With Alcaraz absent, prime seed Sinner may safe his personal profession Grand Slam – successful every of the main tournaments at the very least as soon as – with the French Open the one one lacking from his assortment.
The Italian arrives in Paris in prime kind, having received the previous six ATP Masters 1000 titles – together with three consecutive clay-court occasions at Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome.
In doing so, he grew to become simply the second man, after Novak Djokovic, to finish the total set of 9 Masters titles – generally known as the ‘profession Golden Masters’.
Djokovic has received three French Open titles however the 38-year-old has not performed many matches this yr and suffered an early exit on the Italian Open in his solely clay-court look this season.
Whereas Sinner is the red-hot favorite within the males’s draw, choosing a ladies’s singles winner is more durable to foretell.
Reigning champion Gauff reached the ultimate of the Italian Open, the place she was defeated by Elina Svitolina, however her kind has been inconsistent in 2026.
Barring an harm fear, prime seed Sabalenka needs to be in competition, together with Swiatek – a four-time winner at Roland Garros – and Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina.
