Roland Garros, one of the four main events of the tennis season, will begin on Sunday 26 May. The Parisian slam will close the clay season and welcome the grass season. Yesterday afternoon the draws took place in the Serre d’Auteuil garden, the splendid botanical garden that surrounds the Philippe Mathieu.
All, absolutely all of the best athletes that the circuit can boast at the moment will be present in the French capital. From Novak Djokovic to Rafael Nadalperhaps in his last appearance here, passing through the two tennis players of the future, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcarazwho were in doubt until the last few days, due to some physical ailments.
The number one favorite of the tournament, designated by the bookmakers, will be the Majorcan himself, returning after missing the Internazionali Bnl D’Italia due to an injury to his right forearm. The 2-time Grand Slam champion, Nadal’s heir, will try to win his first title in Paris after reaching the semi-finals last year.
Seeded number three, after Djokovic and Sinner, the Spaniard was drawn in the lower part of the draw. Soft first round for Carlos, who will face a tennis player from the qualifiers, or a lucky loser.
Afterwards here is the possibility of challenging against the British Jack Draper, certainly not unbeatable on these fields. The difficulty increases from the round of 32, where the 21-year-old could meet Sebastian Korda.
Possible challenge with Sinner in the semi-final?
In the round of 16 two young players will probably compete against Alcaraz. It’s about Ben Shelton and Felix Auger Aliassimeback in good shape after a long period of tarnishing.
In the quarterfinals there will probably be one of Stefanos waiting for him Tsitsipas and Andrew Rublevwho recently beat him in Madrid, before winning his historic second Masters 1000. Having reached the semi-final, here is the challenge that everyone is waiting for/hoping for, the one with rival Sinner.
Assuming that both reach this part of the draw, it would certainly be the most awaited and desired match by their many fans. A challenge that will keep millions of viewers glued to their televisions. If Alcaraz were to reach the final, the number one suspect to challenge him would not even be Djokovic, who has won two of the last three editions.
