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French Open Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Date: 23 May-6 JuneCoverage: BBC red button from 1000 BST and Eurosport; 5 live; streamed on BBC website with live text coverage from 1000 BST.
Andy Murray will play France's Richard Gasquet after being handed a tough draw for the first round of the French Open, which gets under way on Sunday.The Scot, 23, has lost two of his three matches against Gasquet but won their last encounter, a dramatic five-set thriller at Wimbledon two years ago.
Murray is in the same half as Roger Federer, who plays Peter Luczak, while Rafael Nadal opens against Gianni Mina.
Women's number one Serena Williams will play Stefanie Voegele in round one.
Four-time champion Justine Henin, who returns to Roland Garros for the first time since 2007 following a 20-month break from the sport, could face Maria Sharapova in the third round and Serena Williams in the quarter-finals.
Britain's women have been handed testing first-round matches, with Elena Baltacha up against eighth seed Agnieszka Radwanska, Anne Keothavong drawn to face 14th seed Flavia Pennetta, and Katie O'Brien taking on Jill Craybas.
Murray could hardly have been given a more difficult draw than the talented Gasquet, who is likely to pose a far stiffer test than his ranking of 68 would suggest.
Gasquet is making his way back after injury and and a ban following a positive test for cocaine last year.
He was later cleared of the drugs offence when it was accepted he had inadvertently consumed the substance after kissing a woman who had taken it at a party.
Gasquet, 23, won his last tournament in Bordeaux on clay but has not played at Roland Garros since 2007 and has yet to make it past the third round in six attempts.
Murray, who could face Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela in the second round, reached the quarter-finals last year and is hopeful of at least matching that run.
When Andy Murray lost to David Ferrer in Madrid last week, his final serious match before his French Open campaign begins, he played really, really well
"Last year, I thought was very good," he said before the draw. "I maybe dropped one set in the first three or four matches and got to the quarters, so that was a good run.
"I want to try to win the tournament if possible. That's not going to be easy. It's going to be very difficult. If I want to do that, I need to get through the first round, so I'll just be focusing on that match."This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Andy Murray will play France's Richard Gasquet after being handed a tough draw for the first round of the French Open, which gets under way on Sunday.The Scot, 23, has lost two of his three matches against Gasquet but won their last encounter, a dramatic five-set thriller at Wimbledon two years ago.
Murray is in the same half as Roger Federer, who plays Peter Luczak, while Rafael Nadal opens against Gianni Mina.
Women's number one Serena Williams will play Stefanie Voegele in round one.
Four-time champion Justine Henin, who returns to Roland Garros for the first time since 2007 following a 20-month break from the sport, could face Maria Sharapova in the third round and Serena Williams in the quarter-finals.
Britain's women have been handed testing first-round matches, with Elena Baltacha up against eighth seed Agnieszka Radwanska, Anne Keothavong drawn to face 14th seed Flavia Pennetta, and Katie O'Brien taking on Jill Craybas.
Murray could hardly have been given a more difficult draw than the talented Gasquet, who is likely to pose a far stiffer test than his ranking of 68 would suggest. Gasquet is making his way back after injury and and a ban following a positive test for cocaine last year.
He was later cleared of the drugs offence when it was accepted he had inadvertently consumed the substance after kissing a woman who had taken it at a party.
Gasquet, 23, won his last tournament in Bordeaux on clay but has not played at Roland Garros since 2007 and has yet to make it past the third round in six attempts.
Murray, who could face Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela in the second round, reached the quarter-finals last year and is hopeful of at least matching that run.
When Andy Murray lost to David Ferrer in Madrid last week, his final serious match before his French Open campaign begins, he played really, really well
"Last year, I thought was very good," he said before the draw. "I maybe dropped one set in the first three or four matches and got to the quarters, so that was a good run.
"I want to try to win the tournament if possible. That's not going to be easy. It's going to be very difficult. If I want to do that, I need to get through the first round, so I'll just be focusing on that match."This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.