The Roland Garros organizers revealed the principle draw for the season’s second Grand Slam on Thursday afternoon. The event will happen within the French capital from Could 25 to June 8.
World No. 6, seeded sixth in Paris, will open his marketing campaign towards 30-year-old American Mackenzie McDonald (USA), at present ranked No. 99 within the ATP rankings. The 2 have by no means confronted one another on tour.
Novak, the all-time chief with 24 Grand Slam titles, might face the winner of the match between Corentin Moutet (FRA) and a qualifier within the second spherical.
Projected opponents for the Serbian star within the later phases embrace:
Third spherical: Denis Shapovalov (CAN, 27)Fourth spherical: Daniil Medvedev (RUS, 11), Ugo Humbert (FRA, 22)Quarterfinals: Alexander Zverev (GER, 3), Grigor Dimitrov (BUL, 16), Francisco Cerundolo (ARG, 18)Semifinals: Jannik Sinner (ITA, 1), Jack Draper (GBR, 5), Alex de Minaur (AUS, 9), Arthur Fils (FRA, 14), Andrey Rublev (RUS, 17)
Ultimate: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP, 2), Taylor Fritz (USA, 4), Casper Ruud (NOR, 7), Lorenzo Musetti (ITA, 8)
First-round matches on the French Open shall be performed throughout the opening three days of the event — Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
Twelve months in the past, Novak withdrew from the event previous to his quarterfinal conflict attributable to a knee damage.
This shall be Djokovic’s twenty first look at Roland Garros, the place he has lifted the trophy thrice — in 2016, 2021, and 2023.
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