Rafael Nadal is ready to face a tricky problem on his return to the French Open because the organizers introduced draws for the singles occasion on Thursday, May 23. The legendary Spaniard has been drawn towards the world no.4Â Alexander Zverev in the primary spherical and is in the same half because the defending champion Novak Djokovic.Â
Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam winner, is returning to Roland-Garros after lacking the vast majority of the 2023 season. But the veteran faces the hardest draw attainable in his bid for the fifteenth main at Roland-Garros. Zverev, who gained the Italian Cup final week, is predicted to trigger the first-round upset on Sunday, May 26.
Meanwhile, the defending champion Novak Djokovic has been drawn towards the wild card entrant Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the spherical of 128. The Serbian claimed the third title in Paris in 2023 after beating Casper Ruud in three straight units. Djokovic is concentrating on his record-extending twenty fifth main in Paris and additionally defending the highest seed with approaching Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner.
The world no.2 Jannik Sinner is dealing with Christopher Eubanks in his first recreation whereas the no.3 Carlos Alcaraz takes on a qualifier. According to the present ATP rankings, Djokovic and Ruud are set to conflict in the potential quarterfinal spherical.Â
Potential males’s singles quarterfinals
- (1) Novak Djokovic vs Casper Ruud (7)
- (4) Daniil Medvedev vs Alexander Zverev (5)
- (3) Carlos Alcaraz vs Andrey Rublev (6)
- (2) Jannik Sinner vs Hubert Hurkacz (8)
Meanwhile, in the ladies’s singles draw, the world no.1 Iga Swiatek will kick off her title defence towards a qualifier however may face the four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka in the second spherical. Swiatkek is concentrating on a hat-trick of titles at Roland-Garros in 2024 and not too long ago gained the Italian Open and Madrid Open to additional enhance her probabilities.
