SM
Ipswich vs. Man United: 21 hrs 11 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer in same half of draw for French Open

:Headline: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer in same half of draw for French Open:
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic cannot meet in the final again.
Sports Mole

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are all in the same half of the draw for the French Open beginning on Sunday.

With Nadal having dropped behind Daniil Medvedev to third in the rankings, it raised the possibility of a lopsided draw, and so it has proved.

There can be no repeat of last year’s final, when Nadal defeated Djokovic to win a 20th grand slam title, with the pair seeded to meet in the last four.

Federer is a potential quarter-final opponent for Djokovic, although, given the 39-year-old’s lack of matches and stated target of hitting form on the grass, it would be something of a surprise if he made it that far.

Top seed Djokovic will open his campaign against American Tennys Sandgren while Nadal faces young Australian Alexei Popyrin and Federer meets a qualifier.

Britain’s Cameron Norrie, who also opens against a qualifier, has reached two ATP Tour finals on clay in the last month and is a potential third-round opponent for Nadal, although he will first have to get past in-form Italian Lorenzo Sonego.

Medvedev, who reached his second slam final at the Australian Open but has never won a main draw match at Roland Garros, faces a tricky opener against in-form Kazakh Alexander Bublik.

With Harriet Dart losing in the final round of qualifying, Britain have just four representatives across the singles and neither Johanna Konta nor Heather Watson have shown encouraging form.

Konta, seeded 19 and defending ranking points from 2019’s semi-final, meets Sorana Cirstea of Romania, who beat her at the US Open last year, while Watson has won just one of her last seven matches and takes on Kazakh Zarina Diyas.

An interesting first-round match-up sees 2020 runner-up Sofia Kenin play former champion Jelena Ostapenko while Carla Suarez Navarro makes her return following successful cancer treatment against former US Open champion Sloane Stephens.

Nadal poses with his new statue (Christophe Guibbaud / FFT)

Ahead of the tournament a statue of Nadal was unveiled at the entrance to Roland Garros.

The statue commemorates the Spaniard’s incredible haul of 13 French Open titles.

body check tags ::

amp_article__449266 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2021-05-27 16:48:50:
html db last update - 2021-05-27 16:48:50 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html

Click here for more stories about Rafael Nadal

Share this article now:


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Read more about Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Roger Federer Daniil Medvedev Johanna Konta Heather Watson Jelena Ostapenko Naomi Osaka Tennis
Follow @SportsMole for the latest breaking news stories, and follow @sm_headlines to get every headline from Sports Mole
Recommended Next on SM
The revival begins? Arsenal end winless run in three-goal Forest victory
"He's been unfairly judged" - Have the critics been too harsh on Arsenal's Merino?
Is Rashford in Amorim's plans at Man United moving forward?

Page options

Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
7Aston Villa125431919019
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Fulham125341717018
10Brentford125252222017
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Crystal Palace121561017-78
19Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
20Southampton11119721-144
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

'I'm trying to convince him': Maresca comments on Fernandez tactical tweak

1

'T

Team News: Ipswich vs. Man Utd injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

2

TN

Is Rashford in Amorim's plans at Man United moving forward?

NEW

3

IR

Ronaldo 'contacted by European giant' with Al-Nassr contract expiring next summer

NEW

4

R'

Team News: Leganes vs. Real Madrid injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

5

TN

The revival begins? Arsenal end winless run in three-goal Forest victory

6

TR

Man City vs. Spurs confirmed XIs: Foden, De Bruyne decisions made, Johnson benched

7

MC

Barca star 'commits long-term future' to La Liga leaders

8

BS

Barcelona 'could battle' Liverpool, Tottenham for Ajax star

9

B'

Arteta springs a surprise: Arsenal XI vs. Nottingham Forest confirmed

10

AS


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .