Roland-Garros: Djokovic, Nadal and Alcaraz, three favorites, in same half of table

Djokovic, world number one and holding the trophy, could face Nadal, thirteen times winner of the Grand Chelem Parisien, from the quarter -finals.

Le Monde with AFP

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and the young phenomenon Carlos Alcaraz, the three main favorites, were paid in the same half of Roland-Garros table at the end of the draw made Thursday, May 19.

Djokovic, world number one and holding the trophy, could face Nadal, thirteen times winner of the Grand Chelem Parisien, from the quarter -finals. The winner would potentially meet Alcaraz, at the gates of the top 5 to 19 years old, in the semi-finals of the tournament, which begins on Sunday. The Serbian is in search of a 21 Grand Slam trophy, which would allow him to match the record held by Nadal from his coronation at the Australian Open in January.

tsitsipas and medvedev in the other half of the table

Djokovic, who will celebrate his 35th birthday on Sunday, will start his fortnight against Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka. The Mallorcan will start against the Australian Jordan Thompson.

Alcaraz, who won her first two titles in Masters 1000, in Miami in early April and Madrid in early May, and also had a success in Barcelona in the meantime, will be opposed to a player from qualifying in the first round. The world’s n ^{3, Alexander Zverev, potential opponent of the Spanish in the quarterfinals, is in the same case.}

In the other half of the table, the theoretical semi-final would oppose the world of world, Stefanos Tsitsipas, outgoing finalist, at N ^o 2, Daniil Medvedev , which has just returned after an operation of a hernia in early April. Previously, the Greek could measure itself at the Norwegian Casper Ruud in the quarterfinals, and the Russian in his compatriot Andrey Rublev.