Jannik Sinner will begin his pursuit of a first French Open title and a career Grand Slam against French wildcard Clement Tabur in the first round of the men's competition at Roland Garros. The Italian is heavily backed to win the tournament following his recent triumph at the Italian Open and the withdrawal of defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Sinner in the 2025 final but withdrew this year with a wrist injury.
Sinner's Potential Path
Should Sinner advance to the second round, he could face Great Britain's Jacob Fearnley, though the 24-year-old has a difficult opening match against Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo, who sits 68 places above him in the world rankings. No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev will also face French opposition in the opening round, drawn against Benjamin Bonzi. The German faces a trickier task to reach the final, with French hopeful Arthur Fils also on his side of the draw. More pressingly, so is 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic, who will face Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round.
Djokovic's Challenge
Djokovic is in the hunt for a record 25th major title, but his campaign will begin in tricky fashion against the six-foot-seven, 22-year-old Frenchman who boasts a powerful serve and the home fans' advantage to back it up. For Britain, Cameron Norrie enters the tournament as the 20th seed and the best chance of progressing through the rounds. He reached the fourth round last year before losing to Djokovic and will be hoping to go further this time. Norrie hasn't been in the best of form and will take on Paraguay's Adolfo Daniel Vallejo first up.
Women's Draw Highlights
In the women's draw, defending champion Coco Gauff will face American compatriot Taylor Townsend in the first round as she looks to regain her title and banish the memories of losing the Italian Open to Elina Svitolina last weekend. Gauff attended the draw at Roland Garros and was asked for her thoughts on last year's victory and if she was ready to take to the famous clay courts once again.
"My mind definitely went blank," she said recollecting her win. "Since I was little I always said that if I win at Roland Garros I wouldn't fall on the ground as I didn't want to get clay in my hair but I was so relieved that the match was over, because it was like three hours, so I just fell on the ground. It was disbelief."
"Yeah [I'm ready]. If I wasn't ready I wouldn't be here. I'm as ready as you can be, I feel like I had a good tournament in Rome and I've had similar preparation to last year, this year so I feel really ready."
Other Women's Matches
Elsewhere in the women's draw, No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka will face Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, while No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina takes on Veronika Erjavec of Slovenia. Other ties of note include four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek facing Australian wildcard Emerson Jones and Italian Open champion Svitolina taking on Hungary's Anna Bondar. For Britain, Francesca Jones has the unenviable task of facing Beatriz Maia Haddad, while Katie Boulter has drawn American teenage wildcard Akasha Urhobo. Emma Raducanu, meanwhile, will face Argentina's Solana Sierra, whom she was supposed to play at the Italian Open before withdrawing with a post-viral illness.
