Fourteen-time champion Rafael Nadal will start his final French Open campaign against the fourth seed Alexander Zverev from Germany. The 37-year-old Spaniard, who has been plagued with injuries over the past 18 months, has dropped down the rankings to 276. The former world number one last competed at the French Open in 2022 when he beat Casper Ruud in the final to brandish a record-extending 14th men's singles trophy. No other player has won more singles titles at the same event.Despite Nadal's
Novak Djokovic on Thursday booked his spot in the Geneva semi-finals, putting the world number one within two matches of his first trophy of 2024, days before his French Open title defence begins.Ruud, the world number seven, was the runner-up in the last two French Open finals, including a defeat to Djokovic last year.
Novak Djokovic will lose the World No 1 ranking if he fails to reach the semi-finals of the French Open.