1 seed is Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who won last year’s U.S. Novak Djokovic is not only bidding for a third crown at Roland Garros, but also to lift a 23rd Grand Slam singles trophy to break his tie with Nadal for the most in men’s history.įRENCH OPEN: Broadcast Schedule | Women’s Drawīut the No. The French Open men’s singles draw is missing injured 14-time champion Rafael Nadal for the first time since 2004, leaving the Coupe des Mousquetaires ripe for the taking. Favorite us! Follow 2023 French Open Women’s Singles Draw MORE: All you need to know for 2023 French Open women since Seles won the 1996 Australian Open. The 11-major drought is the longest for U.S. 6 Coco Gauff, runner-up to Swiatek last year, is the best hope to become the first American to win a Grand Slam singles title since Sofia Kenin at the 2020 Australian Open. 3 Jessica Pegula, the highest-seeded American man or woman, was eliminated in the third round. 4 seed and Wimbledon champion, are the top challengers in Paris. 2 seed, and Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, the No. Before that, she lost the final of another clay-court tournament to Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. She retired from her last pre-French Open match with a right thigh injury and said it wasn’t serious. Having turned 22 on Wednesday, she can become the youngest woman to win three French Opens since Monica Seles in 1992 and the youngest woman to win four Slams overall since Williams in 2002.įRENCH OPEN: Broadcast Schedule | Men’s Drawīut Swiatek is not as dominant as in 2022, when she went 16-0 in the spring clay season during an overall 37-match win streak. 1 seed from Poland, can join Serena Williams and Justine Henin as the lone women to win three or more French Opens since 2000. The tournament airs live on NBC Sports, Peacock and Tennis Channel through championship points in Paris. Favorite us!įollow the French Open, Iga Swiatek of Poland eyes a third title at Roland Garros and a fourth Grand Slam singles crown overall. MORE: Trayvon Bromell’s return from destruction, death to sprinting Here’s the schedule of events (all times Eastern): Other Brussels headliners include Mondo Duplantis perhaps taking aim at the outdoor pole vault world record and Olympic 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon in a bid to run the fastest women’s 1000m in history. Last year, he covered 13.1 miles in 59:07 on a non-record-eligible course (66 seconds shy of Geoffrey Kamworor‘s world record), a pace that would give him the hour record if replicated Friday. In the later men’s race, Farah takes aim at the hour record of 21,285 meters - or 13.2 miles - set by Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie in 2007.įarah, a four-time Olympic champion between 5000m and 10,000m, owns a half marathon best of 59:32. Kosgei has gone even faster in the half marathon - 64:49 - the second-fastest time in history. If she matches that pace for an hour, she will break the record. Hassan’s European record in the half marathon (13.1 miles) is 65:15. The women’s hour record is 18,517 meters - or 11.5 miles - set by Ethiopian Dire Tune in 2008. Hassan, a 27-year-old, Ethiopia-born Dutchwoman, holds the mile and road 5km world records and is the reigning world champion at 1500m and the 10,000m. 13, clocking 2:14:04 to win the Chicago Marathon. Kosgei, a 26-year-old Kenyan, took 81 seconds off Paula Radcliffe‘s 16-year-old marathon world record last Oct. Kosgei and Hassan are the world’s dominant female distance runners.
Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA and NBC Sports Gold air coverage on Friday at 2 p.m. Mo Farah, Brigid Kosgei and Sifan Hassan headline fields in rarely contested one-hour races at a Diamond League meet in Brussels.
How far can one run in an hour on a track? Some of the world’s greatest distance runners will provide answers on Friday.
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