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During the Roland-Garros draw, Rafael Nadal inherited German top seed Alexander Zverev, 4th in the world.
Very difficult draw for Rafael Nadal. The Majorcan will challenge the German Alexander Zverev, seeded N.4 in the tournament, semi-finalist of the 2021, 2022 and 2023 editions. Novak Djokovic will play against Pierre-Hugues Herbert, invited by the tournament.
Rafael Nadal will face in the first round of what could be his final Roland-Garros the German Alexander Zverev who manhandled him in the semi-finals in 2022 before giving up with a serious ankle injury, according to the draw. fate carried out Thursday. The winner of this match will be able to hope to challenge world No.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
Another Alcaraz-Sinner semi-final?
The second men’s semi-final could oppose the rising stars of tennis, the Italian Jannik Sinner, 2nd in the world and winner of the Australian Open, and the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, winner of the US Open 2022 and Wimbledon 2023 .
In the women’s draw, world No.1 Iga Swiatek, ultra-dominant on clay, could find the American Coco Gauff (3rd), winner of the last US Open and finalist in Paris in 2022, in the semi-finals. The Pole is aiming for a third consecutive title at Roland Garros, the fourth in total.
The other semi-final in the women’s draw could pit Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (2nd), winner of the 2023 and 2024 Australian Open, against Kazakh Elena Rybakina (4th), winner of Wimbledon 2022.
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