2026 Roland Garros organisers revealed the principle draw for the season’s second Grand Slam on Thursday afternoon. The match will happen within the French capital from Might 24 to June 7.
World no.4 Novak Djokovic is seeded third in Paris. He’ll open his marketing campaign in opposition to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA), ranked no. 80 within the ATP rankings.
Novak, the all-time chief with 24 Grand Slam titles, may face the winner of the match between Valentin Royer (FRA) and qualifier within the second spherical.
Projected rivals for the Serbian star within the later phases embody:
Third spherical: Joao Fonseca (BRA, 28), Dino Prizmic (CRO)Fourth spherical: Casper Ruud (NOR, 15), Tommy Paul (USA, 24), Hamad Medjedovic (SRB)Quarter-finals: Alex De Minaur (AUS, 8), Andrey Rublev (RUS, 11), Jakub Mensik (CZE, 26), Lorenzo Sonego (ITA)Semi-finals: Alexander Zverev (GER, 2), Taylor Fritz (USA, 7), Jiri Lehecka (CZE, 12), Karen Khachanov (RUS, 13)
Remaining: Jannik Sinner (ITA, 1), Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN, 4), Ben Shelton (USA, 5), Daniil Medvedev (RUS, 6)
First-round matches on the French Open might be performed throughout the opening three days of the match – Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
Final 12 months, Novak reached semi-final the place he fell to Jannik Sinner (4–6, 5–7, 6–7).
This might be Djokovic’s twenty second look at Roland Garros, the place he has lifted the trophy thrice – in 2016, 2021, and 2023.
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