Rafael Nadal will start his participation in Roland Garros 2024 towards the german Alexander Zverev. In precept, all the pieces signifies that it will likely be the final event of the Spanish on the observe that noticed him grow to be legend.
The Spanish tennis participant, 14-time Paris clay courtroom championwill face the fourth favourite who additionally arrives with excessive morale after having been topped within the Rome Masters 1000 final week.
This match will likely be certainly essentially the most enticing within the first spherical and it’ll have the added bonus that it may very well be Rafa’s farewell to Roland Garros. Two years in the past, they met within the semifinals in an emotional duel that ended early as a result of an premature harm to Zverev.
Traditionally, Nadal is all the time a favourite on clay and much more so at Roland Garros, however his present report is now not the case, particularly towards a participant of Zverev’s high quality. If Rafa manages to remove the German, the winner of the duel between David Goffin and Giovanni Perricard.
Being very optimistic, within the third spherical Nadal would face Tallon Griekspoorin fourth to Holger Rune or Karen Khachanovwithin the quarterfinals Alex de Minaur or Daniil Medvedevwithin the semi-finals Novak Djokovic or Casper Ruud and within the ultimate Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner. Indubitably, a path filled with obstacles.
Rafa Nadal champion at Roland Garros, a picture that was repeated 14 occasions.
Roland Garros: Djokovic, Alcaraz and Sinner on the opposite aspect of the draw
Within the different a part of the portray, Carlos Alcaraz will start his participation in Roland Garros towards a rival from the preliminary sectionearlier than assembly his path, hypothetically, with the British Jack Draper and the American Sebastian Korda.
Within the spherical of 16, his rival might depart the duel between the American Bel Shelton and the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassimewhereas within the quarterfinals he could be, if the rating is revered, the winner of the match between the Russian Andrey Rublevsixth favourite, and the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipasnineth.
Within the semifinals he’ll face the world quantity 2, the Italian Jannik Sinner or polish Hubert Hurkacz8 on the planet.
Alcaraz and Djokovic performed an unforgettable semifinal at Roland Garros 2023.
Novak Djokovicwho’s going for his fourth Roland Garros and his twenty-fifth Grand Slam with out having received a event thus far this yr, will start his path towards the French Pierre-Hugues Herbertearlier than dealing with the Spanish Roberto Carballes or to French Fixed Lestienne; within the third around the Frenchman will likely be measured Gael Monfils or Italian Lorenzo Musetti.
His rival within the spherical of 16 may very well be the American Tommy Paulearlier than being measured within the quarterfinals towards Ruud and in semis towards Zverev, Nadal or Medvedev.
Sinner’s path, which comes with the Australian title, the primary Grand Slam of the yr, and with some bodily doubts which have disturbed his season on clay, will start towards the American Christopher Eubanksto proceed dealing with the Croatian Coric terminal or French Richard Gasquet and the british Cameron Norrie in third spherical.
Jannik Sinner has already received his first Grand Slam in Australia.
Within the spherical of 16 his rival may very well be the Chilean Nicolas Jarry, whereas within the quarterfinals, if the rating is revered, the Pole ought to be measured Hurkaczearlier than dealing with off within the semi-finals towards Alcaraz or Rublev.
