French Open 2023 draw: How Daniil Medvedev's 'unbelievable' triumph shifts seedings as Novak Djokovic slips

It looked like a very big ‘if’. If Daniil Medvedev could win the Italian Open then he could get to world No. 2 and leapfrog Novak Djokovic in the rankings to become the second seed for the French Open.

Medvedev had not won a match in three previous visits to Rome. But he shocked even himself by claiming his first clay-court title in very impressive fashion, overcoming Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-finals and then Holger Rune in the final. Ad Medvedev’s win means that he will be the No.

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The results in Rome only added to the intrigue. While Alcaraz went out early and Djokovic lost in the quarters, Medvedev took out four seeds and dropped just one set to claim the title. With the ranking points lifting Medvedev to become the second seed for the French Open, he will be on the opposite half to Alcaraz when the draw is made on Thursday.

Djokovic, meanwhile, could be drawn on the same half of the draw as Alcaraz, which would mean a potential semi-final meeting. Djokovic and Alcaraz have not met since their first clash in Madrid last year, which Alcaraz won in three sets. Last year’s runner-up Casper Ruud is the fourth seed ahead of Tsitsipas and new world No.

6 Rune. Medvedev beats Rune to win Italian Open Murray withdraws from French Open Reflecting on what getting to No. 2 will mean for him in Paris, Medvedev said: “If I would be No.