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Alexander Zverev joins Jannik Sinner in the top half, that means Taylor Fritz is with Carlos Alcaraz in the bottom.

Jack Draper…. lands in the same quarter as Jannik Sinner and will play Mattia Bellucci in his opening match.

Novak Djokovic is in the same quarter as Zverev!

Projected men’s quarter-final – based on seeding

(1) Sinner vs Draper (5) (3) Zverev vs Djokovic (6) (8) Musetti vs Fritz (4) (7) Ruud vs Alcaraz (2)

Onto the men’s draw. As with the previous, we start with the unseeded players and qualifiers first.

World No 1 Jannik Sinner will play a Frenchman in Arthur Rinderknech in his first round match.

Jacob Fearnley will play former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka, who has a wildcard, in R1!

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will play Kei Nishikori in as he begins his title defence!

Meanwhile, Iga Swiatek is once again in the same last-16 section as Jelena Ostapenko, a player she has lost all six matches against. She could also play Elena Rybakina in R4, while Mara Kostyuk is a potential R3 opponent.

The defending champion, who has been out of form, has a very hard draw in 2025.

Two big first-round matches: Elena Rybakina vs Belinda Bencic, and Naomi Osaka vs Paula Badosa

And for Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu, two massive second-round matches could await.

Boulter could play Maddison Keys if she beats a qualifier in R1, Raducanu could play Iga Swiatek if she beats Wang Xinyu.

Sonay Kartal will play Erika Andreeva and Jodie Burrage faces Danielle Collins.

Projected quarter-finals – based on seeding

[1] Sabalenka vs Zheng [8]

[4] Paolini vs Swiatek [5)

[6] Andreeva vs Pegula [3]

The top half is a blockbuster. There could be a repeat of last year’s final, between Swiatek and Paolini, in the quarters.

We continue with the seeded players in the women’s draw. This is where Ousmane Dembele will be involved.

Aryna Sabalenka is place at the top, with Coco Gauff at the bottom. Sabalenka will open against Kamilla Rakhimova, Gauff against Olivia Gadecki .

Jasmine Paolini is in the top half with Aryna Sabalenka, as is Qinwen Zheng. Iga Swiatek is also in the top half of the draw. The defending champion will open against Rebecca Šramková.

And, if Swiatek and Raducanu both win their first match, they will play each other in the second round!

We begin with the women’s draw. We’re starting with the unseeded players, and Britain’s Jodie Burrage will play Danielle Collins in the opening round. Collins defeated Emma Raducanu in Strasbourg this week.

Raducanu is draw at the bottom of the top half of the draw and will play Wang Xin in the opening round. I think that means there’s a good chance of playing either a top-eight seed in the second round.

Katie Boulter will play a qualifier in the opening round. Again, I think there’s a good chance Boulter plays a top-eight seed in the second round.

Sonay Kartal will play Erika Andreeva in round one.

As with the other grand slams, there will be 128 players in both main draws, including qualifiers and wildcards.

The unseeded players, including qualifiers, are placed randomly. The seeded players are then draw, filling out the bracket.

The ceremony is underway. Marc Maury, the master of ceremonies and the voice of Roland Garros, introduces the draw.

President of the French Tennis Federation Gilles Moretton, tournament director Amelie Mauresmo and Ousmane Dembele will conduct the draw.

Paris Saint-Germain and France forward Ousmane Dembele will draw the seeded players during the French Open draw.

Dembele will be playing in the Champions League final and French Cup final in the next couple of weeks, hoping to win the treble for PSG.