The 2024 French Open will likely be an enormous one for Rafael Nadal as he competes at Roland Garros for doubtlessly the final time in his legendary profession. The Spanish star missed final yr’s event for the primary time ever because of harm, however he’s again to attempt to reclaim his title.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion has gained the French Open 14 occasions — greater than every other participant in tennis historical past — and holds an unbelievable 112-3 file at Roland Garros. Nevertheless, this time Nadal is getting into unseeded due to on a regular basis off he has taken to get well from accidents. His path to a different title in Paris will not be simple, as his opening-round matchup will likely be towards world No. 4 Alexander Zverev.
“It is coming a bit early within the event absolutely,” event director Amelie Mauresmo told Reuters. “That is excellent news for neither of them.”
If Nadal survives Zverev, he might doubtlessly meet one more powerful opponent in Daniil Medvedev, who gained the 2021 US Open and made it to the Australian Open ultimate for the third time earlier this yr.
Novak Djokovic gained the French Open final yr, and that trophy marked his twenty third Grand Slam title, giving him sole possession of most all-time. He will likely be beginning this yr’s competitors towards unseeded Pierre-Hugues Herbert, who will likely be taking part in in his residence nation.
On the ladies’s facet, all eyes will likely be on Iga Swiatek as she chases her fourth title at Roland Garros. She gained the French Open in 2023 after beating Karolina Muchova in three units. Muchova is not going to be competing this yr as she is therapeutic from wrist surgical procedure. Swiatek, the world No. 1, is presently driving a 12-game profitable streak and is recent off two titles on the Madrid and Italian Open.
World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka had a promising 2023 and began this Grand Slam season together with her second straight title on the Australian Open. She will likely be taking up 19-year-old Erika Andreeva, who’s competing in simply her second French Open.
Right here is every thing you have to know in regards to the 2024 French Open:
Learn how to watch the 2024 French Open
Date: Might 26 – June 9, 2024
Location: Roland Garros, Paris, France
TV: NBC, Tennis Channel, Peacock | Stream: fubo (try for free)
Notable males’s first-round matchups:
- No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert
- No. 2 Jannik Sinner vs. Christopher Eubanks
- No 3. Carlos Alcaraz vs. qualifier
- No 4. Alexander Zverev vs. Rafael Nadal
- No 5 Daniil Medvedev vs. Dominik Koepfer
- No. 6 Andrey Rublev vs. Taro Daniel
- No. 7 Casper Ruud vs. Jakub Mensik
- No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz vs. qualifier
- No. 9 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Marton Fucsovics
- No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
Notable girls’s first-round matchups:
- No. 1 Iga Swiatek vs. qualifier
- No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Erika Andreeva
- No. 3 Coco Gauff vs. qualifier
- No. 4 Elena Rybakina vs. Greet Minnen
- No. 5 Marketa Vondrousova vs. Rebeka Masarova
- No. 6 Maria Sakkari vs. Varvara Gracheva
- No. 7 Qinwen Zheng val Alizé Cornet
- No 8. Ons Jabeur vs. Sachia Vickery
- No. 9 Jelena Ostapenko vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- No. 10 Daria Kasatkina vs. Magdalena Fręch
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
Girls’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
