French Open 2024, women’s singles draw: Swiatek and Gauff in same half, Rybakina could meet Sabalenka in semifinals - Sportstar

French Open 2024, women’s singles draw: Swiatek and Gauff in same half, Rybakina could meet Sabalenka in semifinals center FILE PHOTO: Poland’s Iga Swiatek will look to win her third consecutive French Open title. AP AP https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/3lrb0d/article68207624.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/French_Open_Tennis_Womens_Capsules_01458.jpg Aurelien Morissard FILE - Poland's Iga Swiatek holds the trophy as she celebrates winning the women's final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in three sets, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, June 10, 2023. Swiatek has won two titles in a row, and three overall, at the French Open, which starts Sunday at Roland Garros in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File) World No. 1 Iga Swiatek’s campaign for a third straight French Open title is set to begin with a first-round match against either a qualifier or a lucky loser, as per the draw announced on Thursday. CHENNAI World No. 1 Iga Swiatek’s campaign for a third straight French Open title is set to begin with a first-round match against either a qualifier or a lucky loser, as per the draw announced on Thursday. Swiatek could be up against former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka in the second round. Japan’s Osaka faces Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti in the opening round. Two-time Australian Open champion and World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka takes on Erika Andreeva in the first round. Third seed and reigning US Open champion Coco Gauff takes on a qualifier/lucky loser while fourth seed and former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina faces Belgium’s Greet Minnen. READ | Men’s singles draw: Rafael Nadal to face Alexander Zverev in first round https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/nadal-french-open-2024-draw-men-singles-djokovic-alcaraz-sinner-roland-garros-paris-matches-opponents-zverev/article68207598.ece According to projected quarterfinals, Swiatek might be up against reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, Gauff could take on eighth-seed and three-time Grand Slam runner-up Ons Jabeur, Rybakina may face seventh-seeded Chinese Qinwen Zheng while Sabalenka could meet eighth-seeded Greek Maria Sakkari. Swiatek vs Gauff and Rybakina vs Sabalenka are the projected semifinals. First-round matches to watch out Naomi Osaka vs Lucia Bronzetti Barbora Krejcikova vs Viktorija Golubic Ajla Tomljanovic vs Dayana Yastremska Liudmila Samsonova vs Magda Linette Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto Jelena Ostapenko vs Jaqueline Cristian Laura Siegemund vs Sofia Kenin Ons Jabeur vs Sachia Vickery Qinwen Zheng vs Alize Cornet Bianca Andreescu vs Sara Sorribes Tormo Elina Svitolina vs Karolina Pliskova Maria Sakkari vs Varvara Gracheva Linda Noskova vs Harriet Dart Katie Boulter vs Paula Badosa Yulia Putintseva vs Sloane Stephens First-round matches to watch out Naomi Osaka vs Lucia Bronzetti Barbora Krejcikova vs Viktorija Golubic Ajla Tomljanovic vs Dayana Yastremska Liudmila Samsonova vs Magda Linette Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto Jelena Ostapenko vs Jaqueline Cristian Laura Siegemund vs Sofia Kenin Ons Jabeur vs Sachia Vickery Qinwen Zheng vs Alize Cornet Bianca Andreescu vs Sara Sorribes Tormo Elina Svitolina vs Karolina Pliskova Maria Sakkari vs Varvara Gracheva Linda Noskova vs Harriet Dart Katie Boulter vs Paula Badosa Yulia Putintseva vs Sloane Stephens