An improbable 21 majors followed—a goofy 13 more of them at Roland Garros. This marks the first Roland Garros with Nadal in retirement—which, in theory, opens the field. Except that two players have won each of the last five majors.

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.

No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner makes his Grand Slam return from a doping suspension, and Carlos Alcaraz tries to win a second consecutive title at Roland-Garros as the 2025 French Open gets started Sunday.

Roland Garros presents a prime opportunity for Carlos Alcaraz to make history and carry on Rafael Nadal’s legacy.

Alcaraz will make his debut at the 2025 French Open against Japanese veteran Kei Nishikori next Monday or Tuesday. The 2014 US Open finalist is no longer in his primes and is going through the latter part of his career, but he can still be dangerous if he is athletically well.

Novak Djokovic could play spoiler while underdogs Arthur Fils and Lorenzo Musetti look to make major breakthroughs.

Find out how to watch, live stream, TV channel, tournament information, & more for Kei Nishikori vs. Carlos Alcaraz at the 2025 Roland Garros.

Even though Carlos Alcaraz holds a 7-4 head-to-head record over Jannik Sinner, Mats Wilander finds more resemblance between the Italian and the Big 3 (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic).

After an absorbing first set, Sinner's understandable lack of match toughness saw Alcaraz dance to victory in Rome.

At only 22, Carlos Alcaraz is the seven-time Masters 1000 champion! The Spaniard defeated Jannik Sinner in the Rome Masters final, lifting his second shield at the premium ATP level this spring.