Rafael Nadal will begin his participation in Roland Garros 2024 against the german Alexander Zverev. In principle, everything indicates that it will be the last tournament of the Spanish on the track that saw him become legend.
The Spanish tennis player, 14-time Paris clay court championwill face the fourth favorite who also arrives with high morale after having been crowned in the Rome Masters 1000 last week.
This match will be without a doubt the most attractive in the first round and it will have the added bonus that it could be Rafa’s farewell to Roland Garros. Two years ago, they met in the semifinals in an emotional duel that ended early due to an untimely injury to Zverev.
Historically, Nadal is always a favorite on clay and even more so at Roland Garros, but his current record is no longer the case, especially against a player of Zverev’s quality. If Rafa manages to eliminate the German, the winner of the duel between David Goffin and Giovanni Perricard.
Being very optimistic, in the third round Nadal would face Tallon Griekspoorin fourth to Holger Rune or Karen Khachanovin the quarterfinals Alex de Minaur or Daniil Medvedevin the semi-finals Novak Djokovic or Casper Ruud and in the final Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner. Without a doubt, a path full of obstacles.
Rafa Nadal champion at Roland Garros, an image that was repeated 14 times.
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Roland Garros: Djokovic, Alcaraz and Sinner on the other side of the draw
In the other part of the painting, Carlos Alcaraz will begin his participation in Roland Garros against a rival from the preliminary phasebefore meeting his path, hypothetically, with the British Jack Draper and the American Sebastian Korda.
In the round of 16, his rival could leave the duel between the American Bel Shelton and the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassimewhile in the quarterfinals he would be, if the ranking is respected, the winner of the match between the Russian Andrey Rublevsixth favorite, and the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipasnineth.
In the semifinals he will face the world number 2, the Italian Jannik Sinner or polish Hubert Hurkacz8 in the world.
Alcaraz and Djokovic played an unforgettable semifinal at Roland Garros 2023.
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Novak Djokovicwho is going for his fourth Roland Garros and his twenty-fifth Grand Slam without having won a tournament so far this year, will begin his path against the French Pierre-Hugues Herbertbefore facing the Spanish Roberto Carballes or to french Constant Lestienne; in the third round the Frenchman will be measured Gael Monfils or Italian Lorenzo Musetti.
His rival in the second round could be the American Tommy Paulbefore being measured in the quarterfinals against Ruud and in semis against Zverev, Nadal or Medvedev.
Sinner’s path, which comes with the Australian title, the first Grand Slam of the year, and with some physical doubts that have disturbed his season on clay, will begin against the American Christopher Eubanksto continue facing the Croatian Coric terminal or French Richard Gasquet and the british Cameron Norrie in third round.
Jannik Sinner has already won his first Grand Slam in Australia.
In the round of 16 his rival could be the Chilean Nicolas Jarry, while in the quarterfinals, if the ranking is respected, the Pole should be measured Hurkaczbefore facing off in the semi-finals against Alcaraz or Rublev.
