Emma Raducanu at French Open: Next match date, time, opponent and how to follow

Emma Raducanu is set to play at the 2026 French Open this month.

The main draw for the women’s singles gets underway at Roland Garros on Sunday, May 24.

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Coco Gauff is the defending champion after beating Aryna Sabalenka in last year’s final.

Ahead of the tournament, the draw took place on Thursday in Paris and Raducanu was involved.

A two-month lay-off leading into the French Open had caused doubts as to whether she would appear.

The 23-year-old had been due to return to the court at this month’s Italian Open after battling a post-viral infection.

Raducanu withdrew on the eve of the tournament, though, extending her absence further.

She finally made her comeback on Tuesday, May 19 at the Internationaux de Strasbourg.

The British No.1 lost 4-6, 6-7 to Diane Parry in the first round of the clay court event in preparation for the French Open.

Emma Raducanu at French Open

Her injury return follows the news that she has re-hired coach Andrew Richardson.

The former US Open champion had not been on court since losing to Amanda Anisimova at Indian Wells on March 8.

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Her lengthy lay-off has seen Raducanu slip outside the world’s top 30 in a dent to her French Open hopes.

Ahead of the tournament, she sits 37th in the WTA rankings and will not be seeded at Roland Garros.

But she has been handed a decent draw, facing Argentina’s world number 88 Solana Sierra in her first round match.

Raducanu v Sierra will take place on Monday, May 25 but a start time and court has not been confirmed yet.

Should Raducanu win, she has avoided the top ten seeds in the second round and will instead face either 13th seed Jasmine Paolini or world number 52 Dayana Yastremska next.

She could then play 2nd seed Elena Rybakina in the fourth round.

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British players at the 2026 French Open

There will be at least three British representatives in the main draw for this year’s women’s singles.

Raducanu was initially joined by Sonay Kartal and Katie Boulter in the field when the 104 automatic entrants were confirmed last month.

However, Kartal has since withdrawn from the tournament, with Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch replacing her.

Fellow Brit Francesca Jones has benefited in a similar way, though, after taking the spot of Veronika Kudermetova in the main draw.

A further 16 qualifiers will be confirmed this week to complete the 128-player field alongside eight wildcard entries.

Great Britain’s Harriet Dart could still join Raducanu, Boulter and Jones by earning a spot through qualifying.