On the men's side, British number one and 25th seed Dan Evans takes on Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic as he aims for his first main-draw win at Roland Garros. Britain's Dart loses in final round of French Open qualifying.The sides of Djokovic which shaped a championīritish number one Johanna Konta, seeded 19th, has the chance to avenge her US Open second-round defeat by Romania's Sorana Cirstea after the pair were drawn against each other again.īritish number two Heather Watson - the nation's only other representative in the women's draw - faces Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan.From a 'scaredy cat' to a 'raging bull': How tough love shaped Nadal.Osaka to avoid questions from the media at French Open.The singles draws were made behind closed doors at Roland Garros on Thursday, with the draws for the men's and women's doubles set to take place on Sunday. Serena Williams, bidding for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title, starts against Romania's world number 74 Irina-Camelia Begu. Polish teenager Iga Swiatek opens her defence of the title against her close friend Kaja Juvan of Slovenia, while last year's runner-up Sofia Kenin faces 2017 champion Jelena Ostapenko. Japanese second seed Naomi Osaka, who says she will not speak to the media during the tournament, faces Romania's Patricia Maria Tig. In the women's draw for the tournament that starts on Sunday, Australian world number one Ashleigh Barty starts against 70th-ranked American Bernarda Pera. ![]() Swiss eighth seed Roger Federer has also been drawn in the same half as Nadal and Djokovic.įederer, 39, returns to the Paris clay after missing last year's tournament through injury and will face Uzbek qualifier Denis Istomin in his opening match, with Djokovic potentially looming in the quarter-finals. The Spaniard starts against Australia's Alexei Popyrin, while Serbia's Djokovic plays American Tennys Sandgren.
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