French Open 2026 Men’s Draw: Sinner Targets Career Grand Slam, Djokovic Faces Fonseca Threat, Zverev and Fritz Projected to Clash

The men’s singles draw for the 2026 Roland Garros has been announced, setting the stage for a tournament running from May 24 to June 7 in Paris. The winner will collect 2,000 ranking points and €2.8 million in prize money. Several high-profile names will be absent from the field, with two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, last year’s semi-finalist Lorenzo Musetti, Jack Draper, and Holger Rune all withdrawing before the draw due to injury.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner enters as the overwhelming favourite and headlines the top half of the draw. The Italian arrives in Paris having swept all five Masters 1000 events in 2026, building a 29-match winning streak in the process. His Rome triumph made him only the second player in history to win all three clay-court Masters 1000 titles in a single season — a feat previously achieved by Rafael Nadal in 2010. Sinner’s pursuit of a first French Open title — which would complete a Career Grand Slam — comes one year after he came agonisingly close, squandering three championship points against Alcaraz before losing in the tournament’s longest-ever final over five sets.

Sinner opens his campaign against wildcard recipient and Frenchman Clément Tabur. A second-round encounter with either Juan Manuel Cerundolo or British qualifier Jacob Fearnley is possible, before a potential third-round clash with either Corentin Moutet or Martin Landaluce, who reached the Rome quarter-finals. Arthur Rinderknech or Luciano Darderi are projected last-16 opponents, with Ben Shelton and Alexander Bublik as possible quarter-final adversaries. Fourth seed Félix Auger-Aliassime is the projected semi-final opponent for Sinner, with former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev and Shanghai champion Valentin Vacherot among the contenders in that section. Auger-Aliassime faces a tough opening round against clay specialist Daniel Altmaier.

In the other half, third seed Alexander Zverev leads the bottom section and opens against compatriot Benjamin Bonzi. The German arrives in uncertain form after his most recent outing at the Rome Masters, where he failed to convert multiple match points before falling to Luciano Darderi. Potential early-round opponents include Tomáš Macháč or Zizou Bergs, ahead of a likely meeting with Ugo Humbert — a player who has taken at least a set off Zverev in three of their four previous encounters, including a victory in 2021. Arthur Fils and Karen Khachanov are projected fourth-round opponents, with Taylor Fritz, Jiří Lehečka, Rafael Jodar, and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina among the other seeded players in the quarter. Zverev and Fritz are projected to meet in the quarter-finals.

Novak Djokovic occupies the upper section of the bottom half. The three-time Roland Garros champion has had a difficult lead-up, winning just two matches since reaching the Australian Open final in January. A shoulder injury forced him to withdraw from Miami, Monte-Carlo, and Madrid, and his return in Rome ended with a first-round defeat to Dino Prizmic. Djokovic begins in Paris against big-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard before a potential third-round meeting with either teenage Brazilian sensation João Fonseca or Prizmic — the same player who beat him in Rome. Casper Ruud and Tommy Paul are projected last-16 opponents, while Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev headline the quarter-final possibilities in his section.

Two notable farewell narratives add an additional layer to the tournament. French veteran Gaël Monfils, expected to be playing his final Roland Garros, opens against compatriot Hugo Gaston. Former champion Stan Wawrinka, the 2015 title winner, is similarly anticipated to be making his last appearance at the event and faces a daunting opener against 17th seed Arthur Fils.

The projected quarter-final line-up reads: Sinner vs. Shelton, Auger-Aliassime vs. Medvedev, Djokovic vs. De Minaur, and Zverev vs. Fritz.