French Open 2021 Schedule: Day 1 Order of Play Featuring Naomi Osaka, Dominic Thiem, Victoria Azarenka, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Others

The first day of the main draw of French Open 2021 begins tomorrow, on May 30. Alongside the three flagship stadium courts, there are few other courts that will be used for the first-round matches of both ATP and WTA players which feature heavyweights such as Naomi Osaka, Dominic Thiem, Victoria Azarenka, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Alexander Zverev.

The three stadium courts are Court Philippe-Chatrier, Court Suzanne-Lenglen, and Court Simonne-Mathieu. The matches begin at 11 AM CEST or 5 AM EDT and each court has four matches. And out of the four matches, two are men’s singles and the other two are women’s singles.

French Open 2021 Schedule: Court Philippe Chatrier

At Court Philippe Chatrier, the first match will feature Patricia Maria Tig against World No.2 Naomi Osaka.

Then it will feature Roger Federer conqueror, Pablo Andujar, against World No.4 and two-time Roland Garros finalist Dominic Thiem. The Austrian leads their head-to-head 3-0.

The next set of matches on Court Philippe-Chatrier has Victoria Azarenka and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Azarenka will play first against Svetlana Kuznetsova. The former World No.1 holds a 6-4 lead in the head-to-head.

Tsitsipas will conclude the day at Court Philippe-Chatrier against home favorite Jeremie Chardy.

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Court Suzanne Lenglen

The first match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen is 27th seed, Fabio Fognini, against French wildcard entrant Gregoire Barrere. The second match involves 11th seed, Petra Kvitova, against qualifier Greet Minnen.

The third match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen will involve in-form third seed Aryna Sabalenka against qualifier Ana Konjuh. And the last match on Court Suzanne Lenglen will feature World No.6 Alexander Zverev against countryman Oscar Otte.

Court Simonne-Mathieu

Court Simonne-Mathieu’s four matches feature French players. The first match will feature French wildcard, Clara Burel, against Danka Kovinic. The next match will feature former World No.6 Gilles Simon against Marton Fucsovics.

Another Frenchmen in Corentin Moutet will play Laslo Dere in the third match at Court Simonne-Mathieu. Concluding the day’s play at Court Simonne-Mathieu will be Madison Keys against Oceane Dodin.

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