French Open 2022 draw - Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz all in same half at Roland-Garros

The draw for the 2022 French Open threw up some mouthwatering encounters with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz all in the same half. Djokovic made an appearance at the ceremony for the draw at Roland-Garros and was presented with possibly the worst-case scenario with both Spanish clay-court superstars on his side of the draw. Ad/> The 34-year-old, who will make his Grand Slam return having missed the Australian Open, will open up with a match against Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan, while Nadal will take on Australia's Jordan Thompson first up.

Alcaraz will face a qualifier to open his campaign. Roland-GarrosFive clay matches, three wins, no titles — will Nadal challenge in Paris?5 HOURS AGO Daniil Medvedev and last year's runner-up, Stefanos Tsitsipas, were featured in a wide-open bottom half of the men's draw, along with Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev. Britain's Cameron Norrie, who is seeded 10th for the tournament, will take on French wildcard Manuel Guinard, while 29th seed Dan Evans will face Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina.

/> /> In the women's draw, Britain's Emma Raducanu and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek will each face qualifiers in their first-round matches at Roland-Garros. Raducanu, Swiatek to face qualifiers, Osaka gets tough opening clash How to watch and stream 2022 French Open, including qualifying matches French Open 2022: Who's playing? Who could miss out? Will Nadal be fit? The 18-year-old US Open champion will then take on either Aliaksandra Sasnovich or Wang Xinyu in the second round if she can progress through her opening challenge in Paris.