The Roland Garros organizers revealed the principle draw for the season’s second Grand Slam on Thursday afternoon. The match will happen within the French capital from Could 25 to June 8.
World No. 6, seeded sixth in Paris, will open his marketing campaign in opposition to 30-year-old American Mackenzie McDonald (USA), at the moment ranked No. 99 within the ATP rankings. The 2 have by no means confronted one another on tour.
Novak, the all-time chief with 24 Grand Slam titles, might face the winner of the match between Corentin Moutet (FRA) and a qualifier within the second spherical.
Projected opponents for the Serbian star within the later phases embody:
Third spherical: Denis Shapovalov (CAN, 27)Fourth spherical: Daniil Medvedev (RUS, 11), Ugo Humbert (FRA, 22)Quarterfinals: Alexander Zverev (GER, 3), Grigor Dimitrov (BUL, 16), Francisco Cerundolo (ARG, 18)Semifinals: Jannik Sinner (ITA, 1), Jack Draper (GBR, 5), Alex de Minaur (AUS, 9), Arthur Fils (FRA, 14), Andrey Rublev (RUS, 17)
Ultimate: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP, 2), Taylor Fritz (USA, 4), Casper Ruud (NOR, 7), Lorenzo Musetti (ITA, 8)
First-round matches on the French Open can be performed throughout the opening three days of the match — Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
Twelve months in the past, Novak withdrew from the match previous to his quarterfinal conflict as a consequence of a knee damage.
This can be Djokovic’s twenty first look at Roland Garros, the place he has lifted the trophy thrice — in 2016, 2021, and 2023.
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