In the first French Open since Rafael Nadal’s retirement, Carlos Alcaraz is a strong favorite to defend his title in Paris as Spanish great Carlos Moyá tells CNN Sports.

The potential path to her fifth French Open title includes a third-round match against an in-form Marta Kostyuk, who reached the Madrid Open quarterfinals, and a fourth-round match against former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, who is 6-0 against Swiatek.

Alcaraz returned to action at the Rome Masters 1000 – the last huge event before Roland Garros – where he clinched his seventh career Masters 1000 after struggling in the early rounds. The 4-time Grand Slam champion has fully recovered from his injury and is ready to compete in Paris from Sunday 25 May.

Past champions Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek aren’t in top form as they head to Roland Garros.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and world number one Jannik Sinner resume the hottest rivalry in men's tennis at the French Open, where Novak Djokovic will fly the flag for the old guard as the claycourt Grand Slam enters the post-Rafa Nadal era.

Before his highly awaited meeting with Laslo Djere during the Italian Open in Rome, Carlos Alcaraz took a break in the ... had a reason that was quite unlike anything else. "Real Madrid-Barça at 4:15," Alcaraz stated, alluding to the much-anticipated ...