina Svitolina vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
No. 5 Jelena Ostapenko vs. Kateryna Kozlova
No. 9 Venus Williams vs. Qiang Wang
No. 10 Aloane Stephens vs. Arantxa Rus
No. 21 Alize Cornet vs. Sara Errani
No. 22 Johanna Konta vs. Yulia Putintseva
No. 25 Anett Kontaveit vs. Madison Brengle
No. 26 Barbora Strycova vs. Kurumi Nara
Francesca Schiavone vs. Viktoria Kuzmova
Saisai Zheng vs. Ekaterina Makarova
Magdalena Frech vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
Jennifer Brady vs. Amandine Hesse
Magda Linette vs. Zarina Diyas
Petra Martic vs. Yafan Wang
Alexandra Dulgheru vs. Christina McHale
Chloe Paquet vs. Pauline Parmentier
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