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Roland-Garros draw: what if Nadal finds Djokovic in the quarter-finals?

2022-05-19T10:16:19.051Z


Three days before the start of the main draw, the draw for the Porte d'Auteuil tournament will take place this Thursday at 7 p.m.


The wait is almost over!

This Thursday, around 7 p.m., in the prestigious buildings of the Orangerie, located in the gardens of the Serres d'Auteuil, the draw for the main draws of the Roland-Garros tournament (from May 22 to June 5) will be carried out.

A moment awaited by all fans of the little yellow ball.

The latter will be particularly attentive to the fate reserved for Rafael Nadal.

The idol of the crowds.

Back in his garden, where he has already won 13 times, the Majorcan hit his first balls on Wednesday.

He no longer seems to be suffering from his left foot (Muller-Weiss syndrome), which forced him to forfeit in the round of 16 of the Masters 1000 in Rome last week.

Nevertheless, he had never arrived at Roland-Garros with so few benchmarks and matches in his paws.

A serious handicap while his path to a new title promises to be particularly complex.

A warm welcome đź‘‹



13-time #RolandGarros champion @RafaelNadal makes his first practice appearance in Paris: https://t.co/TtT1lqmOjN pic.twitter.com/CWT3uwlTFY

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 19, 2022

Now seeded No. 5, the man with 21 Grand Slam titles could fall on Novak Djokovic, world No. 1 and defending champion, in the quarter-finals.

A premature clash of Titans.

The two monsters of world tennis had already faced each other at this stage of the competition in 2015. The Serb then won.

The winner of this duel could find in the semi-final the phenomenon Carlos Alcaraz (n°6).

This part of the painting seems to be that of death.

On the French side, we do not project ourselves so far.

After a 2021 edition marked by the historic absence of Tricolores in the 3rd round of the tournament, this one should not look any happier.

Since the announcement of the package of Gaël Monfils, 22nd in the ATP ranking, no French name appears among the seeded.

An absence which means that none will benefit from “protection”.

A sad first since the beginning of the 21st century.

Fans will watch carefully the fate reserved for future retirees Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gilles Simon, who are playing their last Roland-Garros.

Ugo Humbert (45th) and Alizé Cornet (40th) are the best placed French…

Among the many Blues who have passed through the qualifying matches, only Sean Cuenin (who faces the Italian Giulio Zeppieri this Thursday), Geoffrey Blancaneaux and Océane Babel are still in the running to win their precious sesame for the main draw.

Source: leparis

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