Novak Djokovic withdrew from the 2024 French Open attributable to a knee harm, however the present should go on and there’s nonetheless loads of expertise remaining at Roland Garros.
Djokovic arrived to Paris because the World No. 1, however that rating will now belong to Jannik Sinner. The 22-year-old received his first Grand Slam title earlier this yr on the Australian Open, and now Sinner is formally the primary Italian man to turn out to be World No. 1.
“It is for positive not the way in which I wished to turn out to be No. 1, with Novak retiring, however in one other means, the final interval I’ve performed some actually good tennis and I am comfortable to be within the place,” Sinner said. “It is one thing new arising for me and one thing good, so I am very comfortable.”
Sinner was coping with a hip harm earlier this yr, however he has been caring for enterprise at Roland Garros and earned a visit to the semifinals after a 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) win over Grigor Dimitrov.
This event has traditionally belonged to Rafael Nadal. Nevertheless, the Spanish legend noticed an early exit with a first-round loss to Alexander Zverev and might need performed at Roland Garros for the final time. Spain wouldn’t be left with out a star, as 21-year-old Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz has been making a reputation for himself. He is one of the favorites to win the French Open, however so as to make the title sport he must take down Sinner throughout Friday’s semifinals.
Within the ladies’s event, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek nearly obtained upset by Naomi Osaka within the second spherical, however she used that as a wakeup name and had the shortest tour-level match of her profession when she took down Anastasia Potapova 6-0, 6-0 within the quarterfinals in simply 40 minutes.
Swiatek has not misplaced at Roland Garros for the reason that 2021 quarterfinals and is presently driving a 19-match win streak on the French Open. She has additionally received 17 consecutive clay matches with victories in Madrid and Rome. She is contemporary off a 6-0, 6-2 win over Marketa Vondrousova and can now tackle American star Coco Gauff throughout Thursday’s semifinal.
Gauff earned her ticket with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Ons Jabeur on Tuesday. She has by no means received the French Open however she made it to the ultimate spherical in 2022. The 20-year-old received her first main event final yr on the US Open.
Right here is every part it is advisable to know in regards to the 2024 French Open.
The right way to watch the 2024 French Open
Date: Could 26 – June 9, 2024
Location: Roland Garros — Paris
TV: NBC, Tennis Channel, Peacock | Stream: fubo (try for free)
Males’s quarterfinal matchups
- No. 2 Jannik Sinner def. No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 9 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
- No. 4 Alexander Zverev vs. No. 11 Alex de Minaur
- No. 7 Casper Ruud def. No. 1 Novak Djokovic (walkover)
Ladies’s quarterfinal matchups
- No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 5 Marketa Vondrousova 6-0, 6-2
- No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Mirra Andreeva
- No. 3 Coco Gauff def. No. 8 Ons Jabeur 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
- No. 4 Elena Rybakina vs. No. 12 Jasmine Paolini
Males’s singles seeds
- Novak Djokovic
- Jannik Sinner
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Alexander Zverev
- Daniil Medvedev
- Andrey Rublev
- Casper Ruud
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Alex de Minaur
- Taylor Fritz
- Holger Rune
- Tommy Paul
- Ben Shelton
- Nicolas Jarry
- Ugo Humbert
- Karen Khachanov
- Alexander Bublik
- Sebastian Baez
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Adrian Mannarino
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Alejandro Tabilo
- Frances Tiafoe
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Sebastian Korda
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Arthur Fils
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Mariano Navone
- Cam Norrie
Ladies’s singles seeds
- Iga Swiatek
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Elena Rybakina
- Marketa Vondrousova
- Maria Sakkari
- Qinwen Zheng
- Ons Jabeur
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Daria Kasatkina
- Danielle Collins
- Jasmine Paolini
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Madison Keys
- Elina Svitolina
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Marta Kostyuk
- Victoria Azarenka
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Carolina Garcia
- Emma Navarro
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Elise Mertens
- Katie Boulter
- Linda Noskova
- Sorana Cirstea
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Dayana Yastremska
- Leylah Fernandez
- Katerina Siniakova
