The 2025 French Open men’s singles draw is out, and Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev have learned their fates.
Alcaraz is the reigning French Open champion, having beaten Zverev in the 2024 championship match.
Sinner and Alcaraz were guaranteed to be separated as the top two seeds, which arguably left the draw positions of Djokovic and Zverev as the biggest talking points.
Djokovic — the men’s Grand Slam record holder — is a three-time Roland Garros champion, while world No 3 Zverev was a runner-up last year.
Alcaraz, who is the reigning French Open champion, is the big winner from the draw as Djokovic and Zverev have both landed in the top half with Sinner.
The Spaniard will face Kei Nishikori in his opening match, before a potential second round meeting with Fabian Marozsan.
The No 2 seed could then meet Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the third round, while Ben Shelton and Stefanos Tsitsipas are possible last 16 opponents.
Alcaraz is projected to meet seventh seed Casper Ruud in the quarter-finals, before a potential last four showdown with No 4 seed Taylor Fritz or No 8 seed Lorenzo Musetti.
In the final, Alcaraz could meet any one of Sinner, Zverev, Djokovic, or fifth seed Jack Draper.
Sinner will begin his campaign against Arthur Rinderknech, and he will meet another Frenchman — either Richard Gasquet or Terence Atmane — in the second round.
The world No 1’s path gets harder from there as he could play Alejandro Davidovich Fokina or Jiri Lehecka in the third round, and Arthur Fils or Andrey Rublev in the fourth round.
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The Italian is projected to take on fifth seed Draper in the last eight, before a possible semi-final clash with Zverev or Djokovic.
Zverev and Djokovic, who are seeded third and sixth respectively, are on a quarter-final collision course
A concern for Zverev is a potential last 16 meeting with 18th seed Francisco Cerdundolo, who he holds a 0-3 record against — with all three matches on clay.
Djokovic has a favourable-looking early path, and could be set for an intriguing fourth round showdown with No 11 seed Daniil Medvedev.
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Fourth seed Fritz enters the French Open as something of an outsider, but he has been handed a decent draw with fellow Americans Frances Tiafoe, Sebastian Korda and Alex Michelsen the three seeds in his quarter.
Fritz would likely face the red-hot Musetti, or 10th seed Holger Rune, if he reached the last eight.
2025 French Open projected men’s singles quarter-finals
(1) Jannik Sinner vs. Jack Draper (5)
(3) Alexander Zverev vs. Novak Djokovic (6)
(4) Taylor Fritz vs. Lorenzo Musetti (8)
(2) Carlos Alcaraz vs. Casper Ruud (7)
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