This year’s tournament is expected to be Nadal’s last appearance at Roland Garros, and he had been coy about whether he would compete after two seasons of off-and-on action because of injuries
Rafael Nadal waves to the crowd before a doubles match during the Brisbane International tennis tournament, in Brisbane, Australia, on Dec. 31, 2023.Rafael Nadal is in the French Open field, after all, and Thursday’s draw set up the 14-time champion for a challenging first-round matchup against No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev .
After a loss at the Italian Open this month, Nadal said he needed to think about whether to play in Paris. But the Spaniard, who turns 38 on June 3, has been practising on the red clay at Roland Garros this week and his name was officially in the bracket.The Nadal-Zverev winner could be on a path toward a potential semi-final meeting against No. 1 seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic, whose opening opponent is French wild-card entry Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
The possible women’s quarter-finals are Swiatek vs. No. 5 Marketa Vondrousova, and Gauff vs. No. 8 Ons Jabeur on the top half, and No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. No. 6 Maria Sakkari, and No. 4 Elena Rybakina vs. No. 7 Zheng Qinwen on the bottom half.
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