French Open 2023: Date, UK start times, schedule and how to follow – Murray set to return to Roland Garros as Nadal rivals Djokovic for record Grand Slam win

The French Open returns later this month as tennis' top stars once again flock to the hard courts of Roland Garros in pursuit of glory.

Rafael Nadal faces a race to be fit for the second Grand Slam of the year having not played since the Australian Open due to injury.

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The Spaniard's withdrawal from that event opened the door for Novak Djokovic to tie the men's all-time record of 22 Slams in Melbourne.

Victory for either at Roland Garros will push them clear in the standings, but Carlos Alcaraz will be among the other players involved looking to make an impact as well.

French Open 2023: Date and start time

The major is being held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris and is being held from Sunday, May 28 to Sunday, June 11.

The French Open remains the only Grand Slam to be still held on clay.

The men’s final will take place on Sunday, June 11 with the women’s final held a day before on Saturday, June 10.

French Open 2023: TV channel and live stream

This tournament will once again be shown live on Eurosport this year – it costs £6.99-a-month or £59.99 for the annual pass.

You can also stream every match of the French Open live and on-demand on discovery+.

The best of the action will also be live across the talkSPORT network throughout the week with updates on talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2.

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French Open 2023 schedule

Play until the semi-finals has been split into two different sections, with morning sessions starting at 10am UK time.

Night sessions are then scheduled to start at 7.30pm.

• First round – May 28, 29, 30
• Second round – May 31, June 1
• Third round – June 2, 3
• Fourth round – June 4, 5
• Quarter-finals – June 6, 7
• Women’s semi-finals - June 8 (play starts 2pm)
• Men's semi-finals - June 9 (play starts 1.45pm)
• Women's final - June 10 (2pm)
• Men's final - June 11 (2pm)

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French Open 2023: What has been said?

Andy Murray has only played at the French Open once in the last five years, but he has hopes of returning to Paris next month.

“My plan just now is to play in Rome, Madrid and hopefully the French Open, providing my body is good," Murray said in Doha in February.

“Physically, I was not good the year I played against Wawrinka.

"I’d like to get the opportunity to play it one more time before I stop playing.

"While I feel physically really good, I would like to play there again.”