Naomi Osaka will not have the luxury of easing into her return to the courts of the French Open, facing a tough foe in her very first match. ()
Week 2 at Roland Garros, meanwhile, could be quite fascinating for Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz 바카라 the three leading favorites for the men바카라s title ended up on the same side of the bracket for the clay-court Grand Slam tournament, meaning only one can reach the final.
Thursday바카라s draw at Roland Garros also set up two tantalizing possibilities in the fourth round for No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek, the 2020 champion who is currently on a 28-match winning streak. She might need to go up against 2018 champion Simona Halep at that stage or 2017 champion Jelena Ostapenko 바카라 who just so happens to be the last woman to defeat Swiatek.
The tournament begins Sunday.
Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam champion who used to be No. 1 in the rankings but has slipped to No. 38 in part because of a lack of activity. That included time off for a mental health break after she withdrew from Roland Garros ahead of her second-round match last year, revealing that she has dealt with anxiety and depression.
Because she is not seeded at the French Open, she was not safe from facing a seeded opponent right away, so that바카라s what will happen against No. 27 Amanda Anisimova, a 20-year-old American who was a 2019 semifinalist in Paris.
Anisimova won their third-round encounter at the Australian Open in January by a score of 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Osaka was the defending champion at Melbourne Park.
The possible women바카라s quarterfinals in Paris are Swiatek against two-time major runner-up Karolina Pliskova, and No. 3 seed Paula Badosa against No. 7 Aryna Sabalenka on the top half of the field, and defending champion Barbora Krejcikova against No. 5 Anett Kontaveit, and No. 4 Maria Sakkari against No. 6 Ons Jabeur on the bottom half.
Last year, in her first time in the main draw of singles at the French Open, Krejcikova won both that trophy 바카라 the player she beat in the final, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, announced this week her season is done because of an injured knee 바카라 along with women바카라s doubles.
So it makes sense that Krejcikova used phrases such as 바카라extremely amazing바카라 and 바카라something incredible바카라 while discussing what happened in 2021 during a brief appearance at the draw ceremony and noted with a smile: 바카라This clay suits me.바카라
Nadal, he of the 13 titles on the red stuff in Paris, and Djokovic, a two-time champion, could say the same, of course.
Djokovic, who is the defending champion and seeded No. 1, could meet Nadal in the quarterfinals. A year ago, Djokovic beat Nadal in the semifinals, before erasing a two-set deficit against Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the final.
바카라I am very motivated to play my best tennis,바카라 Djokovic said in French on Thursday, as he marked his chance to get back on the Grand Slam stage after missing the Australian Open because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 (the French Open has no such requirement).
바카라Last year in Paris was the perfect result. Roland Garros was maybe the hardest of my career 바카라 of all the Grand Slams I have won,바카라 he said. 바카라Very emotional, tiring, but at the end, the result arrived.바카라
Nadal leads the Grand Slam title standings among men with 21, one ahead of Djokovic and Roger Federer.
If the Djokovic-Nadal showdown happens, the winner could face No. 6 seed Alcaraz in the semifinals. Alcaraz is just 19, recently won the Madrid Open on clay and became the youngest man to break into the top 10 in the rankings since Nadal in 2005.
Alcaraz could meet No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev in quarterfinals.
The potential quarterfinals on the other half of the bracket are No. 2 Daniil Medvedev against No. 7 Andrey Rublev 바카라 two Russians who will not be allowed to compete at Wimbledon because of that country바카라s invasion of Ukraine 바카라 and No. 4 Tsitsipas against No. 8 Casper Ruud.
