Zverev against Tien: First round of the French Open 2025 promises excitement!

Zverev against Tien: First round of the French Open 2025 promises excitement!

Paris, Frankreich - The excitement around the French Open 2025 is in full swing after the draw on May 22nd in Paris. In the first round, numerous exciting encounters ensure anticipation among tennis fans worldwide. Alexander Zverev meets the American Learner Tien, who defeated him at the Mexican Open at the beginning of the year. Zverev, who recently had health challenges with a fever during the Hamburg Open, faces a difficult task.

Jannik Sinner, the current world ranking list, plays against Arthur Rinderknech, while Carlos Alcaraz, number two, meets Kei Nishikori. Novak Djokovic opens his tournament against Mackenzie McDonald, and Jack Draper meets the Italian Mattia Bellucci. The spectators can look forward to exciting duels, whereby Zverev could potentially meet Jesper de Jong or Francesco Passaro in the second round. The possible quarter -final opponents for Djokovic and Zverev could be Sinner, which further increases the tension. Remszeitung reported .

other exciting encounters

The draw also brings some top -class duels among the women. Iga świątek, the three -time defending champion, plays against Rebecca Šramková, while Aryna Sabalenka faces Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round. Naomi Osaka includes further remarkable games against the ten Paula Badosa and Coco Gauff against Olivia Gadecki. Emma Raducanu starts against Wang Xinyu, while Tatjana Maria meets Barbora Krejcikova, who won the title in Roland-Garros in 2021.

A total of 128 participants are expected for men, while the women also compete with 128 players. In every Grand Slam, the best 32 players in the world rankings are placed so that early encounters are avoided between them. The exciting draw took place publicly after the final preparations were made before the tournament. The first matches start in a few days, and nervousness can be felt equally for players and fans EuroSport reports .

The French Open are among the four most important Grand Slam tournaments, including the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. The term "Grand Slam" describes the profit of all four Grand Slam tournaments within a calendar year. Historically, this term was introduced in 1933 by journalist John Kieran, inspired by the card game Whist. Since then, interest in Grand Slam tournaments has increased exponentially, with almost 2 billion spectators the tournaments over 200 countries Cada Year Wikipedia reports .

A look at the history

In singles, players compete against each other in a knockout system, with the tournament leading over seven laps to the final. The prize money has been increased in recent years and totaled $ 254 million in 2024, which represents an increase of 23 million compared to 2023. The winning of a Grand Slam is considered the greatest success in tennis, and only a few players managed to reach this milestone, including legends such as Rod Laver and Novak đoković.

With the first matches of the French Open 2025 at the door, it remains to be seen whether the new stars manage to challenge the established sizes and possibly cause surprises.