Sabalenka vs Osaka Set for French Open Round of 16 on June 1
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka meets No. 16 Naomi Osaka in the fourth round at Stade Roland Garros. The match is the first women’s night session at the French Open since 2023.
nypost.comAryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka are scheduled to meet in the fourth round of the 2026 French Open on June 1 at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The match will be played as a night session and marks the first time a women’s match has headlined the primetime slot since 2023. It is the fifth WTA match to occupy that slot since the night session format began in 2021.
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Sabalenka, the world No. 1, reached the French Open final in 2025. Osaka, the No. 16 seed, is appearing in the Round of 16 at Roland Garros for the first time. Sabalenka leads the head-to-head series 2-1, with both of her victories occurring in 2026.
M. m. ET and will be broadcast on TNT and truTV. The winner will face No. 25 Diana Shnaider in the quarterfinals on June 3.
The New York Post reported that this is Osaka’s first time reaching the Round of 16 at the French Open. The 2026 French Open continues on Day 9 with additional matches involving Frances Tiafoe. The New York Post reported that viewers without cable can access the match through a five-day free trial of DIRECTV’s MySports genre packs, which include TNT.
99 per month for the first two months. 99 for 24 hours of access including TNT. The night session format at the French Open began in 2021.
The match is a Round of 16 matchup in the fourth round of Roland Garros at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.
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