Stan Wawrinka (ATP 257) will face a French guest in the first round at Roland-Garros. The winner of the 2015 edition will face the French Corentin Moutet (ATP 139).
Forfeited last year due to this left foot injury which kept him away from the courts for more than a year, Wawrinka lost the only duel against the 23-year-old left-hander. It was in January 2020, at the semi-final stage, in Doha. If successful, the Vaudois could find Rafael Nadal (ATP 5) in the second round.
Second Swiss admitted directly into the men’s final draw, Henri Laaksonen (ATP 95) will face Spaniard Pedro Martinez (ATP 43) in the first round. The Schaffhousois won their only face-to-face, in the 1st round at Roland-Garros in 2019.
Tough battle at the top of the table
The battle also promises to be tough at the top of the men’s table. Logic would indeed dictate that Novak Djokovic (ATP 1) and Nadal find themselves at the quarter-final stage. The winner of this shock could then rub shoulders with the outsider Carlos Alcaraz (ATP 6).
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Bautista withdraws
Roberto Bautista (ATP 19) withdrew from Roland-Garros due to a right wrist injury, three days before the start of the tournament. The Spaniard has never passed the round of 16 in Paris, where he remains on an elimination in the 2nd round last year against Henri Laaksonen.