Sinner\u2019s Path to the Final (Ranking\/Seeding)<\/p>\n
R1: Clement Tabur [WC] | H2H: First MeetingR2: Juan Manuel Cerundolo [WC] | H2H: Sinner leads 1-0R3: Corentin Moutet [30]| H2H: Sinner leads 2-0R4: Luciano Darderi [14] | H2H: Sinner leads 1-0QF: Ben Shelton [5] | H2H: Sinner leads 9-1SF: Felix Auger-Aliassime [4] | H2H: Sinner leads 5-2F: Alexander Zverev [2] | H2H: Sinner leads 10-4<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a comfortable start to the tournament for Sinner who starts his campaign against Clement Tabur <\/a>before either Juan Manuel Cerundolo <\/a>or Britain\u2019s Jacob Fearnley <\/a>awaits in the second round. A third round clash against Corentin Moutet <\/a>shouldn\u2019t pose too many problems but a contest against Martin Landaluce <\/a>could be more challenging. In the fourth round, Sinner will likely face compatriot and Rome semi-finalist Luciano Darderi <\/a>while Ben Shelton <\/a>awaits in the semi-finals. There are a few challenging players in his section of the draw but Sinner enters the next two weeks as favourite given his last defeat came three months ago.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Best Result: Final (2024)<\/p>\n There have been disappointing results for Zverev in recent weeks but the German needs to put that one side as his Grand Slam dreams are on the line in Paris.<\/p>\n Zverev\u2019s Path to the Final (Ranking\/Seeding)<\/p>\n R1: Benjamin Bonzi| H2H: First MeetingR2: Zizou Bergs | H2H: Zverev leads 1-0R3: Ugo Humbert [32] | H2H: Zverev leads 3-1R4: Karen Khachanov [13] | H2H: Zverev leads 6-3QF: Taylor Fritz [7] | H2H: Fritz leads 9-5SF: Novak Djokovic [3] | H2H: Djokovic leads 9-5F: Jannik Sinner [1] | H2H: Sinner leads 10-4<\/p>\n A tough first round meeting against Benjamin Bonzi <\/a>will test Zverev\u2019s skillset early on with a brutal second round match against Tomas Machac <\/a>or Zizou Bergs <\/a>awaiting the German. In the third round Zverev will take on Ugo Humbert <\/a>while in the fourth round Zverev faces Karen Khachanov <\/a>or more likely the in-form Arthur Fils<\/a>. A quarter-final against rival Taylor Fritz <\/a>could await Zverev but according to current form rising star Rafael Jodar <\/a>is a more likely outcome. If Zverev can overcome the early stages then Zverev could be on course to make his second Roland Garros final in three years.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Best Result: Champion (2016, 2021, 2023)<\/p>\n Three-time champion Djokovic enters Roland Garros having only played one clay court match but underestimate him at your peril.<\/p>\n Djokovic\u2019s Path to the Final (Ranking\/Seeding)<\/p>\n R1: Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard | H2H: First MeetingR2: Valentin Royer | H2H: First MeetingR3: Joao Fonseca [28] | H2H: First MeetingR4: Casper Ruud [15] | H2H: Djokovic leads 5-1QF: Alex De Minaur [8] | H2H: Djokovic leads 3-1SF: Alexander Zverev [2] | H2H: Djokovic leads 9-5F: Jannik Sinner [1] | H2H: Sinner leads 6-5<\/p>\n A brutal draw awaits Djokovic with big-serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard <\/a>awaiting in the first round. A second round clash against Valentin Royer <\/a>will be a much-needed reprieve before Djokovic endures a massive test against the talented Joao Fonseca<\/a>. In the fourth Djokovic will face former finalist and Rome finalist Casper Ruud <\/a>with Alex De Minaur <\/a>set to be the Serb\u2019s quarter-final opponent. There are fitness concerns that haunt Djokovic\u2019s progress in Paris but a tough draw could be what Djokovic needs in his bid for history as he searches for a 25th Grand Slam title in Paris.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Best Result: Fourth Round (2022, 2024)<\/p>\n Despite clay being his favourite surface, Auger-Aliassime has been underwhelming at Roland Garros and will look to put that right this year.<\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime\u2019s Path to the Final (Ranking\/Seeding)<\/p>\n R1: Daniel Altmaier | H2H: Tied at 2-2R2: Sebastian Baez | H2H: Auger-Aliassime leads 2-0R3: Brandon Nakashima [31] | H2H: Auger-Aliassime leads 1-0R4: Valentin Vacherot [16] | H2H: Auger-Aliassime leads 1-0QF: Daniil Medvedev [6] | H2H: Medvedev leads 8-2SF: Jannik Sinner [1] | H2H: Sinner leads 5-2F: Alexander Zverev [2] | H2H: Zverev leads 6-4<\/p>\n It\u2019s a tricky and awkward draw for Auger-Aliassime who begins against Daniel Atmaier <\/a>who is always good at Roland Garros. A second round test against Sebastian Baez <\/a>before Brandon Nakashima <\/a>could await in the third round. In the last 16, Auger-Aliassime will face either Valentin Vacherot <\/a>or Cameron Norrie <\/a>before a quarter-final against Daniil Medvedev<\/a>. A tricky route for Auger-Aliassime and a lack of clay court form could mean that the Canadian misses out on a first Roland Garros quarter-final.<\/p>\n Roland Garros starts on Sunday 25th of May and concludes on Sunday seventh of June.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n How to Watch\/Follow Roland Garros 2026<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Tony FairbairnJannik Sinner looks to capitalize on favourite status as he bids to go one step further…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":522818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[6774,49,48,14695,615,2083,12257,82,593],"class_list":["post-686901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-alexander-zverev","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-felix-auger-aliassime","tag-jannik-sinner","tag-novak-djokovic","tag-roland-garros","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=686901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/522818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=686901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=686901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=686901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Connected-Clubs-Graphic.png\"\/)
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