THE final week of the French Open is almost here as the second major of the year nears an unwanted end.
This year there will be a new men's champion, with Rafael Nadal absent from the tournament for the first time since 2005 due to an ongoing injury.

Favourites Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are still in contention to take home this year's huge prize pot.
The Serbian will be aiming for a staggering 23rd Grand Slam win to overtake Rafael Nadal on 22 Slam titles.
Meanwhile, in the women's singles, Iga Swiatek is hoping to make it an incredible three triumphs in a row at Roland-Garros.

But what is the prize money at the French Open 2023?
French Open 2023 prize money
This year's prize pot for the French Open is approximately £43m (€49.6m).
Which is 12.3% higher than last year as the 2022 prize money was reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here is a full breakdown of the French Open 2023 prize money:
Men's and Women's singles:
- Champion - £2million (€2.3m)
- Runner-up - £1million (€1.15m)
- Semi-finalist - £550,000 (€630,000)
- Quarter-finalist - £350,000 (€400,000)
- Round 4 - £200,000 (€240,000)
- Round 3 - £125,000 (€142,000)
- Round 2 - £85,000 (€97,000)
- Round 1 - £60,000 (€69,000)
Men's and Women's doubles:
- Champions - £508,445 (€590,000)
- Runner-up - £254,223 (€295,000)
- Semi-finalist - £127,542 (€148,000)
- Quarter-finalist - £68,942 (€80,000)
- Round 3 - £37,056 (€43,000)
- Round 2 - £23,268 (€27,000)
- Round 1 - £14,650 (€17,000)
Mixed doubles:
- Champions - £106,339 (€122,000)
- Runner-up - £53,170 (€61,000)
- Semi-finalist - £27,021 (€31,000)
- Quarter-finalist - £15,254 (€17,500)
- Round 2 - £8,716 (€10,000)
- Round 1 - £4,358 (€5,000)
French Open schedule
Here is the schedule for the remainder of the tournament:
- Friday, June 2: Men’s singles and women’s singles - third round
- Saturday, June 3: Men’s singles and women’s singles - third round
- Sunday, June 4: Men’s singles and women’s singles - fourth round
- Monday, June 5: Men’s singles and women’s singles - fourth round
- Tuesday, June 6: Men’s singles and women’s singles - quarter-finals
- Wednesday, June 7: Men’s singles and women’s singles - quarter-finals
- Thursday, June 8: Women’s singles - semi-finals and Mixed doubles final
- Friday, June 9: Men’s singles semi-finals
- Saturday, June 10: Women’s singles final, Men’s doubles final and Wheelchair final
- Sunday, June 11: Men’s singles final and Women’s doubles final
What channel is the French Open 2023 on and can it be live streamed?
- The French Open 2023 is broadcast live on Eurosport 1 & 2.
- You can live stream all the action from the 2023 French Open on the Discovery+ app.
- If you are not subscribed to Discovery+, you can purchase a Discovery+ Entertainment and Sport plan for £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year.