Two of the most important stars within the historical past of males’s tennis could possibly be in line for an early showdown on the Paris Olympics.
If high seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Spain’s Rafael Nadal each win their openers at Roland Garros, they’ll sq. off within the second spherical.
Each males are on the high of the draw, which was unveiled Thursday.
Djokovic, who has gained a report 24 Grand Slam titles, faces Australia’s Matthew Ebden within the first spherical.
Nadal, who has gained 14 of his 22 Grand Slam crowns at Roland Garros, meets Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics in his opener. Nadal dropped out of Wimbledon to give attention to an Olympic run and made the ultimate at a clay-court tune-up final week.
Canada’s Milos Raonic will face Germany’s Dominik Koepfer within the first spherical, whereas No. 13 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal tangles with American Marcos Giron.
On the ladies’s aspect, Poland’s Iga Swiatek is the highest seed.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is the No. 16 seed and faces Karolina Muchova of Czechia within the first spherical. Canada’s Bianca Andreescu squares off with Denmark’s Clara Tauson.
The tennis competitors begins Saturday.
