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<p>78.110.174.2: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;Second-seeded Rafael Nadal will begin pursuit of his 13th French Open title when he faces Egor Gerasimov of Belarus in the first round of the clay-court event.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Play begins Sunday and the men&#039;s draw was revealed Thursday with Nadal seeded behind Novak Djokovic.&lt;br&gt;Nadal holds the record for most French Open titles and has 19 Grand Slam titles, one behind injured Roger Federer&#039;s 20.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Djokovic, from Serbia, opens against Sweden&#039;s Mikael Ymer in their first career meeting. Djokovic has won the French Open just once, in 2016 when he defeated Brit Andy Murray.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;U.S.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Open champion Dominic Thiem will start against Croatia&#039;s Marin Cilic. Thiem, the No. 3 seed from Austria, has lost the past two French Open finals to Nadal.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Germany&#039;s Alexander Zverev, who lost the five-set U.S. Open final to Thiem, opens with Austria&#039;s Dennis Novak.&lt;br&gt;Zverev is seeded sixth.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;An intriguing first-round matchup is the clash between [http://www.britannica.com/search?query=Switzerland%27s%20Stan Switzerland&#039;s Stan] Wawrinka and Murray. Wawrinka, seeded 16th, defeated Djokovic to win the 2015 French Open, and defeated Murray in the 2017 semis before falling to Nadal in the title match.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Murray continues to make strides after enduring major hip surgery and fearing his career was over.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;In the women&#039;s draw, Serena Williams opens with fellow American Kristie Ahn as she again tries to match Margaret Court&#039;s record of 24 Grand [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] Slam titles.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Williams, who is seeded sixth, has won the French Open three times, most recently in 2015.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Victoria Azarenka of Belarus is in the same bracket as Williams.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Azarenka recently defeated Williams in the U.S. Open semifinals.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Azarenka, seeded 10th, opens with a match against Danka Kovinic of Montenegro.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Top-seeded Simona Halep faces Spain&#039;s Sara Sorribes Tormo in her first match.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Fourth-seeded Sofia Kenin of the United States opens with Russia&#039;s Liudmila Samsonova.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;U.S.&lt;br&gt;Open champion Naomi Osaka of Japan is among four women ranked in the Top 10 that have pulled out. Osaka is ranked No. 3. The others are World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] No. 7 Bianca [http://www.twitpic.com/tag/Andreescu Andreescu] of Canada and No. 10 Belinda Bencic of Switzerland.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The draw was carried out electronically due to coronavirus protocols.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;The French Open was initially scheduled to be held from May 24-June 7 before being pushed back due to the pandemic.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The tournament is slated to end on Oct. 11.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;--Field Level Media&lt;br&gt;</div>

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