Five top contenders for the French Open men's crown
Five top contenders for the men's singles title at the French Open, which starts on Sunday.
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In Nadal's absence, new generation set to challenge at wide open Roland Garros
Rafa Nadal's decision to skip the French Open due to injury has set up one of the most uncertain men's tournaments in Paris in almost 20 years but a new generation led by world number one Carlos Alcaraz stands ready to grab a rare opportunity.
Could Taylor Fritz, Jan-Lennard Struff, Jelena Ostapenko or Qinwen Zheng surprise with deep French Open run?
Rafael Nadal might be missing, but the pool of players expected to challenge for victory at the 2023 French Open still doesn't look that big. Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are the favourites on the men’s side, with former runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas and Italian Open finalists Daniil Medvedev and Holger Rune also in the mix. Ad Defending champion Iga Swiatek leads the women’s field ahead of world No.
French Open: Carlos Alcaraz 'most exciting player ever to walk on a tennis court', says Wilander
Clay-court titles in Barcelona and Madrid have put Carlos Alcaraz in good stead for a shot at the Roland-Garros crown, Mats Wilander believes. The 20-year-old’s preparation has been “perfect” according to the three-time French Open champion, despite falling short at the Italian Open in Rome. Ad Wilander has insisted that Alcaraz is in the ideal shape, physically and mentally, to take aim at the vacant French Open trophy thanks to Rafael Nadal’s absence.
Novak Djokovic Eyes History At French Open As Iga Swiatek Launches Title Defence
Novak Djokovic will bid for a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title at a French Open without his old rival Rafael Nadal for the first time since 2004, while Iga Swiatek attempts to become the first woman to defend the title in 16 years. Serbian veteran Djokovic will not be the favourite for the title, though, after struggling with an elbow injury and failing to get past the quarter-finals in any of his three clay-court events so far this season. Carlos Alcaraz won the Barcelona and Madrid Opens en route to taking over from Djokovic as world number one, while Daniil Medvedev is seeded second for Roland Garros after his maiden clay triumph in Rome.
Alcaraz says he is just 'one of the favourites' ahead of French Open
World number one Carlos Alcaraz, who will be fighting for his first French Open title, does not consider himself favourite to win, saying his main priority is to enjoy the tournament beyond defending his ranking.
French Open draw: Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev to face qualifiers, Novak Djokovic takes on Aleksandar Kovacevic
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz will face a qualifier in the first round of the French Open. Alcaraz is among the favourites to win at Roland-Garros, alongside Novak Djokovic, after 14-time champion Rafael Nadal announced he would not defend his title owing to injury.
Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic on same half of French Open draw - ESPN
PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz and the man he just replaced atop the rankings, 22-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, were placed in the same half of the French Open field in Thursday's draw and could face each other in the semifinals.