No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner makes his Grand Slam return from a doping suspension, and Carlos Alcaraz tries to win a second consecutive title at Roland-Garros as the 2025 French Open gets started Sunday.

Alcaraz will make his debut at the 2025 French Open against Japanese veteran Kei Nishikori next Monday or Tuesday. The 2014 US Open finalist is no longer in his primes and is going through the latter part of his career, but he can still be dangerous if he is athletically well.

An improbable 21 majors followed—a goofy 13 more of them at Roland Garros. This marks the first Roland Garros with Nadal in retirement—which, in theory, opens the field. Except that two players have won each of the last five majors.

Carlos Alcaraz will begin his French Open title defence against Japan's Kei Nishikori as Iga Swiatek faces a difficult route to a fourth successive Roland Garros title after a year-long trophy drought.

He avoided Novak Djokovic, Jack Draper and Alexander Zverev, although a couple of rivals could challenge him from the fourth round.

Find out how to watch, live stream, TV channel, tournament information, & more for Kei Nishikori vs. Carlos Alcaraz at the 2025 Roland Garros.

Carlos Alcaraz is shaking up the tennis world with power, charm, and grit. From his inner circle to his off-court life, here’s what you didn’t know about the sport’s rising force.

Carlos Alcaraz heads to Paris for his French Open title defence having laid down a marker with his victory over world number one Jannik Sinner in Rome on Sunday which completed his collection of elite claycourt crowns.

The women's final took place yesterday, with Jasmine Paolini easing to a surprisingly comfortable victory over Coco Gauff. She did the job in straight sets, giving the home crowd at the Foro Italico plenty to cheer about. Hello and welcome to Express Sport's rolling coverage of the Italian Open as we look ahead to the men's singles final.

Rafael Nadal has weighed in on the discourse surrounding Carlos Alcaraz and his distinctive approach to tennis.

At only 22, Carlos Alcaraz is the seven-time Masters 1000 champion! The Spaniard defeated Jannik Sinner in the Rome Masters final, lifting his second shield at the premium ATP level this spring.