At roughly 14:00 BST, the legendary Spanish player—who has won Roland Garros 14 times in a row—will take on Alexander Zverev, the fourth seed.
Despite his statement earlier this week that he would not “close the door” on continuing his career, it had appeared like the 37-year-old’s participation in the French Open would be his last.
Consequently, the tournament’s organizers have decided against holding the scheduled goodbye ceremony.
Iga Swiatek, the top-seeded and three-time champion woman, is also competing as she aims to build on her recent supremacy at Roland Garros.
In the meanwhile, Linda Noskova will face Harriet Dart in the opening round of the competition, and British champion Cameron Norrie will face Pavel Kotov.
