Olympic champion Alexander Zverev is dealing with a qualifier at the start of the French Open. So far so good. But already in the quarter-finals, the 25-year-old, which was set at position, could deal with young star Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard recently played up, won Barcelona and Madrid, where he outclassed Zverev in the final, and is considered one of the big favorites for the title.

Overall, Zverev was drawn into the significantly heavier half of the tournament, so the duel with Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal threatens in the semifinals, which in turn could already meet in the quarter -finals. By the way, it could be emotionally in round two for Djokovic, because it could happen that he meets Alex Molcan.

The 24 -year -old Slovak is not a particularly large hurdle for “Nole”, but Molcan is now trained by none other than Marian Vajda – the man who has been a coach for many years and who has been the player for the player for many years has shaped who is today. The paths of the two have separated since the beginning of the year.

Kerber meets cheeky

For women, the Angelique Kerber, set in position 21, initially gets it cheeky with the Polish Magdalena – and hopes to survive the first round again, which has not succeeded since 2018. For the first time, Jule Niemeier made the main field of a major. The 22-year-old prevailed in the qualification and only gave up seven games.