2023 French Open Roland Garros Day One Schedule/Preview including Sabalenka-Kostyuk, Pegula-Collins, Tsitsipas, Sakkari, Rublev and Fernandez

It is finally here. The 2023 French Open will begin at Roland Garros on the clay courts of Paris on Sunday 28 May with a stacked schedule to begin proceedings. This is our preview of Day One.

One of the tournament favourites in Aryna Sabalenka will be in action facing Marta Kostyuk, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Maria Sakkari and Jessica Pegula are also slated to begin their campaigns.

Sabalenka comes into this tournament off the back of a superb Madrid and a poor Rome, but with the slide slightly of Iga Swiatek will join Elena Rybakina as one of the tournament favourites.

Jessica Pegula has been the forgotten woman in this equation with the American third in the world and she will look to drag herself into the conversation. As will Greek ace, Maria Sakkari albeit she will defend a semi-final from two years ago in one of her best chances to win a Grand Slam.

Slated to begin proceedings on Court Philippe Chatrier, Sabalenka is the second seed in this tournament and will face Marta Kostyuk. The Ukrainian talent who has no love lost with the Belarusian.

This partly of course is due to the ongoing invasion of Russia into Ukraine and the part that Belarus have played in it and Kostyuk has been the most outspoken player from Ukraine about players' views and the way she has been treated throughout.

Sabalenka has also said about being hated before but there will likely be no handshake and a real urge from both sides to get the better of each other.

There is also the added caveat of Paula Badosa becoming best friends with Aryna Sabalenka last year and playing doubles with her.

This ended the friendship between Badosa and Kostyuk with the former tour best friends sharing a cold handshake in Rome.

Head to head wise, it is 1-0 to Sabalenka who won their previous encounter in Dubai last year in straight sets.

Another top tie which was picked out of the first round which takes place on Sunday on Court Suzanne Lenglen is Danielle Collins facing Jessica Pegula.

Two top Americans and in the case of Pegula, a player who has pushed on over the past 18 months to become part of the WTA elite showing consistency.

While for Collins, partly due to endometriosis has not been consistent but has reached a Grand Slam final of course. It is also her first match since April since playing in Charleston.

But for Pegula after a run to the latter stages in Madrid, it was an early exit in Rome against Taylor Townsend so will she trip up again against a compatriot.

They have faced off twice with Pegula winning both. She won their most recent battle at the Miami Open in straight sets.

Also in action on Sunday are Stefanos Tsitsipas who will follow Sabalenka on Court Phillippe Chatrier. He faces Jiri Vesely. Alize Cornet facing Camila Giorgi and the French duo of Adrian Mannarino and Ugo Humbert end the day on the show court.

Karen Khachanov, Maria Sakkari facing Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev act as a pre cursor to Collins - Pegula.

While away from the main courts, Leylah Fernandez, Daria Kasatkina, Sebastian Korda, Anastasia Potapova, Ben Shelton and one of the home hopes from last year in Leolia Jeanjean start their campaigns.

R128 Marta Kostyuk VS Aryna Sabalenka

R128 Jiri Vesely VS Stefanos Tsitsipas

R128 Alize Cornet VS Camila Giorgi

R128 Adrian Mannarino VS Ugo Humbert

R128 Karen Khachanov VS Constant Lestienne

R128 Maria Sakkari VS Karolina Muchova

R128 Laslo Djere VS Andrey Rublev

R128 Danielle Collins VS Jessica Pegula

R128 David Goffin VS Hubert Hurkacz

R128 Magda Linette VS Leylah Annie Fernandez

R128 Arthur Cazaux VS Corentin Moutet

R128 Jule Niemeier VS Daria Kasatkina

R128 Shuai Zhang VS Magdalena Frech

R128 Thanasi Kokkinakis VS Daniel Evans

R128 Elise Mertens VS Viktoria Hruncakova

R128 Lorenzo Musetti VS Mikael Ymer

R128 Sebastian Ofner VS Maxime Cressy

R128 Mackenzie McDonald VS Sebastian Korda

R128 Tamara Zidansek VS Qinwen Zheng

R128 Sara Errani VS Jil Teichmann

R128 Pedro Martinez VS Tallon Griekspoor

R128 Matteo Arnaldi VS Daniel Elahi Galan

R128 Taylor Townsend VS Anastasia Potapova

R128 Anna Bondar VS Irina-Camelia Begu

R128 Patrick Kypson VS Radu Albot

R128 Sara Bejlek VS Kamilla Rakhimova

R128 Roberto Carballes Baena VS Emilio Nava

R128 Mayar Sherif VS Madison Brengle

R128 Nuria Parrizas Diaz VS Storm Hunter

R128 Jason Kubler VS Facundo Diaz Acosta

R128 Clara Tauson VS Aliaksandra Sasnovich

R128 Alexander Shevchenko VS Oscar Otte

R128 Nadia Podoroska VS Jessika Ponchet

R128 Panna Udvardy VS Iryna Shymanovich

R128 Marton Fucsovics VS Hugo Grenier

R128 John Isner VS Nuno Borges

R128 Leolia Jeanjean VS Kimberly Birrell

R128 Ben Shelton VS Lorenzo Sonego

R128 Lucas Pouille VS Jurij Rodionov

R128 Liudmila Samsonova VS Katie Volynets