What a wash-out this red-clay season has been for the home contingent. Since we left Miami behind in early April, 10 Britons have amassed just 12 tour wins between them – two fewer than world No 1 Iga Swiatek has managed on her own.
Channel 4 has been forced to drop plans to use Clare Balding as a face of its election coverage as she will be fronting Wimbledon for the BBC.
Your guide to the male players likely to make an impact in Paris, from Djokovic and Sinner to Perricard and Draper