Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Angelique Kerber, Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will open tennis action at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which gets underway on Saturday (July 27). All five will be in action on the iconic Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Swiatek, a four-time Roland Garros champion, will open play against Irina-Camelia Begu, before being followed onto the court by Djokovic. Nadal and Alcaraz will be up before being followed by Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber, who is playing in her final tournament as a professional.
There’s plenty of other action to catch on the other courts as Day 1 is set to feature the likes of Jasmine Paolini and Daniil Medvedev as well. Here, we take a look at the detailed order of play on the main courts:
Schedule for Day 1 of Paris Olympics 2024
Court Philippe-Chatrier
Day session starts at 12 pm local time
(1) Iga Swiatek vs Irina Camelia Begu
Followed by: (1) Novak Djokovic vs Matthew Ebden
Followed by: Carlos Alcaraz/ Rafael Nadal vs Andres Molteni/ Maximo Gonzalez
Followed by: Naomi Osaka vs Angelique Kerber
Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Day session starts at 12 pm local time
Ana Bogdan vs (4) Jasmine Paolini
Followed by: Hady Habib vs (2) Carlos Alcaraz
Followed by: (17) Caroline Garcia vs Jaqueline Cristian
Followed by: Rinky Hijikata vs (4) Daniil Medvedev
Court Simonne-Mathieu
Day session starts at 12 pm local time
(10) Jelena Ostapenko vs Camila Osorio
Followed by: (14) Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Varvara Gracheva
Followed by: Zizou Bergs vs (8) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Followed by: Stan Wawrinka vs Pavel Kotov
Where to watch Paris Olympics 2024?
Viewers from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada and India can catch live action from the 2024 Paris Olympics on the following channels and sites:
United States - NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports
France - Eurosport, Max, France.tv
Great Britain - Eurosport, Discovery+, BBC iPlayer
Canada - CBC Gem, Radio Canada, Tou.tv
India - Jio Cinema, Sports 18
Paris Olympics 2024 - Match timings
Tennis action on Day 1 of the tournament will begin at 12 pm local time on Court Philippe-Chatrier, Court Suzanne-Lenglen and Court Simonne-Mathieu. However, the start times for matches on the other courts have not yet been updated.
The match timings for fans in the US, UK, Canada, and India for Day 1 are as follows:
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