Roland‑Garros Draw Sets Fonseca Against a Qualifier and Haddad Maia Versus Francesca Jones

Overview

• Tournament organisers held the main‑draw ceremony on Thursday, May 21, and assigned João Fonseca a first‑round opponent coming from qualifying with a potential third‑round meeting against Novak Djokovic if both advance.
• Bia Haddad Maia drew Francesca Jones in round one and is placed on the same side of the women’s draw as Elena Rybakina and four‑time champion Iga Świątek, raising the level of potential early opponents.
• Qualifying produced mixed national outcomes as Jaime Faria advanced to the next qualifying round while Matilde Jorge and Henrique Rocha were eliminated in tight matches after saving or missing match points.
• Brazilese hopes in qualifying ended on May 20 when Gustavo Heide, Pedro Boscardin, Thiago Seyboth Wild and João Lucas Reis da Silva all lost, leaving Fonseca and Haddad as the country’s main draws players.
• Carlos Alcaraz will not play at Roland‑Garros because of a right wrist injury, organisers reported qualifying attendance of about 20,000 across the opening days, and the tournament runs from May 24 to June 7 with €2.6 million for each singles champion.