2026 Roland Garros organisers revealed the main draw for the season’s second Grand Slam on Thursday afternoon. The tournament will take place in the French capital from May 24 to June 7.
World no.4 Novak Djokovic is seeded third in Paris. He will open his campaign against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA), ranked no. 80 in the ATP rankings.
Novak, the all-time leader with 24 Grand Slam titles, could face the winner of the match between Valentin Royer (FRA) and qualifier in the second round.
Projected rivals for the Serbian star in the later stages include:
Third round: Joao Fonseca (BRA, 28), Dino Prizmic (CRO)
Fourth round: Casper Ruud (NOR, 15), Tommy Paul (USA, 24), Hamad Medjedovic (SRB)
Quarter-finals: Alex De Minaur (AUS, 8), Andrey Rublev (RUS, 11), Jakub Mensik (CZE, 26), Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)
Semi-finals: Alexander Zverev (GER, 2), Taylor Fritz (USA, 7), Jiri Lehecka (CZE, 12), Karen Khachanov (RUS, 13)
Final: Jannik Sinner (ITA, 1), Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN, 4), Ben Shelton (USA, 5), Daniil Medvedev (RUS, 6)
First-round matches at the French Open will be played across the opening three days of the tournament – Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
Last year, Novak reached semi-final where he fell to Jannik Sinner (4–6, 5–7, 6–7).
This will be Djokovic’s 22nd appearance at Roland Garros, where he has lifted the trophy three times – in 2016, 2021, and 2023.
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