Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal get their French Open campaigns underway on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) with the tournament still reeling from the sensational withdrawal of Naomi Osaka and her revelation that she has been suffering long periods of depression. 1 Djokovic starts his bid to win a second French Open against world No. Nadal tackles Australia's world number 63 Alexei Popyrin just weeks after defeating the 21-year-old in Madrid. Popyrin has already earned a personal best of 15 wins on tour this year but has yet to get past the second round in Paris. Croatian-born Pera is a left-hander who has reached the second round in Paris in 2018 and 2020.

Source: Manila Times June 01, 2021 16:52 UTC