: French Open: Nadal, Djokovic and Federer drawn in same half, Barty and Swiatek headed for SF clash #IndiaNEWS afael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, the three most successful men in Grand Slam

French Open: Nadal, Djokovic and Federer drawn in same half, Barty and Swiatek headed for SF clash #IndiaNEWS
afael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, the three most successful men in Grand Slam tennis history, were on Thursday all drawn in the same half of the French Open.Having slipped to number three in the world, it was always likely that Nadal, the 13-time champion, would face top-ranked Djokovic before the final.The two great rivals could now meet in the semi-finals this year.Djokovic, the 2016 champion, is top seed and could possibly face 2009 winner Federer in the quarter-finals.All three men are chasing history at the French Open which starts on Sunday.In the women’s draw, world number one Ashleigh Barty, the 2019 champion, tackles Bernarda Pera of the United States first up.Second seed Naomi Osaka, a four-time major winner who has never got past the third round in Paris, begins against Romania’s 63rd-ranked Patricia Maria Tig.Serena Williams, a three-time French Open winner and still seeking an elusive record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title, faces Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania.Defending champion Iga Swiatek plays close friend Kaja Juvan of Slovenia in her opener.If the seedings pan out, Barty and Swiatek will face each other in the semi-finals.Williams is in the other half of the draw where Osaka is seeded to face Madrid champion Aryna Sabalenka in the last four.No 21 on the cards?...Read more

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