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Who is winning the French Open? Ranking the first-time grand slam champion contenders
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Who is winning the French Open? Ranking the first-time grand slam champion contenders

The Independent·Jamie Braidwood and Jack Rathborn·3 days ago
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A new grand slam champion will be crowned at this year’s French Open after Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner were knocked out on consecutive days to blow the tournament apart. A day after overwhelming pre-tournament favourite Sinner collapsed from two sets up , Djokovic suffered the same fate as the 39-year-old was stunned by the brilliance of Joao Fonseca . Between them, Sinner, Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev have combined to win every men’s grand slam title since the start of 2021. But all four are now out of contention in Paris. Alcaraz was unable to defend his title due to a wrist injury, with the Spaniard also set to miss Wimbledon, and an unexpected name is now confirmed to follow him. Additionally, for the first time in the Open era, the last-16 will start without a former grand slam champion in the draw. Here, we look at the contenders in the men’s French Open. Alexander Zverev (2nd seed) Unequivocally, this is the moment Zverev has been waiting for.…

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