Singles draw has been made for the second Grand Slam event of the season, the Roland Garros, taking place in Paris, from May 26 to June 9.
The first round matches will be played during the first three days of the competition.
Top seed and defending singles champion Novak Djokovic will open his 2024 French Open campaign against world no.143, Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA, WC).
Djokovic might face Constant Lestienne (FRA) or Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) in round two.
Novak’s potential rivals in the later stages of the tournament are:
3rd round: Lorenzo Musetti (ITA, 30), Gael Monfils (FRA)
4th round: Tommy Paul (USA, 14), Francisco Cerundolo (ARG)
Quarter-finals: Casper Ruud (NOR, 7), Taylor Fritz (USA, 12), Adrian Mannarino (FRA, 22)…
Semi-finals: Alexander Zverev (GER, 4), Daniil Medvedev (RUS, 5), Alex de Minaur (AUS, 11), Holger Rune (DAN, 13), Rafael Nadal (ESP)…
Finals: Jannik Sinner (ITA, 2), Carlos Alcaraz (ESP, 3), Andrey Rublev (RUS, 6), Hubert Hurkacz (POL, 8), Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE, 9), Grigor Dimitrov (BUL, 10)…
It will be Novak’s 20th appearance on Parisian clay (92-16 record). He has won Coupe des Mousquetaires three times (2016, 2021 and 2023). Last year he beat Casper Ruud in the final 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5.
Djokovic will be bidding for a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title.
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