Jun 5, 2024; Paris, France; Aryna Sabalenka returns a shot during her match against Mirra Andreeva on day 11 of Roland Garros at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images The 2025 French Open begins Sunday with top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka as the top seeds.
The men’s and women’s draws for this year’s second Grand Slam tournament were announced on Thursday.
Defending champions Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek are seeded second and fifth, respectively, for the clay-court major at Roland Garros in Paris.
Sinner, who returned from a doping suspension this month and lost to Alcaraz in Sunday’s Italian Open final, will begin his quest for his first French Open title against France’s Arthur Rinderknech.
Sinner is 16-5 at Roland Garros after reaching the semifinals last year. The 23-year-old Italian is a three-time Grand Slam winner with titles at the U.S. Open in 2024 and Australian Open in 2024 and 2025.
Alcaraz will open his title defense against Kei Nishikori. The 22-year-old Spaniard is looking for his fifth Grand Slam trophy.
Germany’s Alexander Zverev is seeded third, followed by American Taylor Fritz, Britain’s Jack Draper and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic, who turns 38 on Thursday, is a three-time champion at Roland Garros and is looking for his 25th major title, which would break a tie with Margaret Court for the most by a man or woman. Djokovic faces Mackenzie McDonald in the first round.
Finishing out the top-10 seeds on the men’s side are No. 7 Casper Ruud of Norway, No. 8 Lorenzo Musetti of Italy, No. 9 Alex de Minaur of Australia and No. 10 Holger Rune of Denmark.
Sabalenka, who reached the semifinals in Paris in 2023, opens against Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova. The 27-year-old Belarusian is a three-time Grand Slam winner: Australian Open (2023, 2024) and U.S. Open (2024).
No. 2 seed Coco Gauff, a 2022 French Open finalist, faces Australian Olivia Gadecki in the first round. Gauff, 21, has a 24-8 record so far this year including runner-up finishes on clay in Rome and Madrid.
Jessica Pegula is seeded third and Rome champ Jasmine Paolini of Italy is fourth, followed by 23-year-old Swiatek of Poland, who hasn’t reached a final since winning her fourth French Open last year. Swiatek opens against Slovakia’s Rebecca Sramkova.
Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva is the No. 6 seed, followed by Madison Keys, China’s Qinwen Zheng, Emma Navarro and No. 10 Paula Badosa of Spain.
–Field Level Media
