laden courts? How to watch the Olympic champion live at Roland

Novak Djokovic returns to Roland-Garros 2026 (24 May-7 June) hungry to create more history.

It is just under two years since the Serbian star completed his legend by winning the Olympic tennis men’s singles gold medal at Paris 2024 on the same courts.

Djokovic, who turns 39 on 22 May, is a three-time French Open champion and in touching distance of a record 25th Grand Slam title. His run to the Australian Open final this year was a statement that he is still among the top dogs in the sport.

However, the world No. 4 arrives in Paris having played just one tour-level match on the clay swing: a gruelling two-and-a-quarter hour defeat in the second round in Rome against an unseeded Dino Prižmić.

Djokovic will be the third seed at this year’s French Open, with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz having to withdraw with a wrist injury. The 39-year-old was beaten in the semi-finals last time out by world No. 1 Jannik Sinner.

He and Sinner are in opposite halves of the draw, although Djokovic has difficult tests in his way if he is to meet Sinner in the final on 7 June. Brazil's João Fonseca, Norway's Casper Ruud, and Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Alexander Zverev are all potential opponents en route to the final.

Here is how you can follow Djokovic at Roland-Garros.

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