French Open 2025, May 25 schedule: Sabalenka begins campaign for maiden title

French Open 2025, May 25 schedule: Sabalenka begins campaign for maiden title

World number one Aryna Sabalenka faces Kamilla Rakhimova in first round of women’s singles on the opening day of French Open 2025 at Roland Garros, Paris on Sunday.

Fourteen-time champion Rafael Nadal will be honoured after the three day-session matches on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The tournament will also pay tributes to Mary Pierce and Richard Gasquet.

Thirteenth-seeded American Ben Shelton will take on Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego in the first round of men’s singles during the night session.

Here’s the full list of first-round fixtures for day one of French Open 2025:

Women’s Singles – [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs Kamilla Rakhimova – 3:30PM IST

Women’s Singles – [8] Qinwen Zheng (CHN) vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Men’s Singles – [8] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) vs [Q] Yannick Hanfmann (GER)

Men’s Singles – [13] Ben Shelton (USA) vs Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) – Not before 11:45PM IST

Women’s Singles – [13] Elina Svitolina (UKR) vs Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) – 2:30PM IST

Men’s Singles – [31] Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) vs Zizou Bergs (BEL)

Men’s Singles – [15] Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs Roman Safiullin

Women’s Singles – [4] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs Yue Yuan (CHN)

Men’s Singles – [12] Tommy Paul (USA) vs [Q] Elmer Moller (DEN) – 2:30PM IST

Women’s Singles – [11] Diana Shnaider vs [Q] Anastasiia Sobolieva (UKR)

Women’s Singles – [18] Donna Vekic (CRO) vs Anna Blinkova

Men’s Singles – [21] Tomas Machac (CZE) vs Quentin Halys (FRA)

Men’s Singles – [28] Brandon Nakashima (USA) vs Mariano Navone (ARG) – 2:30PM IST

Men’s Singles – [32] Alex Michelsen (USA) vs [Q] Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG)

Women’s Singles – [16] Amanda Anisimova (USA) vs [Q] Nina Stojanovic (SRB)

Women’s Singles – [26] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) vs [Q] Sara Bejlek (CZE)

Women’s Singles – Petra Kvitova vs Viktorija Golubic (SUI) – 2:30PM IST

Men’s Singles – Reilly Opelka (USA) vs Rinky Hijikata (AUS)

Women’s Singles – [WC] Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (FRA) vs [Q] Leyre Romero Gormaz (ESP)

Men’s Singles – [WC] Emilio Nava (USA) vs Botic van de Zandschulp (NED)

Women’s Singles – [28] Peyton Stearns (USA) vs Eva Lys (GER) – 2:30PM IST

Women’s Singles – Alexandra Eala (PHI) vs Emiliana Arango (COL)

Men’s Singles – [WC] Valentin Royer (FRA) vs [LL] Daniel Galan (COL)

Men’s Singles – [Q] Kyrian Jacquet (FRA) vs Nuno Borges (POR)

Men’s Singles – Kamil Majchrzak (POL) vs Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) – 2:30PM IST

Women’s Singles – [Q] Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) vs Jil Teichmann (SUI)

Men’s Singles – Fabian Marozsan (HUN) vs Luca Nardi (ITA)

Women’s Singles – [27] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) vs Olga Danilovic (SRB)

Women’s Singles – [Q] Victoria Mboko (CAN) vs Lulu Sun (NZL) – 2:30PM IST

Women’s Singles – Dayana Yastremska (UKR) vs [WC] Destanee Aiava (AUS)

Men’s Singles – Vit Kopriva (CZE) vs Thiago Monteiro (BRA)

Men’s Singles – Jenson Brooksby (USA) vs Jaime Faria (POR)

Men’s Singles – Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs [WC] Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) – 2:30PM IST

Men’s Singles – [LL] Thiago Agustin Tirante (ARG) vs Damir Dzumhur (BIH)

Women’s Singles – [WC] Iva Jovic (USA) vs Renata Zarazua (MEX)

Women’s Singles – Laura Siegemund (GER) vs Anna Bondar (HUN) – 2:30PM IST

Men’s Singles – Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs Francisco Comesana (ARG)

Men’s Singles – [Q] Benjamin Hassas (LEB) vs [Q] Matteo Gigante (ITA)

Women’s Singles – [29] Linda Noskova (CZE) vs Anastasia Potapova

Published on May 25, 2025