Stefanos Tsitsipas, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal are widely considered the main favorites to win the upcoming French Open. Djokovic and Alcaraz seem to be the players with the best chances, followed by Tsitsipas and Nadal, who has been struggling with his foot injury.
All players are already training in Paris and according to the following video, Stefanos looks extremely motivated during one of his training. The crowd looked quite appreciative.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Ranked no.4, Stefanos played his last match on the 15th of May when he surrendered to world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-0 7-6(5) in the final in Rome (draw).
Until now, during this year Tsitsipas has achieved a compiled 31-10 match record. The Greek clinched 1 title in Monte-Carlo. Tsitsipas was the finalist in Rotterdam and in Rome.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
Currently ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 15th of May when he defeated world no.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 7-6(5) in the final in Rome to win his 87th career title.
This season the Serbian has achieved an overall 12-4 match record. Djokovic conquered 1 title in Rome. Djokovic was the finalist in Belgrade.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic played each other 9 times. Their head to head is 7-2 for Djokovic. The last time they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-0 7-6(5) in the final in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 15th of May 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
LWWWWLWWWW Now ranked no.6 (career-high), Carlos played his last match on the 8th of May when he defeated world no.3 Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-1 in the final in Madrid to win his 5th career title.
This season Carlos has a 28-3 record. The Spaniard conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Now the world no.5, Rafael played his last match on the 12th of May when he was overcome by world no.15 Denis Shapovalov 1-6 7-5 6-2 in the 3rd round in Rome (draw).
This season the Spaniard has a 23-3 record. Rafael has won 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco. Rafael was the runner-up in Indian Wells.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 6th of May 2022.
Here the video highlights.
