The latest Roland Garros seedings are set in the latest world rankings as Rafael Nadal and Jelena Ostapenko enter the second grand slam of the year as defending champions.
The second grand slam of the year is less than a week away and this year’s seedings have been confirmed in the latest world rankings, which have been released. So here is what the Roland Garros seedings mean for this year’s defending champions, Rafael Nadal and Jelena Ostapenko.
Men’s Singles – Can Rafa Win Number 11?
As expected, Rafael Nadal heads into his favourite slam as the heavy favourite after winning Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome, meaning that he has accumulated the same amount of points on the clay as last season. Furthermore the Spaniard returns to the top of the rankings penthouse after his victory over Alexander Zverev in the Rome final.
Speaking of Zverev he will enter as one of the in-form players heading into Paris after victories in Munich and Madrid, winning 17 of the 19 matches played on clay this season. His final performance in Italy secured his second seed although the jury is still out when it comes to grand slams as he is yet to beat a top 50 player yet.
There are still major doubts such as Nick Kyrgios and Juan Martin Del Potro, who will find out this week if they are fit enough to play Roland Garros. Here are the projected 32 seeds:
1. Rafael Nadal
2. Alexander Zverev
3. Marin Cilic
4. Grigor Dimitrov
5. Juan Martín del Potro
6. Kevin Anderson
7. Dominic Thiem
8. David Goffin
9. John Isner
10. Pablo Carreño Busta
11. Diego Schwartzman
12. Sam Querrey
13. Roberto Bautista Agut
14. Jack Sock
15. Lucas Pouille
16. Kyle Edmund
17. Tomas Berdych
18. Fabio Fognini
19. Hyeon Chung
20. Kei Nishikori
21. Novak Djokovic
22. Nick Kyrgios
23. Philipp Kohlschreiber
24. Stan Wawrinka
25. Denis Shapovalov
26. Adrian Mannarino
27. Filip Krajinović
28. Damir Dzumhur
29. Andrey Rublev
30. Richard Gasquet
31. Feliciano Lopez
32. Gilles Muller
Women’s Singles – Can Ostapenko Fend Off Halep and Svitolina
The women’s tournament is once again wide open with Simona Halep, Elina Svitolina and Jelena Ostapenko remaining the top three favourites. Although there are a few surprise packages emerging with the likes of Petra Kvitova, Karolina Pliskova and Maria Sharapova hoping to sustain a challenge.
There are also a few new names such as Anett Kontaveit and Kiki Bertens having good runs and looking to sneak on everybody and cause a shock in Paris. Here are the projected 32 seeds, baring in mind that Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka are unseeded:
1. Simona Halep
2. Caroline Wozniacki
3. Garbiñe Muguruza
4. Elina Svitolina
5. Jeļena Ostapenko
6. Karolína Pliskova
7. Caroline Garcia
8. Petra Kvitová
9. Venus Williams
10. Sloane Stephens
11. Julia Goerges
12. Angelique Kerber
13. Madison Keys
14. Daria Kasatkina
15. CoCo Vandeweghe
16. Elise Mertens
17. Ashleigh Barty
18. Kiki Bertens
19. Magdaléna Rybarikova
20. Anastasija Sevastova
21. Naomi Osaka
22. Johanna Konta
23. Carla Suárez Navarro
24. Daria Gavrilova
25. Anett Kontaveit
26. Barbora Strýcová
27. Shuai Zhang
28. Maria Sharapova
29. Kristina Mladenovic
30. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
31. Mihaela Buzarnescu
32. Alizé Cornet
The draw for Roland Garros will take place this Thursday at 7pm local time.
