Lucky Sinner: Dream draw in Paris

In recent years, the 20-year-old has not been blessed with lucky draws - especially at the French Open. The fact that clay court king Nadal inflicted the South Tyrolean's only two defeats in Roland Garros speaks volumes. This year, a duel with the Spaniard can only take place in the final at the earliest. The same applies to Djokovic and youngster Alcaraz, who were all drawn into the top half. If everything goes according to plan, Djokovic and Nadal will meet in the quarterfinals. Alcaraz has landed in Alexander Zverev's area. The big favorite in the lower half of the table is last year's finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas, who will face Lorenzo Musetti in the first round. And Sinner? He was very lucky. At the start, the Sesto native meets a qualifier, in the second round either Oscar Otte (ATP 60) or Roberto Carballes Baena (ATP 102) awaits. The opponent should then be Nikoloz Basilashvili (ATP 25), before Andrey Rublev will most likely be waiting in the round of 2. Because Sinner has always had the Russian under control in the previous duels, reaching the quarter-finals does not seem impossible. If Sinner gets that far, he would probably cross bats with Daniil Medvedev, who has just recovered from an injury. A task that is difficult given the form of the world number XNUMX. and the base appears feasible. Opponent still uncertain However, all of this is just a dream of the future. Sinner will concentrate fully on the first round and not look too far ahead. Last year, for example, he was on the verge of elimination early on when he had to fend off a match point at the start against Pierre-Hugues Herbert. When and against which qualifier Sinner will play his first match will be decided on Saturday.

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Lucky Sinner: Dream draw in Paris

No Novak Djokovic, no Rafael Nadal, no Carlos Alcaraz: the draw for Jannik Sinner on Thursday evening at the French Open couldn't have gone better.

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