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Djokovic, Zverev Await Sinner
The Straits Times
|May 23, 2025
Italian, Swiatek may have to overcome major obstacles to win French Open
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PARIS — World No. 1 Jannik Sinner's Grand Slam return after a doping suspension could be a tough one after the Italian was handed a difficult draw at the French Open on May 22.
Sinner, beaten by Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the Italian Open final on May 18 in his comeback tournament, was drawn in the same half as 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, 2024 runner-up Alexander Zverev and several French hopefuls at Roland Garros.
Alcaraz and Sinner, who have claimed the last five Grand Slam titles between them, face potentially tricky first rounds with the Italian meeting France's Arthur Rinderknech and the defending champion playing Japanese veteran Kei Nishikori.
Former world No. 1 Djokovic could face Sinner in the semifinals. Jack Draper of Britain, seeded fifth, could play Sinner in the last eight, while Djokovic may face German Zverev for a place in the semis.
In the women's draw, defending champion Iga Swiatek, struggling for form, will open her campaign against Slovakian Rebecca Sramkova and faces a potential semifinal against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, after a quarter-final clash with 2024 runner-up and Italian Open winner Jasmine Paolini of Italy.
Belarusian Sabalenka takes on Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia in the opening round.
This story is from the May 23, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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