French Open 2023: How to watch, what to know, betting guide before play begins Sunday
FILE - Night sets over center court Philippe Chatrier during the second round match between Spain's Rafael Nadal and France's Corentin Moutet at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. This year's French Open will be the first since 1998 with neither Rafael Nadal nor Roger Federer in the field.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Christophe Ena]
PARIS (AP) — Play in the year’s second Grand Slam tournament is set to begin at Roland Garros, and for the first time in nearly two decades, Rafael Nadal will not be competing in the French Open. The 14-time champion had entered the clay-court major every year since making his debut there in 2005, but he is out with a hip injury and isn’t sure when he will return to the tour. That leaves everyone wondering who will walk away from Paris with the men’s trophy a little more than two weeks from now. Defending champion Iga Swiatek, who also won at Roland Garros in 2021 and at the U.S. Open last September, leads the women’s field as play gets started Sunday.
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