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Alcaraz knows the way to defend Roland Garros’s throne

The main box will take place from May 25 to June 8

May 22, 2025

The way to glory has been written in Roland Garros, where the best ATP Tour players will play the second Grand Slam of the season during the next two weeks. The whipped land of Paris dressed again, with a format to five sleeves that promises strong emotions. This Saturday, the raffle was held at the Orangery building of the Auteuil Jardines, a magnificent environment to give the starting gun to the tournament.

The current champion Carlos Alcaraz lands in Roland Garros after signing a fabulous European season of whipped land, with the Cups of Montecarlo and Rome as the main advance of authority on the surface. The Murcia will try to protect the title in the Court Philippe-Champitrier with a horizon full of interesting rivals.

The second standard head will begin on Paris against Japanese Kei Nishikori, a player of enormous experience in Grand Slam tournaments. If the Spanish manages to overcome the former finalist of the US Open, Fabian Marozsan’s figure could emerge in the second round. The Hungarian is one of the few players who has defeated Carlos on clay and could be the key to the tournament’s equator.

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In a picture full of show, the first series that could face the Spanish would be the French jacket Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, a sensational stone on the way to the second week. In a sector loaded with talent, the silhouettes of the former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas or the Americans Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton could appear on a path to the semifinals.

Casper Ruud will also compete in the painting, launched on clay after winning the most important trophy of his career at the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid. The Norwegian, former runner -up in Paris will debut before a rival from a previous phase in an edition of Roland Garros where many looks will rest on his shoulders.

The attention will also be set at the first serial head Jannik Sinner, starting for the first time as the main preclassified in Paris. The Italian, who returned to the competition last week arriving at the final of Rome, will try to finish launching his game in one of the most prestigious tournaments of the year. The World Cup is guaranteed a premiere full of atmosphere in Paris, with French rivals insured in the first two games. If it surpasses Arthur Rinderknech he will have Terence Atmane or Richard Gasquet on the other side of the network in the second round.

The Italian will have to navigate in a sector where Alejandro Davidovich Fokina appears as the first standard head on his way. The British Jack Draper, who lands in Paris as No. 2 in the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin could appear as a possible rival in the quarterfinals, with talents such as Alex de Miñaur, Arthur Fils or Joao Fonseca present in a sector of the picture loaded as few.

The upper part of the painting will also have an explosive sector with the current finalist Alexander Zverev and the three -time Novak Djokovic champion, arranged on a shock route in some hypothetical quarterfinals. The German will begin the way to #nextGenatp Learner Tien, while Serbian will seek to raise his level against the American Mackenzie McDonald. Names such as Daniil Medvedev, Grigor Dimitrov or Francisco Cerúndo it appear on a horizon full of hardness over the Paris clay.

The main draw for Roland Garros will take place in Paris from May 25 to June 8.