French Open 2021 – All important information

The main competition of the traditional clay grand slam, whose original date was postponed by a week by the French government, will start on 30 May and end on 13 June.

Last year, the tournament, which traditionally takes place in May, was pushed back to the end of September, and that scenario loomed this year as well. France’s coronavirus situation eventually forced the government there to postpone the tournament by just one week.

The tournament, which has been won by Jan Kodes and Ivan Lendl in the past, will again include mixed doubles, which was dropped from the programme in 2020. Poland’s Iga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal will defend their singles victories. It is Nadal who will be attacking for his 14th title at this year’s French Open.

Date

The peak of the clay court season begins with the qualifiers just played. 128 players will compete in the men’s and women’s singles main events. The main competition is scheduled to start on 30 May, with the women’s singles final on 12 June and the men’s singles final on 13 June.

Schedule

Mixed doubles, which was absent from last year’s tournament, is making its return to the tournament.

Representation of the Czech Republic

Czech players Jiří Veselý, Tomáš Machač and Lukáš Rosol will take part in Paris. The latter, Lukáš Rosol, is guaranteed not to play in the main part of the tournament. He did not make it through his qualifying match today.

In the women’s pool, the Czech Republic will be much more diverse. Apart from Karolina Pliskova and Petra Kvitova, Markéta Vondroušová, Barbora Krejčíková, Karolína Muchová, Marie Bouzková, Kristýna Pliskova and Tereza Martincová should also make an appearance.

Spectators

The French Open organisers are counting on spectators in the stands, but will of course have to observe a number of precautions, including wearing masks throughout the tournament.

During last year’s edition, the capacity of the entire Roland Garros venue was limited to 1,000 fans.

Source: Roland Garros, Livesport