Men’s and women’s first-round play begins Saturday, and the top-ranked man won’t be playing
Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo during their fourth-round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on June 3.Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic could meet in the second round of the Paris Olympic tennis tournament — which might end up being the last event of Nadal’s career.
He has played sparingly over the past two seasons while dealing with hip surgery and abdominal muscle issues. It’s possible he will retire after the Olympics, although Nadal has not said exactly what his plans are. Gauff is the reigning U.S. Open champion and is making her Olympic debut. She is a flag bearer for the U.S. team at Friday’s opening ceremony along with basketball star LeBron James. She will be the first tennis athlete to carry the U.S. flag.Djokovic’s only Olympic medal was a bronze at Beijing 16 years ago.
Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic — seeded ninth — is drawn against Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo. The 2022 Wimbledon champ Elena Rybakina — seeded third — plays Romanian Jaqueline Cristian. No. 10 Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, who won the French Open here in 2017 for her only major, faces Colombian Camila Osorio.
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